Matthew Maynard, the former England assistant coach, said the chief reason for England's rise to World No.1 in Tests is the unselfishness of their players

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

Pakistan strolled to victory after being untroubled, chasing a below-par score on a batsmen friendly pitch in Harare

South African players, through the South African Cricketers' Association (SACA), have distanced themselves from the ongoing spat between CSA chief executive Gerald Majola and the body's president Mtutzeli Nyoka

ESPNcricinfo previews the second one-day international between Zimbabwe and Pakistan in Harare

Mtutuzeli Nyoka, the Cricket South Africa (CSA) president, faces a second no-confidence vote after the board tabled the motion at a special general meeting on September 8

Pakistan defended a modest total on a flat and dry pitch in Bulawayo, in a match that simmered softly for 90 overs, before bubbling into life in the last ten

Zimbabwe's coach is happy enough with his side's progress to already be considering an extension to his contract. He talks about instilling belief in a "talented but easy to beat" team and watching them grow in confidence

ESPNcricinfo previews the first one-day international between Zimbabwe and Pakistan in Bulawayo

Their first two games since returning to Tests have revealed a weakness in fielding and adapting to different conditions, and Zimbabwe need to progress before they meet stiffer opposition

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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

Pakistan's senior players credited the bowlers for the team's Test victory over Zimbabwe in Bulawayo

Waqar Younis, the Pakistan coach, praised his bowlers for not giving the Zimbabwe batsmen a chance to settle, thereby triggering a batting collapse

Whatever the result of the one-off Test, Zimbabwe captain Brendan Taylor feels his men have achieved something significant

The pitch in Bulawayo was far from treacherous but Zimbabwe's batsmen approached their second innings like it was

Plays of the day from the fourth day of the Bulawayo Test between Zimbabwe and Pakistan

Pakistan do not want to bat last in Bulawayo on a pitch that is expected to break up as the match wears on

The visitors chugged along far slower than was expected of them on a flat pitch that offered nothing to an inexperienced Zimbabwe attack

Plays of the Day from the third day of the Bulawayo Test between Zimbabwe and Pakistan