The cupboard is bare

Poor old Zimbabwe. Their convenor of selectors has admitted that the team dismissed twice in a day contained the best batting line-up the country can offer. Someone has to pay the price for their defeat though, so it is going to be the bowlers. Chris Mpofu and Graeme Cremer both look like getting the chop. And that is a little sad really. Both bowlers are still in their teens and I thought both showed promise. Admittedly they lost their heads during the assault by Vettori and McCullum, but Mpofu at least can point to a leg injury as a reason for his lapse. Prior to receiving treatment for that injury I though Mpofu looked truely classy. He has a smooth, elegant action and seemed the quickest of the Zimbabwe bowlers. He also looked one of the more committed players on the Zimbabwe side and seemed to be almost in tears after his first innings dismissal.