Pitch: 90 - Nothing in the appearance of this strip suggests that it will misbehave. Dark coloured, flat and featureless it is expected to offer both batsmen and bowlers a fair contest. There might just be a little in it for the spinners late in the match but not enough to influence team selection.
Weather: 2 - Hot and sunny
Day 1 starting pitch: 5 - Normal
Zimbabwe Board XI:
K.J.Arnott
A.H.Shah RM
S.V.Carlisle
A.C.Waller
C.N.Evans RM
I.P.Butchart (c) RM
W.R.James (wk)
D.H.Brain LFM
S.G.Peall OB
A.G.Huckle LBG
J.A.Rennie RMF
England A XI:
M.D.Moxon
J.P.Stephenson RM
K.J.Barnett (c) LBG
J.P.Crawley
G.P.Thorpe
M.Watkinson OB
S.J.Rhodes (wk)
P.A.J.DeFreitas RFM
I.D.K.Salisbury LBG
J.P.Taylor LFM
P.C.R.Tufnell SLA
The Zimbabwean Board XI features a fairly experienced batting lineup, and this is where it's main strength lays, given the inexperience of the front line bowling attack.
England A on the other hand have gone for a spin heavy lineup, featuring only two frontline seamers, perhaps expecting the match to spin late in the match.
Barnett, Crawley, and Thorpe give the England A middle order a solid look, and they should probably have the better of this match.
Bulawayo hosts the 3 day First Class match between the Zimbabwe Board XI and England A
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