***Official*** Bangladesh in England

[Anil]

Why so late? If they'd declared at tea, they could have won it this evening.

Cheers,

Mike

yeah...the more humiliating their loss, the harder pressed icc will be to take some corrective action...

 

[tooextracool]

surprised no one has talked about strauss' dismissal, considering hes been out to the same ball 4 times in 2 innings.

 

[social]

bit worried about hoggard though, seems to be bowling absolute drivel at the moment and still taking wickets.

So the only change from past seasons is that he's taking wickets

 

[social]

surprised no one has talked about strauss' dismissal, considering hes been out to the same ball 4 times in 2 innings.

Good point TEC.

Strauss' footwork has already been identified as a potential flaw by Aussies.

Aussies should also thank Bangas and English selectors for ensuring that Pietersen wont play in first couple of tests.

 

[aussie]

it would have been nice if Vaughan had sent in Flintoff before Thorpe we could have been fore some early fireworks tomoro

 

[aussie]

i was at school so i didn't see much of Harmsion today but i heard Mark Nicholas saying after the game that Harmy didn't bowl a delivery over 90 MPH any truth to that anyone?

 

[SpaceMonkey]

i was at school so i didn't see much of Harmsion today but i heard Mark Nicholas saying after the game that Harmy didn't bowl a delivery over 90 MPH any truth to that anyone?

Total lie. He bowled a number of balls over 90mph (not by much but still).
The yorker for his 2nd wicket was clocked at 90.4mph.

 

[JASON]

Gerraint Jones on course to beat the record for most dismissals in a match by a keeper !!
What a farce it would be !!

Has got 6 in the first innings and 6 more would do it !! 5 would equal the record.

 

[aussie]

Total lie. He bowled a number of balls over 90mph (not by much but still).
The yorker for his 2nd wicket was clocked at 90.4mph.

well i thought that sounded a bit iffy when he was analyzing the days play

 

[JASON]

Aussies should also thank Bangas and English selectors for ensuring that Pietersen wont play in first couple of tests.

Why ? Because he's such a massive threat to the Aussies that they are quaking in their boots ?

 

[marc71178]

Aussies should also thank Bangas and English selectors for ensuring that Pietersen wont play in first couple of tests.

Au contraire, they want him in there because he's less of a threat than the middle order currently selected.

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

You know there are problems when an average international batsmen scores more runs in a day than an entire team innings before him..

It's not like it hasn't happened plenty of times before. Hell, it happened when Hussain smashed a double century against Australia in 1997 after Australia were knocked over for 100 odd.

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Au contraire, they want him in there because he's less of a threat than the middle order currently selected.

I'd say he's certainly less reliable than the current middle-order, but he's more of a threat because he clearly has the capability to turn a match in a short time, if he transfers the ability he has shown in country cricket to the test arena.

 

[marc71178]

The consistency the top order provides at the moment is more crucial than bringing in another player who is just as liable to get 0 as he is to get 50.

A 5-6-7 of Pietersen-Flintoff-Jones would be great in theory if it paid off, but it could just as easily turn 200-4 to 200-7.

The thing that definitely tips it for me, is the way all these Aussies are saying they can't believe he's not been selected.

 

[Swervy]

The consistency the top order provides at the moment is more crucial than bringing in another player who is just as liable to get 0 as he is to get 50.

A 5-6-7 of Pietersen-Flintoff-Jones would be great in theory if it paid off, but it could just as easily turn 200-4 to 200-7.

The thing that definitely tips it for me, is the way all these Aussies are saying they can't believe he's not been selected.

which of course could just be mind games!!!!!

 

[SpeedKing]

harmison has always lacked control with the new ball and has generally wasted it, so that would seem like the right idea. not to mention that jones has shown remarkable accuracy off late, and deserves to be given the new ball. bit worried about hoggard though, seems to be bowling absolute drivel at the moment and still taking wickets.

should he destroy them again in the second innings and bowl like that again agains the Aussies, i will take it all back

BTW , what happenned to Hoggard outswing, these days he swings it into the right hander more than away. Perhaps preparing for the Aussie lefties

 

[SpeedKing]

I'd say he's certainly less reliable than the current middle-order, but he's more of a threat because he clearly has the capability to turn a match in a short time, if he transfers the ability he has shown in country cricket to the test arena.

County [country, dont worry i know what you mean] cricket!!!!!

More like ODI cricket

 

[EnglishRose]

which of course could just be mind games!!!!!

It IS mind games Skippy. What else do you think it could be ?

 

[EnglishRose]

should he destroy them again in the second innings and bowl like that again agains the Aussies, i will take it all back

About as likely as Glenn Mcgrath making a test double hundred.....

Haydos (who is brilliant on seaming wickets) will thrash him all over the park.

 

[Langeveldt]

Despite the channel four highlights package being very good for once (they actually showed some cricket).. Whats with the celebration of Jones? I'd be annoyed if I dropped any of the sitters he got! Not like he was challenged was it?