***Official*** Australia in Bangladesh 2017

[AndyZaltzHair]

Got ticket for tomorrow. Will be interesting day of play. Rain pls dont interrupt.

 

[cnerd123]

Anyway Aust are still comfortably ahead in this game imo. Renshaw looked fine and Smith is looking good for a ton already and tomorrow is the best batting day. Batting the whole day tomorrow and a session on day three is still on.

sadly this is probably true

 

[burr]

They absolutely need to drop Warner away from home. That would send the useless ftb a message.

 

[morgieb]

So who is less prepared for the Ashes?


Also 1sr lollapse of the series right here. Australia to be all out for less than 100

Irrelevant because The Ashes will not be played in Asia.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Irrelevant because The Ashes will not be played in Asia.

Or anywhere where it swings.

 

[social]

Not that it was ever going to happen but I wouldn't have picked either Warner or Uzi for this tour

Warner should really have been punted during the Indian series and Khawaja hasn't played since January so long odds on either turning it around here and no surprise to me that they were completely lolworthy

 

[TheJediBrah]

Well if Australia had to lose 3 wickets they'd be pretty happy it was the 2 guys who can't play spin in Asia and the world's worst nightwatchman. Watch Uzzie get dropped after this game

So who is less prepared for the Ashes?


Also 1sr lollapse of the series right here. Australia to be all out for less than 100

Thinking this has any relevance to the Ashes is like judging a professional Tennis player's chances in an upcoming tournament based on his latest round of recreational golf. Or an MMA fighter in a boxing match.

 

[morgieb]

Or anywhere where it swings.

I'd say it could swing at Melbourne (or even Brisbane at a stretch), but it won't swing anywhere near as much as it would in England.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Why are Bangladesh playing 6 bowlers? Same thing England did recently. Seems like a waste of a spot when you could just play an extra batsman.

I don't get why teams are doing this. It's not like this is a road.

I'd say it could swing at Melbourne (or even Brisbane at a stretch), but it won't swing anywhere near as much as it would in England.

WACA would swing plenty but they're not playing there are they? Hobart will probably have the best chance of swing depending on the weather, and there should be plenty of reverse in Sydney. Also Adelaide with the new ball if it's a day-nighter but I don't remember if it is or not.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

I'd say it could swing at Melbourne (or even Brisbane at a stretch), but it won't swing anywhere near as much as it would in England.

By the time we get to Melbourne you may already have series in bag or be 2-0 up anyway. I guess the Adelaide test is the one we don't know about as the lights may cause it to do something it wouldn't normally do there.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Why are Bangladesh playing 6 bowlers? Same thing England did recently. Seems like a waste of a spot when you could just play an extra batsman.

I don't get why teams are doing this. It's not like this is a road.

Well we do it as we don't have any bats better than our bowlers who can bat. Can't see why Bangladesh dropped one of their best bats though.

 

[cnerd123]

Mods should really infract all Ashes talk in this thread

FFS you have your own thread to talk about your meaningless mid table clash that no one else but you lot care about

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Who's gonna eat the lungi in this thread?

 

[TheJediBrah]

Well we do it as we don't have any bats better than our bowlers who can bat. Can't see why Bangladesh dropped one of their best bats though.

Maybe that Nasir Hossain guy is a more of a batsman even though he's at 7, not sure. Just really don't see why you would need 3 specialist spinners, let alone 4.

 

[cnerd123]

Why are Bangladesh playing 6 bowlers? Same thing England did recently. Seems like a waste of a spot when you could just play an extra batsman.

I don't get why teams are doing this. It's not like this is a road.

Nasir and Miraz are supposed to be allrounders. So it's really 2 quick bowlers, 1 full time spinner, Miraz+Shakib, and then Nasir who can bowl a bit.

Probably playing this many bowlers in order to reduce the workload on all of them without sacrificing a spot in the XI (in terms of playing a 4th pure bowler). I don't mind it. Seems to be working.

 

[OverratedSanity]

2 pacers is a dumb selection no matter which way you look at it.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Mods should really infract all Ashes talk in this thread

FFS you have your own thread to talk about your meaningless mid table clash that no one else but you lot care about

Like you have never derailed any thread at all have you?

 

[cnerd123]

Like you have never derailed any thread at all have you?

Mate when I do it its entertaining

 

[Black_Warrior]

Mods should really infract all Ashes talk in this thread

FFS you have your own thread to talk about your meaningless mid table clash that no one else but you lot care about

Plus the "Road To" thread.

 

[cnerd123]

2 pacers is a dumb selection no matter which way you look at it.

Yea they missed a trick not playing Swepson for Cummins IMO