**Official** Australia in Bangladesh

[howardj]

Richard will be salivating at the prospect of employing this new performance barometer!

 

[marc71178]

LOL.

So what is Mark Ealham's average then? 0.01?

 

[aussie]

If you have Watson, he needs to bat higher.

certainly but the thig is if he does come in for Martyn i really doubt whether the selectors will let him bat ahead of Symonds, Hussey & Clarke.

 

[pasag]

Just watched the replay, did anyone see Husseys amazing fielding in the 44th over? It was awesome.

 

[Nate]

Bracken currently has the 10th best average and the 5th best strike-rate in ODI history.

His ball to Saleh was awesome.

 

[age_master]

Australia's team in the next ODI should be:

Katich
Gilchrist
Cosgrove
Clarke
Symonds
Hussey
Hogg
Bracken
Cullen
Dorey
Johnson

Cosgrove and Dorey deserve the run, and Ponting and Lee deserve the rest. Johnson and Cullen should get another game each as both have done quite well, and this dead rubber should be used as a chance to play a few newer players a bit more.

Cosgrove to open and Gilly to have a rest down at 7 if Australia bat 2nd i think

 

[howardj]

Cosgrove to open and Gilly to have a rest down at 7 if Australia bat 2nd i think

Cossie's lunch has to settle first.

 

[crickmate]

I hope Bangladesh includes both Ashraful and Aftab in this match.

 

[Jungle Jumbo]

Aftab and Mashrafe doubtful

 

[pasag]

Nafees out third ball!!!! Johnson you legend

 

[crickmate]

lol, that was the biggest inside edge I have ever seen given lbw. very poor umpiring.

 

[crickmate]

From cricinfo:

0.3 Johnson to Shahriar Nafees, OUT: Early strike! length ball on the
off stump, swinging in this time, Nafees tries to play forward and
gets a big inside edge onto the pads, appeal and Umpire Howell
raises his finger, shocking decision!

 

[crickmate]

Even Nafis was laughing after the decission.

 

[pasag]

Commentators say that since its so load out on the feild it would be nearly impposible to hear the inside edge

 

[pasag]

Dorey gets Ahmed out. 2/8. Openers collapse again.

EDIT

Cosgrove runs pretty fast for a tubby.

EDIT 2

Hopes get Ashraful for 13. Caught by Cullen. 3/41

 

[andyc]

Cosgrove bowling

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Johnson was impressive again. I think he's had a very promising series, and you'd expect him to be in the Champions Trophy squad at least.

Dorey was pretty good too. It's the first time in his ODI career he's been able to bowl with the new ball, and when he gets it to swing he looks very dangerous. Obviously he's got to bowl a lot better with the old ball to get a place in the ODI team in the long term though.

 

[pasag]

Hussey > Cosgrove ? Or the other way around?

Bangas arent going to make 150 at this rate. Only 75 off 27 overs.

 

[andyc]

Why have 7 bowlers been bowled before Hogg, when he is easily the most experienced in the side? Although I guess he may start from the 30th and bowl his 10 in a row.

 

[oz_fan]

Saleh out bowled by Clarke.