[chinaman]

Originally posted by billah
Zimbabwe cricket is finally becoming representative of the millons of Zimbabweans... now that the era of racial monopoly of the game is over.

Not too sure about that. The way I see it is that one racial monopoly has been replaced 'racially' with another.

Different scenario about cricket though. There are three distinct entities playing with the issue to advance their own agenda.

1. For Zombabwe, it is the replacement of one racial monopoly with another by means of race. Cricket is just one front.



2. The ICC's (with its ellitist members) agenda is very clear, to establish an n-Tier system. They see the Zim issue as a golden opportunity to take advantage of. They know very well that, with the ongoing dispute, which will take long if ever, to resolve by itself, Zim's performance will take a serious hyke. So they pretend to be compassionate with both sides without taking any role to end it and effectively keep the dispute alive. Furthermore, if the Zims manage to stage respectable fight against the Tigers next january, they will be in a more commending position to label both teams to be weaker to further advance their dirty plans. Just ask yourself the following two questions:
   
   What good will it bring if the Zims are barred from playing test matches for six months?
   Why the ellitists plan to add six more test nations within the next three years?



3. For a lower ranking test nation like Bangladesh, it is a never ending fight, at least for the time being, to impress the rest. In the absence of strong showing, she should take advantage of "politics" within the ICC to stay clear of that foul plan. The goal is simple, to stay as a test nation.