The tour has started, but where are all the players?

Whoops. It seems that a strike in South Africa has left half the New Zealand squad stranded. Richard Boock tells us about the contingency plans for the first warm-up match in Namibia. In a separate story Richard lets us into the shadowy and corrupt world of journalism in Zimbabwe.

Meanwhile Adam Parore has decided to chuck in his two cents worth on Zimbabwe and tells us that as a player he was sickened by the corruption and resulting destitution in not just Zimbabwe, but South Africa, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and parts of the West Indies. He also gets stuck into the New Zealand government.