Zimbabwe beat Sri Lanka away, and by year-end were obliterated by South Africa

The Port Elizabeth Test didn't even get to its scheduled halfway point, but it still gave players from both sides enough time to form opinions about four-day Test cricket and playing under lights with the pink ball

The stand-in captain said both South Africa's batsmen and bowlers got enough out of the four-day Test

Coach Heath Streak, meanwhile, has said Zimbabwe, if they are to play Tests at all, will need to play 'more than three or four a year'