South Africa: Cricket - South Africa Should Use Zim Test to Blood Rookies

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The one-off Test against Zimbabwe which starts on Saturday presents South Africa with the perfect opportunity to put a few of their rookies on trial.

In what seems like an astronomical waste of everyone's time and energy, South Africa will face Zimbabwe in a one-off Test beginning on Saturday in Harare. That is not to be disrespectful to Zimbabwe; it's more a case of the lopsided scheduling that continues to plague Test cricket. While South Africa are fresh off a 0-1 series win over Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe has not played a Test since last year. It's a combination of maladministration and the powers-that-be simply not giving a toss about "the little guys": the trip to the neighbouring country seems like something done only out of courtesy. There is zero context to this outing, another reminder that the International Cricket Council (ICC) needs to the rethink the way it structures its fixtures.

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