Peter Chingoka, the head of Zimbabwe Cricket’s interim board, in an exclusive interview with Zimbabwe’s Independentnewspaper, has claimed that things were on the up despite Zimbabwe’s suspension from Test cricket.
The interview addressed all the issues dogging Chingoka - the controversial new constitution, the financial position of the board and the long-awaited forensic audit, the domestic programme and the national side.
But Chingoka skirted round many of the questions, and on closer scrutiny the answers were vague. But he did hint, as Cricinfo revealed last month, that Test cricket would not be resumed until 2007-08:
"We are working with the ICC on this issue with the aim of resuming in the 2007-08 season. In order to do this, we believe we need to play 10 to 12 unofficial three/four-day matches. The youngsters are coping with the shorter version but need more exposure to the longer version."
