Australia to cancel bangladesh again

[TumTum]

How many Bangers games you watched lately TumTum?

India's tour there, the 2 series at home and away for Bangladesh against ENG and a couple of ODIs against NZ. And oh boy were they awful (except against NZ were NZ somehow managed to achieve a new low).

When did you start watching cricket again?

Long enough to know the direness of Bangladeshi cricket and how it will kill Test cricket if strong teams do them charity work.

 

[Prince EWS]

When did you start watching cricket again?

Hughes debut apparently.

 

[centurymaker]

Yeah they had a great series against England at home didn't they. We already know India love to collapse against minnows and NZ are just awful. In fact the only progress they have made was getting rid of Ashrafool.

Do you have any idea how many teenagers would've been inspired by their 4-0 win??
They're likely to unearth more talent in the near future. Their future looks more promising than West Inidies and Pakistan to say the least.

 

[TumTum]

Hughes debut apparently.

No 10 years ago to be exact. Started taking it more seriously on SA tour of Aus and Hughes's debut kept me interested.

 

[TumTum]

Do you have any idea how many teenagers would've been inspired by their 4-0 win??
They're likely to unearth more talent in the near future. Their future looks more promising than West Inidies and Pakistan to say the least.

Lol how wrong you are. I can name many young WI and PAK players that have 10x more talent than the current Bangladeshi Test players.

 

[Howsie]

Long enough to know the direness of Bangladeshi cricket and how it will kill Test cricket if strong teams do them charity work.

Haha, well I ask because it's rather clear Bangladesh have improved by quite some distance from the team they were just five years ago.

 

[Athlai]

lol how wrong you are. I can name many young wi and pak players that have 10x more talent than the current bangladeshi test players.

 

[slugger]

if the ICC could only do half what fifa has done for football. this converstation (debate) wouldnt be happening. If the ICC cant do anything about it, then the top test teams need to do something.. this is why the WC has been reduced. this is gonna get so elitist ... people will say if we only did something about it... in ten years time..

 

[TumTum]

Don't believe me?

Keiron Pollard
Adrian Barath
Kemar Roach
Mohmd. Aamer
Umar Akmal
Asad Shafiq
etc

I don't follow Pak and WI domestic cricket much but clearly right there I have given you examples of players that could easily replace most of BD Test players.

 

[Prince EWS]

Do you have any idea how many teenagers would've been inspired by their 4-0 win??
They're likely to unearth more talent in the near future. Their future looks more promising than West Inidies and Pakistan to say the least.

There's been a very strong following of cricket in Bangladesh for ages; that's not been the problem.

 

[Athlai]

Don't believe me?

Keiron Pollard
Adrian Barath
Kemar Roach
Mohmd. Aamer
Umar Akmal
Asad Shafiq
etc

I don't follow Pak and WI domestic cricket much but clearly right there I have given you examples of players that could easily replace most of BD Test players.

Shakib al Hasan is better than all of them besides Aamer. Comfortably so. Tamim and Barath are probably similarly talented and both superior to Umar Akmal. Roach is easily superior to any Bangladeshi fast bowler but also probably potentially better than any Indian fast bowler.

 

[centurymaker]

Lol how wrong you are. I can name many young WI and PAK players that have 10x more talent than the current Bangladeshi Test players.

But cricket in those countries is on the decline, serious decline. Pakistan will never get out this terrorism crap, and west indies will never again be a force- just not going to happen- people there no longer find it that appealing. On the other hand, the interest in cricket is growing considerably in Bangladesh so they WILL produce talented players. Every country was a minnow at some stage so it's ridiculous to even think that they should be stripped off their status. They have the potential to be a force with a such a huge population, primarily composed of youngsters.
For instance, Indians started cricket long ago but only became competitive in the final quarter of the last century so you just have to give them time. They will come good and there are positive signs already. They might transform into a strong nation sooner than many think.

 

[andyc]

Don't believe me?

Keiron Pollard
Adrian Barath
Kemar Roach
Mohmd. Aamer
Umar Akmal
Asad Shafiq
etc

I don't follow Pak and WI domestic cricket much but clearly right there I have given you examples of players that could easily replace most of BD Test players.

Failing to see the logic here. Australia has lots of young players that would make it into other team's Test sides, but it doesn't mean that those countries aren't Test standard. Especially given that a lot of the players you listed would make it into other country's teams as well, and that pretty much every team would be gagging for young players like Tamim Iqbal and Shakib (currently ranked 3rd best Test allrounder, the best ODI allrounder, etc.)


A couple of years ago you could argue that Bangladesh weren't improving at all, but I honestly can't see how you can say that now.

 

[slugger]

^^^^^^agree^^^^^^^with century maker.... enough elitism in this sport, it's killing it...

 

[TumTum]

Yeah was gonna say besides Tamim and Shakib who are decent. Basically BD cricket has only 2 decent players whilst WI and Pak have got many talented youngsters.

@centurymaker, I agree that BD will not be a good team for many many years. But why kill Test cricket at the process for just some charity work?

BD can start devoloping themselves against associate nations, where they will actually start winning games as well which would be good for their morale.

 

[TumTum]

Failing to see the logic here. Australia has lots of young players that would make it into other team's Test sides, but it doesn't mean that those countries aren't Test standard. Especially given that a lot of the players you listed would make it into other country's teams as well, and that pretty much every team would be gagging for young players like Tamim Iqbal and Shakib (currently ranked 3rd best Test allrounder, the best ODI allrounder, etc.)

Well you are missing my point. That was was in reply to centurymaker who said WI and PAK less talented players, which is rubbish.

 

[Prince EWS]

Australia has lots of young players that would make it into other team's Test sides, but it doesn't mean that those countries aren't Test standard.

Nah it does.

 

[slugger]

the problem with that theory is how many games does a team need to win amoungest the associates.

scotland has never beaten the All Blacks should we stop playing them, (im a Kiwi)

 

[Burgey]

It's a moot point whether they should or shouldn't have Test status though. Fact is they do, and given that's the case we ought to host them. TBF to the Bangas, in the 80s, when SL came in, they were God awful too. But I suppose because there was less of an emphasis on cash being King, they toured everywhere and got better, to the point where by the mid 90s they were ODI champions and very competitive at Test level.

 

[centurymaker]

There's been a very strong following of cricket in Bangladesh for ages; that's not been the problem.

Actually football >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> cricket in bangladesh.They love football!