Bob’s your uncle when a World Cup looms

Sunday Times

TELFORD VICE, Harare

FOR three years out of every four, a one-day series between SA and Zimbabwe would capture about as much attention as Robert Mugabe beating up on the British from a podium on the outer edge of relevance.

This is that other, fourth year, when a World Cup is on the horizon. Consequently, the three-match series that started in Bulawayo on Sunday matters disproportionately more.

Still, with AB de Villiers’ team scheduled to play as many as 21 ODIs from Sunday until th...