*Official* Bangladesh in New Zealand 2016/2017

[Burgey]

Hope he's ok. Sickening to watch.

 

[slippy888]

He a good man Rahim he never deserved that

 

[Fuller Pilch]

He's moving, but not standing at this stage. Looks like a fairly bad concussion from a far. Would be dubious for him to attempt to return to the crease later on after that, in fact I highly doubt the medical people would allow it.

Okay thanks. I'd feel a bit uneasy if we win the test from here - any chance of rain???

 

[Zinzan]

Okay thanks. I'd feel a bit uneasy if we win the test from here - any chance of rain???

Really? I hope the kid is okay, but strongly disagree with this, I'm hoping we win.

And blue skies atm.

 

[thierry henry]

Hard to believe that Mushfiqur and Shakib's tests have turned out this way

 

[The Hutt Rec]

Getting hit right on the side of the helmet screws with you bigtime, because it rattles your head in a manner that isn't usual.

Unfortunately though, if you're willing to pepper the opposition tail with bouncers like they did Wagner, you're going to get them back in good spades, but that was batting error, the ball was too full to duck.

Hate to break it to you but NZ bowl bouncers to lower order batsmen too and Wagner is the worst for it.

 

[Bahnz]

I'm kind of resigned to the fact that Southee and Boult would never be rested/dropped regardless of how they bowl tbh. Timmy in particular seems as if he's entitled to play for NZ for as long as he pleases, that's certainly the impression. Because he's Tim Southee.

But who are you seriously suggesting he be replaced with. Bracewell is not up to it, Milne is permainjured, Henry got a chance to have a bowl-off with Tim against Pakistan and only managed to confirm how far off the pace he is.

So then you start casting around for fresh faces. But Kugz is unavailable this season (and possibly forever depending on the outcome of his trial). Ferguson obviously lacks the fitness and control for test cricket. Jamieson has about 1/2 of a good season under his belt. Nuttall has gone to **** (and picking him would lead to a very samey looking NZ attack). Wheeler is a poor man's Boult. And once you're through those guys you're down to people like Arnel and Bennett.

I'd love there to be some real competition for Southee's place - more than anything because Southee's always been at his best after somebody's lit a fire under his arse. But it just isn't there atm.

 

[Bahnz]

Hate to break it to you but NZ bowl bouncers to lower order batsmen too and Wagner is the worst for it.

Yeah, I'm kinda nervous about what the consequences of this strategy will be once Morkel and Rabada are coming at us in March.

 

[Zinzan]

Hate to break it to you but NZ bowl bouncers to lower order batsmen too and Wagner is the worst for it.

Nothing to do with NZ or Bangers here, this is Test cricket. Short stuff is bowled.

 

[Blocky]

Yeah, I'm kinda nervous about what the consequences of this strategy will be once Morkel and Rabada are coming at us in March.

Oh, you mean like when he did it against RSA at home, and hooked Steyn for repeated sixes when they tried it to him?

 

[straw man]

So if Mushfiqur is ruled to be concussed, don't the new playing conditions mean Bangladesh can replace him? Or has that rule not come in yet?

 

[slippy888]

kayes needs to come out to bat surely

 

[Zinzan]

Oh, you mean like when he did it against RSA at home, and hooked Steyn for repeated sixes when they tried it to him?

Fair response.

 

[Blocky]

Not exactly looking threatening at the moment, putting that head hit aside.

 

[Burgey]

Fair play to the Bangers if they hang on here, notwithstanding the big first innings score they put together. They've had some terrible luck with injuries mid-match, so this would be a big effort on their part.

 

[DriveClub]

Another reason why you should never declare in your first innings, my argument against 1st inning declaration gaining momentum every test, teams like bd, pak who are collapse prone should safe guard themselves against 2nd inning collapses when they're playing away instead of listening to jackasses like ian chappell and throwing away a test

 

[slippy888]

Oh, you mean like when he did it against RSA at home, and hooked Steyn for repeated sixes when they tried it to him?

another dropped catch

 

[slippy888]

not out clearly

 

[Flametree]

Good to see Reiffel still hates minnows...

 

[Bahnz]

Oh, you mean like when he did it against RSA at home, and hooked Steyn for repeated sixes when they tried it to him?

That time when Kane was battling hard for a century and needed someone to stick with him, and Wagner responded by having a Southee-esque wog that ended after 5 or 6 overs? Which is totally OK when Wagner does it because reasons.

And that's setting aside the fact that Wagner was just got clonked on the head 3 times by a couple of medium pacers.

Tbf, I don't think SA will have any problems getting this batting lineup out with conventional bowling, so yeah it is unlikely to be an issue.