*Official* Bangladesh in New Zealand 2016/2017

[Blocky]

Are Bangladesh trying to win the match?

 

[Athlai]

Are Bangladesh trying to win the match?

Sabbir gonna Sabbir.

 

[Blocky]

Waggy! Looked so likely, they were so loose outside that off stump.

 

[The Hutt Rec]

That however was a sitter.

Bangers in trouble now.

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

Dont think they understand the game situation

 

[Blocky]

If you're assessing MoM; a Waggy five-fer would probably trump Latham and Shakib here.

 

[Mike5181]

Bit overconfident after scoring 600 in the first innings here.

 

[Blocky]

Short pitched on that rib cage Waggy, test those hands.

Great nut, right where it needed to be and could've gone straight to leg slip.

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

Are Bangladesh trying to win the match?

No they are trying to lose

 

[Blocky]

Plan from Waggy should be two to three at the hands, then give him a wide fuller one and let him have a slash.

 

[The Hutt Rec]

Dont think they understand the game situation

They can't afford to go into their shells though, otherwise they'll end up batting ages but still leaving NZ within range.

Tough situation for Bangladesh, but it's what test cricket is all about.

Mushfiqur didn't really look like he wanted to be out there facing those two balls from Wagner.

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

They can't afford to go into their shells though, otherwise they'll end up batting ages but still leaving NZ within range.

Tough situation for Bangladesh, but it's what test cricket is all about.

Mushfiqur didn't really look like he wanted to be out there facing those two balls from Wagner.

Yeah but nothing explains the shot Shakib played

 

[Burgey]

Shakib. From hero to zero in two days.

 

[The Hutt Rec]

Yeah but nothing explains the shot Shakib played

Yeah that one was just a downright shocker!

 

[quincywagstaff]

So this could potentially be the 3rd Test in a couple of months where a side has lost after declaring in their first innings. Michael Clarke has a lot to answer for!

 

[Blocky]

Yeah but nothing explains the shot Shakib played

Yet, if it had gone for four or six, he would've been seen as a counter attacking hero.

That's cricket.

 

[thierry henry]

Gonna be weird when we set the all-time record for winning after conceding a high first innings score and the entire thread is about how gutless we are.

 

[Blocky]

Gonna be weird when we set the all-time record for winning after conceding a high first innings score and the entire thread is about how gutless we are.

Make no doubt about it, if we win, it's not because we actively pursued it, our fielding, field settings and even batting were all atrocious considering.

It's like saying someone who keeps losing money playing scratch tickets who finally gets a $50 win is investing properly.

 

[Blocky]

Santner needs to flight it way more and give it some width outside off, entice Sabbir to have a go. At the moment he's just too easy to defend and too hard to attack.

 

[Burgey]

Number of times Allan Border has thrown away his wicket with a dumb shot in the fourth innings of a test match: Zero.

Number of times Shakib Al Hasan has thrown away his wicket with a dumb shot in the fourth innings of a test: Innumerable.