Our stance on Bangladesh and Zimbabwe

We think that we'd better make ourselves clear. Many people lump Bangladesh and Zimbabwe together because they're both - well - rubbish. We champion Bangladesh, yet berate Zimbabwe. How can this be? It's really quite simple and we'll explain ourselves in bold so it's even clearer. These are entirely cricketing reasons.

Bangladesh are on an upward curve.

Zimbabwe are on a downward curve.

We've kept it simple, but that could be expanded. Bangladesh are a young side at the start of an upward curve. With youth and enthusiasm on their side, they can't fail. They're a valuable addition to Test cricket.

Zimbabwe are a side in only the loosest of senses and are at the tail end of a downward curve. In fact they're looking back at the tail end of the graph thinking: 'Remember when our captain had international experience?'

It's very hard to see Zimbabwe sorting themselves out. It's hard to see Bangladesh failing to improve.