I think we're stuffed, more stuffed than we've ever been. If this is the bunch that's going to help them deliver cricket for the next six months, I don't know what they are going to be delivering at the end of it. I don't think it's going to be cricket, it's going to be a corpse.
Zimbabwe Cricket has really had it now. The players relented from a similar position to give ZC a further three weeks until the end of the month to pay the large sums of money owed them. But they are now simply walking away.
It's a financial issue--these guys are crying out for help. But if they don't see a viable career in cricket they will have to earn a living doing something else.
A meeting was held to discuss some Zimbabwe Cricket ideas for making progress on negotiations. But they have dug their heels in and are all adamant there will be no talks until payments have been fully made.
We have reached the stage of an ultimatum - either the ICC or the Zimbabwe government has to step in.
If their situation is not handled carefully we are heading for a confrontation, with possible major consequences.
It's vital that we try to keep cricket going in Zimbabwe, but these are professional sportsmen who have to make a living, I'm personally a bit upset that the ICC has not found the need to become involved by now.
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