***Official*** Bangladesh in England

[FaaipDeOiad]

Here's hoping for a better effort from the Bangladesh batsman in easier conditions this time around.

 

[steds]

sounds like Boycott has his eye on Steve Ryder's job presenting the golf on the BBC when the tests go to Sky

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Another rubbish shot from Bashar. 2/47 now. Omar looks decent again.

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Rahim in again, at 4/60. And off the mark first ball

Jones bowling very well once again.

 

[andyc]

Rahim in again, at 4/60. And off the mark first ball

Jones bowling very well once again.

out for three, though.
wow ahmed strikes 3 consecutive fours off flintoff

 

[we8themags]

An easy win for England

jordao! alright son?

 

[tooextracool]

Boycott is superbly professional.

not sure about the professional bit. especially the way in which hes talked about boje and hooper in the past.

 

[tooextracool]

Reeve is totally biased, knows practically nothing about the history of the game while presuming that the viewer knows even less, and commentates like a working class council estate low life with all the enthusiasm in the world but no knowledge of the game whatsoever.

might have something to do with the coke there.

 

[Richard]

yup his voice sends me to sleep, just like Bob Willis

RGD sends you to sleep?
One thing he couldn't possibly do is send me to sleep!

 

[Richard]

out for three, though.
wow ahmed strikes 3 consecutive fours off flintoff

All 3 off edges it might be added.

 

[Richard]

I am pretty disappointed by the declaration to be honest...I wanted to see Flintoff get stuck in..the kids in the crowd were calling for Flintoff...

What would be gained by Flintoff hammering this around?
Yes, "the kids in the crowd" might've been enthused, but from a cricketing POV... what would have been gained?

 

[Richard]

blummin Vaughan, putting his personal plans ahead of the spectators

So you wouldn't do the same?

 

[tooextracool]

What would be gained by Flintoff hammering this around?

its what us humans call 'entertainment'.....

 

[superkingdave]

So you wouldn't do the same?

No,whilst you might not enjoy seeing the Bangladesh bowlers smashed all over the park, the kids watching (a large part of the crowd) did and wanted to see Flintoff. The weather is set fair for the next 3 days, the ECB has sold tickets for the next 2 days and if they want to get people to come to these substandard matches in future they need the team to put on a show to make up for the cr*pness of the opposition, England didn't even come out and give it a blast after tea.

 

[Richard]

its what us humans call 'entertainment'.....

How can anyone find such a total mismatch remotely entertaining?
It's like watching Sussex 2nds play Exeter CC...

 

[superkingdave]

all people are not like you Richard, especially the schoolkids that were there.

 

[Richard]

No,whilst you might not enjoy seeing the Bangladesh bowlers smashed all over the park, the kids watching (a large part of the crowd) did and wanted to see Flintoff. The weather is set fair for the next 3 days, the ECB has sold tickets for the next 2 days and if they want to get people to come to these substandard matches in future they need the team to put on a show to make up for the cr*pness of the opposition, England didn't even come out and give it a blast after tea.

Hopefully these matches might be a thing of the past before too long so we won't have to worry about getting people to come to them...

 

[Richard]

all people are not like you Richard, especially the schoolkids that were there.

And Vaughan has an inherant responsibility to keep everyone in the crowd as happy as possible?

 

[superkingdave]

Hopefully these matches might be a thing of the past before too long so we won't have to worry about getting people to come to them...

yeah, but while the ICC says they have to play them, the ECB has to make the best of them

 

[superkingdave]

And Vaughan has an inherant responsibility to keep everyone in the crowd as happy as possible.

as a proffesional sportsman, his job is to entertain the people that pay his wages.