**Official** Australia in Bangladesh

[Nate]

Very well done to Hayden, love watching him bat. Played everything well and got down to the deliveries that kept low.

 

[Ikki]

As predicted yesterday...Aussies gonna win .

 

[oz_fan]

As predicted yesterday...Aussies gonna win .

Yep Bangladesh were in control for the first two days but an Aussie comeback was always on the cards. Australia will have a comfortable win from here.

 

[age_master]

Martyn is an excellent player of spin, I think. Much better than he is against pace these days. He really came into his own in the two subcontinent tours in 2004

when he was in particularly good form.

He still tries to play spin off the back foot too much, not that the Bangladeshi spinners are good enough to exploit that.

 

[aussie]

played skipper

 

[vic_orthdox]

when he was in particularly good form.

He still tries to play spin off the back foot too much, not that the Bangladeshi spinners are good enough to exploit that.

Playing it off the back foot is a great strength, though. As opposed to reaching forward with hard hands, a la Ponting. Because Martyn gets right back, he often gives himself time to adjust to any variable bounce. Unfortunately, it didn't quite work in the 1st innings.

 

[age_master]

Oh dear thats a very poor decision from the 3rd umpire!

time to name and shame

 

[age_master]

AFM Akhtaruddin

http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/bangladesh/content/player/56228.html

 

[age_master]

Playing it off the back foot is a great strength, though. As opposed to reaching forward with hard hands, a la Ponting. Because Martyn gets right back, he often gives himself time to adjust to any variable bounce. Unfortunately, it didn't quite work in the 1st innings.

to be a good players of spin for mine you need to be able to play both of the front and back foot.

 

[oz_fan]

Hayden run out.

 

[aussie]

played Hayden, disappointing run out

 

[andyc]

What happened with the run out, Garven? Cricinfo says it was close...

 

[Jungle Jumbo]

Yeesss! Come on Bangladesh, one last charge!

 

[oz_fan]

Cricbuzz which is usually pretty reliable says he was short.
58.5 Shahadat Hossain to Hayden, THATS OUT!! Run Out! plays it to mid on, tries a quick single, Haque makes a direct hit at nonstriker's end and Hayden was short

 

[age_master]

What happened with the run out, Garven? Cricinfo says it was close...

umpire was in the road for the normal view.

from the other side it was abit further away but it showed the ball about 5cm after it hit the stumps and Haydens bat at least as far over the line - bails just starting to lift off, and from the angle from behind the stumps it was hard to tell wether it was just on the line of just over - you get a better view of the ball hitting the stumps but not as good a view of Haydens bat. Safe at best for mine, inconclusive at worst - which is not out in most places.

 

[social]

Front on, side on, every possible angle he was in - suppose theyre trying to make it close!

Ridiculous decision.

 

[andyc]

This is where they need super slow-mo, in my opinion. If they can use it to show the movement in Andrew Symond's dreadlocks as he bowls, surely they can use it to show if a batsman's out or not.

 

[oz_fan]

umpire was in the road for the normal view.

from the other side it was abit further away but it showed the ball about 5cm after it hit the stumps and Haydens bat at least as far over the line - bails just starting to lift off, and from the angle from behind the stumps it was hard to tell wether it was just on the line of just over - you get a better view of the ball hitting the stumps but not as good a view of Haydens bat. Safe at best for mine, inconclusive at worst - which is not out in most places.

Well if thats how it was then he should not have been given.
Doubt should be=not out

 

[age_master]

This is where they need super slow-mo, in my opinion. If they can use it to show the movement in Andrew Symond's dreadlocks as he bowls, surely they can use it to show if a batsman's out or not.

problem is that its too expensive to have 4 of just to loot at run outs at every test match.

 

[aussie]

umpire was in the road for the normal view.

from the other side it was abit further away but it showed the ball about 5cm after it hit the stumps and Haydens bat at least as far over the line - bails just starting to lift off, and from the angle from behind the stumps it was hard to tell wether it was just on the line of just over - you get a better view of the ball hitting the stumps but not as good a view of Haydens bat. Safe at best for mine, inconclusive at worst - which is not out in most places.

yea but what you gonna do you just couldn't tell its really stupid why they did go for the other angle, i aint able cry out anymore this match has given me enough headaches. As i said it was a good knock by Matt