Perkins-Tino Bare

Retreat? Hell We Just Got Here!                    Perkins-Tino Bare When advised to retreat to withdraw by a French officer at the defensive line just north of the village of Lucy-Bocage on June 1, 1918, Captain Williams is said to have said “Retreat? Hell, we just got here!” Zimbabwe Cricket is going to the World Cup to be co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand. With the tourney less than a month away, our new experienced coach DAV Whatmore has set his sights on progressing to the Super 8. This will definitely not be easy, but it`s something well achievable and well in sight.    Zimbabwe crushed out during the first round last time in India after we only managed to beat minnows Canada and Kenya and to most disgruntled fans this is just one of those overzealous ambitions which they can only but blame themselves for believing but this time round most will certainly scatter ...

Perkins-Tino Bare: Do We Need New Names At ZC? : Do We Need New Names At ZC?   Perkins-Tino Bare If a coach fails to do their job appropriately they simply get sacked and if t...

Perkins-Tino Bare: Make Us Proud Boys, Make Us Proud! : Make Us Proud Boys, Make Us Proud! Perkins-Tino Bare `Congratulations to all those chosen to represent Zimbabwe at the forthcom...

Make Us Proud Boys, Make Us Proud! Perkins-Tino Bare `Congratulations to all those chosen to represent Zimbabwe at the forthcoming World Cup` read the words by David Coltart and all around the suspense which had killed us all was finally broken but just like that moment the question then became are can we pin our hopes on these guys? `When will they ever learn? was the question by Dean Du Plessis. Zimbabwe cricket on Wednesday announced their 15 men squad for the upcoming World Cup to be co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand with morale at an all-time low with the sour, shitty taste of the Bangladesh debacle still in the mouths of many. The team will be hugely depending on the batting of Sikander Raza who looks set to be an opener but with the exclusion of Sibanda the big question is who will partner him and even if he opens who will then become our 3 rd batsmen since Taylor is currently on a bad run of form. One thing we cannot run away from is that our squad is l...

Do We Need New Names At ZC?   Perkins-Tino Bare If a coach fails to do their job appropriately they simply get sacked and if the players are not performing up to the required standard, to some, it means there is a need of new blood in the team. ZC recently fired Mangongo after he failed the nation after the Chevrons went all Brazilian against Bangladesh receiving a humbling Banglawash. Dav Whatmore will now be in charge of the lads for the upcoming World Cup with his first Assignment being a warm up match against Canada.   But the problem with ZC seems to be way deeper than that and new names won`t do the trick for the ugly politics at ZC are the order of the day and a new name will only be given a code of conduct to comply with which has seen an exodus of players labelled as rebels including former players who apparently cannot coach.     Seeing the year 2014 in retrospect, it was crucial for Zimbabwe Cricket for it had great memories remarkably ...