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[Gowza]

But where would you bat Mahmadullah (sorry about lack of spelling skills)?

almost got it, mahmudullah=riyad. somewhere between 4-6 but probably at 4 or 5 rather than no.6.

 

[Gowza]

i've read ppl saying bat mushy or riyad at 3, think it would be best to see them at 4/5 before promoting them to no.3.

 

[popepouri]

if they're going to bring in another bowler i suggest shuvo:
Suhrawadi Shuvo | Cricket Players and Officials | Cricinfo.com

shuvo can bat a bit as well. but i don't like the idea of shakib at no.4 yet, it's alright when he's in form but when he isn't.... if they bring in shuvo riyad doesn't have to bowl much at all so can move up the order and focus more on batting. riyad at 4, naeem at 5, mushy and shakib can be interchangable at 6 or 7 but i'd probably put mushy at 6 and shakib at 7 because mushy is just a bit more solid in terms of temperament. or they can drop ash and bring in another keeper and play mushy as a specialist batsman so he could possibly bat at 4 if they did that.

Faisal Hossain looks like a good shout. Been fantastic domestically and adds a bit of age and experience to a very young team. Possible no. 3.

 

[Bahnz]

Poor Shakib.

 

[African Monkey]

Didn't even carry through to McCullum.

 

[SilentOne]

Why would he claim that? McCullum isn't stupid he'd know that it didn't carry... disgraceful cheat tbh...

 

[Gowza]

Faisal Hossain looks like a good shout. Been fantastic domestically and adds a bit of age and experience to a very young team. Possible no. 3.

haven't seen him bat but people tell me has really poor technique, some people think it's so poor he's not even worth considering despite being good in domestics so i dunno about him. ppl are talking about farhad hossain who is having a good season, bit younger and less experienced though, jahurul islam also doing well this season. shamsur rahman use to be considered a top prospect (when he was about 16) and he could bat at 3, but i guess he's not really matured because his record isn't so hot and when siddons saw him he said he had some technical issues to work with.

 

[Zinzan]

Why would he claim that? McCullum isn't stupid he'd know that it didn't carry... disgraceful cheat tbh...

If it was as clear in real time as you're making out then why didn't the non-striker tell Shakib to stand his ground ?

 

[Zinzan]

^ or of course to use the referral

 

[African Monkey]

If it was as clear in real time as you're making out then why didn't the non-striker tell Shakib to stand his ground ?

I don't think Mahmudullah could tell from 40 metres away whether it carried or not.

 

[SilentOne]

Yeah they should have called for the referral, but jeez that side on shot tells it all. I'm just surprised McCullum didn't say he wasn't sure if it carried or not.

 

[Bahnz]

Why would he claim that? McCullum isn't stupid he'd know that it didn't carry... disgraceful cheat tbh...

Catches don't happen in slow motion, camera angles can sometimes be deceptive, no one blinked an eye at the time etc.

I can give you an absolute crap load of similar situations over the past 2 or 3 years, its not at all uncommon.

Rubbish bowling by Tuffee, by the by. Really tragic that our bowling is now almost as sub-standard as our batting.

 

[Zinzan]

Yeah they should have called for the referral, but jeez that side on shot tells it all. I'm just surprised McCullum didn't say he wasn't sure if it carried or not.

Not entirely convinced McCullum knew it had bounced, but would've been good sportsmanship to say he was unsure. I reckon its always more difficult for a keeper with gloves to tell than without gloves

 

[99*]

Yeah they should have called for the referral, but jeez that side on shot tells it all. I'm just surprised McCullum didn't say he wasn't sure if it carried or not.

Maybe cause he thought it did carry? It didn't look like he was watching the ball carry.

Can't wait for TH to comment.

EDIT: Some good hitting here as well

 

[Gowza]

well done to mahmudullah riyad on his maiden test century.

 

[Days of Grace]

Yes, we should have an appreciation society. Look at his average for a no.8 FFS.

Is Martin looking ordinary again?

God, if we can even bowl Australia out once this coming series, I'd be surprised.

 

[Bahnz]

Yes, we should have an appreciation society. Look at his average for a no.8 FFS.

Is Martin looking ordinary again?

God, if we can even bowl Australia out once this coming series, I'd be surprised.

Martin's mostly bowled well with a lot of bad luck, although he's been way too short in this last spell.

The series against Australia is gonna feel a lot longer than just two matches.

 

[Cruxdude]

Was the McCullum catch a catch or not? I can't see the match and cricinfo is not speaking about it.

 

[Bahnz]

Well played Mahmadullah, given his team a very good chance of securing a draw.

 

[African Monkey]

Was the McCullum catch a catch or not? I can't see the match and cricinfo is not speaking about it.

No it fell a few inches short of McCullum.