**Official** Australia in Bangladesh

[aussie]

Give Cullen the ball for gods sake. He did the same thing to Cameron White in one of his few ODI appearances.

well in this innnigs I don't mind if Ponting just tries to finish things of quickly with Warne & MacGill. Cullen can always get a bowl in the second innings.

edit: has i type Cullen into the attack

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Give Cullen the ball for gods sake. He did the same thing to Cameron White in one of his few ODI appearances.

I think it was fair enough for Ponting to delay Cullen bowling as long as the others were taking wickets, but I don't know why he kept Warne on for so long when the guy was obviously struggling a little with his shoulder. Gillespie has bowled 5 overs and has 3 wickets in them, and he hasn't bowled since the first hour. Seemed sensible to get either Cullen or Gillespie on sooner than he did.

 

[cameeel]

Cullen gets his first wicket in Test matches.

 

[age_master]

It was obvious that he was out, yeah. I don't think that's really the issue.

There are two weird things for me.

Why on earth did the third umpire say it was not out? The only possible doubt on the replay was about whether or not there was an edge on the ball, but the umpires can't ask the third umpire about that anyway... only about whether or not the ball hit the boot. It obviously did, from every replay, so the decision was an easy one, yet it took 7 minutes to make.

Secondly, why did the decision get changed? The only explaination I can imagine is that Ponting asked them why it was given not out, and the umpires went back to the third umpire to query the decision and his explaination involved doubt about the edge and not about the ball hitting the boot. I can't imagine that he went over there and asked for a review and they gave it to him, so it must have been a decision they made independantly after speaking with the third umpire. Either way, it's completely ridiculous that they can't get across a simple question like that and get a correct answer. It wasn't even a lineball decision.

I think what happened was that the 3rd umpire gave it not out because he couldn't tell if there was an edge, the decision then got changed when the question of him was clarified. How he ever gave it not out i dont know, you would think that he would know the rules, if not the match referee certainly would have been able to clarify them....

On Ponting asking the question i dont know, we shall have to wait and find out what he said i spose.

As Mark Waugh said the right decision was made in the end.

Ofcourse wether the means justify the end is yet to be decided?

 

[kwigibo]

Mashud has stumbled onto the perfect batting technique, stand in front of the stumps and you can't get out.

Aleem Dar has to be the umpire of course.

 

[Ikki]

Great catch by Lee. Speed and anticipation the assets there.

 

[Ikki]

Warne gets another, good catch by Dizzy, all out for 197.

 

[cameeel]

Bangladesh all out for 197

Warne, MacGill, and Gillespie all get 3 each

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Mashud has stumbled onto the perfect batting technique, stand in front of the stumps and you can't get out.

Aleem Dar has to be the umpire of course.

Haha. That decision was a bit of a shocker. Dar is generally a quality umpire though.

 

[cameeel]

Looks like Jacques is going along fairly nicely...

 

[Smudge]

That shot that Ashraful played to get out is one of the worst batting displays I have ever seen at test level. What the hell was he trying to do? That was a Craig McMillan shot.

Please don't remind me. During the washed out Napier test last month, they were showing highlights of the last Windies tour, including the one-dayers. The stupidity of McMillan was there for all to see as about two balls into his innings, he walked about a foot outside off stump to try and flick a ball which was just inside the wide line on the offside into the midwicket area. He only succeeded in giving an easy catch off a leading edge to mid-off. An alarmingly dumb cricketer.

 

[Ming]

Cricinfo is down....

What's the latest score?

 

[vic_orthdox]

RE: Jaques' fielding. He might not be all that good in the ring, but he's a freak under the lid, from all reports.

 

[steds]

Udal.

 

[superkingdave]

Cricinfo is down....

What's the latest score?

69-1, Hayden went for 29

 

[Ming]

Please don't remind me. During the washed out Napier test last month, they were showing highlights of the last Windies tour, including the one-dayers. The stupidity of McMillan was there for all to see as about two balls into his innings, he walked about a foot outside off stump to try and flick a ball which was just inside the wide line on the offside into the midwicket area. He only succeeded in giving an easy catch off a leading edge to mid-off. An alarmingly dumb cricketer.

Indeed.

 

[kwigibo]

RE: Jaques' fielding. He might not be all that good in the ring, but he's a freak under the lid, from all reports.

The catch he took suggests to me he'd be fine in the ring, good reflexes and all. If they're complaining that he's not quick enough across the grass, which appears to be the case, I'm afraid I haven't seen anything to comment on. Is he a slowpoke, anyone who's seen him field a lot?

 

[vic_orthdox]

The catch he took suggests to me he'd be fine in the ring, good reflexes and all. If they're complaining that he's not quick enough across the grass, which appears to be the case, I'm afraid I haven't seen anything to comment on. Is he a slowpoke, anyone who's seen him field a lot?

I don't think he's that bad at all, but not what is almost "expected" these days from a younger cricketer.

Jaques to drop catch in 5..4..3..

 

[Dizzy #4]

Dizzy to get a ton! Dizzy should've bowled more overs, get a 5fer, then aim for the tenner! Stupid Ponting!

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

When was the last time a frontline bowler took 3 wickets in a brief opening spell and never came back again, in an innings that lasted over 50 overs? Quite unbelievable. I suppose as long as Bangladesh were bowled out for a small total it's fair enough, but Ponting's refusal to use Gillespie again at any point in the day even with Warne struggling and MacGill bowling 20 odd overs on the trot is strange.