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Australia to cancel bangladesh again

centurymaker

centurymaker

Cricketer Of The Year
TumTum said:
They had Ashrafool who looked a great prospect when he got that 100 against Australia. Then he turns to trash. Improvement?

Siddique and Kayes are rubbish.

Tamim and Shakib are their only decent players. Which isn't any different to any other associate team atm.
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You're forgetting that the average age of the Bangladeshi side is in the low 20's, so even if some of their players are quite ordinary now, they can definitely improve with more exposure.
 
TumTum

TumTum

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Themer said:
Mahmudullah says Hi.
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Ah yes, he was their only decent bat bar Tamim against England and India when everyone else was collapsing around him.

Still he hasn't achieved much and just because of him you certainly can't call Bangladesh an improved side. For that to happen you need at least half the team to be somewhere near decent.
 
TumTum

TumTum

Banned
centurymaker said:
You're forgetting that the average age of the Bangladeshi side is in the low 20's, so even if some of their players are quite ordinary now, they can definitely improve with more exposure.
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If the trend continues, they will continue to retire at 25 :ph34r:
 
TumTum

TumTum

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Tbh some other keepers don't need a good average, because all the work is done before they come to the crease, so they slog.

Now if Rahim was as good as Andy Flower, playing for a side with almost no batting support, you can make a case.

But just because right now a keeper averages 27, which is pretty much the same as most of the top order, well you get the point :laugh:
 
Athlai

Athlai

Not Terrible
No one is saying Bangladeshi are anywhere near the other Test teams in quality, but they are saying Bangladesh has improved remarkably in recent times. Compare the current Bangladeshi team to where they were 4-5 years ago.
 
andyc

andyc

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TumTum said:
:laugh: I am the only one here backing up my arguments and the rest of you are just saying they have improved without any reasoning what-so-ever.
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But we have though...

TumTum said:
My arguments for that are:
1- BD have shown no progress and are still dire.
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4- BD winning against NZ 4-0 means nothing, and simply is a knee-jerk reaction from all of you. There were calls for them to have their Test status removed during the series against England and I don't see why that should be changed just because they won an ODI series at home against a weak NZ side. Their players have not suddenly improved just because of 1 series.
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The fact that they've recently won a Test series against the Windies, even though it was severely depleted, shows they are not dire; surely if they were that dire they would have lost to them. They also beat NZ 4-0 at home, which is as emphatic as you can get. I'm not sure how you can justify saying that them beating NZ 4-0 'means nothing,' either, since NZ are an international quality side, especially in ODIs.

TumTum said:
Still he hasn't achieved much and just because of him you certainly can't call Bangladesh an improved side. For that to happen you need at least half the team to be somewhere near decent.
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No you don't... you just need the team to be better than before, which it clearly is.
No one's saying that Bangladesh are world beaters, only that they are clearly improving, and that at home they can cause problems for teams.
 
Migara

Migara

International Coach
TumTum said:
Tbh some other keepers don't need a good average, because all the work is done before they come to the crease, so they slog.

Now if Rahim was as good as Andy Flower, playing for a side with almost no batting support, you can make a case.

But just because right now a keeper averages 27, which is pretty much the same as most of the top order, well you get the point :laugh:
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Even Brad Haddin is a light year behinf Andy Flower. Easily the best keeper batsmen in the test history.And Oh, Flower had goodwin, Campbell, Junior Flower and Neil Johnson as well.
 
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TumTum

TumTum

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andyc said:
But we have though...

Yeah after I made that post...

The fact that they've recently won a Test series against the Windies, even though it was severely depleted, shows they are not dire; surely if they were that dire they would have lost to them. They also beat NZ 4-0 at home, which is as emphatic as you can get. I'm not sure how you can justify saying that them beating NZ 4-0 'means nothing,' either, since NZ are an international quality side, especially in ODIs.

Look we all know how dire NZ were. But even if we consider NZ were a decent side then, just 1 series win doesn't justify how they have improved, especially after being called to get it's Test status stripped during the series with England.

No you don't... you just need the team to be better than before, which it clearly is.
No one's saying that Bangladesh are world beaters, only that they are clearly improving, and that at home they can cause problems for teams.

Well causing "problems" does not make the competitive. Naturally cricket is a sport with equal opportunity. Bowlers can get wickets with **** balls etc etc

Nobody wants to watch a series between BD and a strong international side, don't you understand this is what is killing cricket?
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^^^
 
social

social

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Watched Bangas play Eng and India earlier this year and with the exception of Tamim (who is an exceptional albeit undisciplined talent) they are extremely poor

They really shouldnt be playing any better than A sides so I dont particularly care whether Australia tour or not

Sorry but I'm just not feeling very charitable today
 
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