***Official*** Australia in Bangladesh 2017

[Gnske]

Nah I think much higher than that

I have 100% confidence in another one of those opening partnerships scoring half the runs before we fold like origami and spill the spaghetti.

I want to be surprised

 

[mr_mister]

geez thats a good ball. This pitch huh.

This is why it's important to keep finding ones and twos. Can't survive for long here, got to be positive and make most of your time at the crease.

Can't see Mushy surviving here for long given how he batted in the first innings. It's going to be all on Tamim and Shakib again :/

Are they really gonna hold Shabbir down at 8 like the scorecard suggests?

 

[Nate]

Just kidding haha

<3

I think Kayes is the worst batsman I've ever seen.

 

[morgieb]

Get Tamin out in the next half an hour and we'll be in a real show here.

 

[cnerd123]

Look at all these haters coming out of the woodwork. I'd like to see any left handed batsman in the world survive that delivery the Kayes got. Calling him a spud because he played had one bad test smh

Shabbir at 8 would make sense. What's wrong with Haze?

 

[Gnske]

A Queenslander would have bowled on.

Sad!

 

[cnerd123]

Well played Tamim but your job isn't done yet.

Lead is just 114. I'd back Aus to chase anywhere in the region of 250. Need a lot, lot more runs to feel safe.

 

[cnerd123]

More generosity like that from Wade would be appreciated

 

[mr_mister]

Look at all these haters coming out of the woodwork. I'd like to see any left handed batsman in the world survive that delivery the Kayes got. Calling him a spud because he played had one bad test smh

Shabbir at 8 would make sense. What's wrong with Haze?

I've always thought he was trash

 

[morgieb]

Well played Tamim but your job isn't done yet.

Lead is just 114. I'd back Aus to chase anywhere in the region of 250. Need a lot, lot more runs to feel safe.

Nah 200+ and you're favourites. 250+ should be enough on this surface.

 

[cnerd123]

Mushy has the right idea. A spunky 30 odd will be so useful.

 

[OverratedSanity]

I'm not much of a math guy but a non spunky 30 would probably be worth just as much.

 

[cnerd123]

I'm not much of a math guy but a non spunky 30 would probably be worth just as much.

where's Howe to break down the net run value of spunkyness in an innings for us

 

[OverratedSanity]

Nuggettiness>Spunkiness

 

[Burgey]

Terrible lack of #intent from Bangladesh here. Anyone would think they're trying to set up a win in a five day game instead of taking the bowling on in T20 mode like real men do.

 

[cnerd123]

Pros of Spunk:

> more likely to wear the ball down through hitting it harder and more frequently
> more likely to throw off the rhythm of the bowler through things such as use of feet, reverse sweeping, hitting to different parts of the ground, etc
> more likely to influence a change in the field by constant attempts to hit into gaps and unpredictable areas
> more likely to provided a false sense of complacency from the fielding side who are lead to believe that you are probably going to throw away your wicket soon, thus distracting them from focusing on a gameplan to get you out

 

[cnerd123]

the delivery from Maxwell had spunk

 

[Burgey]

Is there any update on Haze's injury?

 

[Starfighter]

the delivery from Maxwell had spunk

The mental image created by applying the other meaning of that word.


Not good. Not good at all.

 

[cnerd123]

Wade should have stopped that

Heard a sound too.