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Massive trust issues in Zimbabwe - Butcher

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A deep-seated trust issue is central to the problems Zimbabwe Cricket faces as it attempts to build a unified outfit, according to former national coach Alan Butcher

What Zimbabwe's fall means for Test cricket

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

They are locked in a vicious circle where the fewer Tests they play, the less competitive they are in the format. It does not speak well of the health of the five-day game

Zimbabwe cut coaching staff for West Indies tour

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Zimbabwe will embark on their first Test assignment in over a year without key coaching personnel

Zimbabwe advertise for new coach

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) has advertised for the job of national coach, starting next April

Zimbabwe embarrassed by loss, says Butcher

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Alan Butcher, the Zimbabwe coach, has said his players were embarrassed by their loss inside three days to New Zealand in Napier

New Zealand can be beaten - Butcher

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Zimbabwe have the courage and confidence to compete with and beat New Zealand in the one-off Test in Napier starting on January 26, according to the head coach Alan Butcher

Butcher wants braver batting

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Alan Butcher, the Zimbabwe coach, called for "braver" batting from his team after their 10-wicket defeat to Pakistan that cost them the ODI series

Butcher says slow scoring hurt Zimbabwe

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Alan Butcher said the crucial phase in his side's loss to Pakistan was the one between the 10th and 20th overs of the chase during which Zimbabwe scored only 30 runs

Butcher laments dropped catches

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Alan Butcher, Zimbabwe's coach, singled out dropped catches as the reason for his team squandering their chance of being competitive in the latter stages of the Test

Defeats have taken the gloss off - Butcher

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Time for Zimbabwe to build on gains and Bangladesh to effect change, say coaches

'We played good cricket today' - Shakib

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Shakib Al Hasan has said although the conditions in Bulawayo were more to Bangladesh's liking, it was a good performance that led to their first victory of the tour

Alan Butcher hails 'significant' win

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Alan Butcher, the Zimbabwe coach, has said the ODI series triumph over Bangladesh is a major boost to the confidence of a team that experienced tough times in the past

We're ready for Tests - Campbell

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

National selector Alistair Campbell believes Zimbabwe's preparations for their return to Test cricket will stand them in good stead, but admitted that mental strength remained the team's greatest challenge

Zimbabwe switch focus to fast bowlers

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Zimbabwe are re-adjusting the focus of their bowling attack from spin to seam in preparation for their return to Test cricket against Bangladesh in August

Tests will make us more competitive - Chigumbura

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Elton Chigumbura, the Zimbabwe captain, has said the team's return to Test cricket will help its players become more competitive at the international level

Test return excites Zimbabwe coach

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Alan Butcher, Zimbabwe's coach, has said the team's return to Test cricket, scheduled for August 2011, after six years of self-imposed exile will be "massive" for the team

Batting remains Zimbabwe's biggest weakness

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Zimbabwe's coach Alan Butcher thinks this World Cup had probably come four years too early for this group of players

Lack of Tests affecting batting - Butcher

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Zimbabwe's batting woes in the World Cup are a consequence of the team not having played Tests in a long time, the national coach Alan Butcher has said

Butcher admits to problems against pace

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Zimbabwe's coach Alan Butcher and captain Elton Chigumbura both agree that while the performance in the field against Australia was encouraging, the batsmen need to step up

Zimbabwe in transition but upbeat

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Zimbabwe's goal during the upcoming World Cup is "to make sure we play as well as we can

I'm ready for the World Cup - Mawoyo

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Zimbabwe batsman Tino Mawoyo insists he is ready for the challenge of the World Cup after receiving a surprise call-up to replace Sean Ervine

Abdur Razzak is making the difference - Alan Butcher

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Alan Butcher, the Zimbabwe coach, has said Abdur Razzak, the Bangladesh left-arm spinner, has been the difference between the two sides during their ODI series in Bangladesh

Zimbabwe coach looks to spin

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Alan Butcher, the Zimbabwe coach, has backed his team's strength in spin bowling to cause Sri Lanka problems when the two teams meet at Providence on Monday

'It means a lot to us' - Chigumbura

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Zimbabwe have been given a timely confidence boost after their shock one-run win over Australia in their World Twenty20 warm-up match

Chingoka confident of Test return in 18 months

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Zimbabwe Cricket chairman Peter Chingoka believes their chances of returning to Test cricket in 18 months are "very realistic"

Alan Butcher appointed Zimbabwe coach

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Alan Butcher, the former England batsman and father of former England international Mark Butcher, has been appointed Zimbabwe coach

Butcher wants Lancashire coaching role

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Former Surrey coach Alan Butcher is one of eight applicants for the vacancy as Lancashire's coach, according to the Bolton News

Surrey confirm Butcher departure

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A week after it was widely reported, Surrey have confirmed that Alan Butcher has been sacked as coach following the club's Championship relegation

Alan Butcher pays for Surrey's failure

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Alan Butcher is, as expected, believed to have paid the price for Surrey's dismal season and been removed as the county's coach

Alan Butcher faces uncertain future

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Surrey lunged further towards relegation with their innings-and-122-run defeat against Hampshire at The Oval leaving Alan Butcher, the coach, looking increasingly vulnerable

Surrey's eyes turn to the big prize

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

After a seismic six months, in which Twenty20 cricket has taken over as the driving force of the world game, the 2008 tournament could quite possibly turn out to be the most important competition in England this summer

Alan Butcher appointed as Surrey's coach

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Alan Butcher has been announced as Surrey's new coach, in a two-year contract starting with immediate effect