*Official* Bangladesh in New Zealand 2016/2017

[Challis]

Bdesh's tail must be one of the worst ever; Taskin, Roy and Kamrul will be lucky to get double digits between them. Miraz is supposed to be an all-rounder but has struggled with the bat in his fledgling Test career, hence the average of 1.25. Hopefully he can emulate his First class average rather than his Test average.

 

[NZTailender]

Yeah, a bit. I think they're bowling to a plan (trying to entice a hook shot), but most of the time they haven't got it right.

Clearly a hangover of the disgusting bodyline tactics of the toxic McCullum era [/MarkReason]

 

[Blocky]

Williamson really doesn't play by the "give it a try" mindset - 60 overs in and we've still not seen Santner because the gameplan would have been "seam attack will win us the match on this wicket"

 

[Dick Rockett]

Yeah, no Santner so far is odd.

 

[The Hutt Rec]

You'd think he'd at least have got a couple of overs by now to see if there's anything there. Unusual.

 

[Blain]

Yeah dumb. Give him 4 overs and see what happens. Hope this isn't a "sub continent players are good with spin" decision. Spin on a pitch like this could actually get the batsman caught out, due to them being use to rolled mud..

 

[Dick Rockett]

We were all whingeing in a similar fashion during the ODI series about Williamson not bringing himself on. Shortly after, he did just that and cleaned up.

So we just gotta keep at it. The Blackcaps hierarchy are clearly looking to CricketWeb for inspiration.

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

We should reach atleast 320 from here but you never know when the collapse is coming

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

Wagner to Shakib Al Hasan, no run, 24 short balls in a row from Wagner in this spell. Bangladesh are unflustered. Shakib ducks again

Sign of desperation

 

[_Ed_]

Something's going to give soon. A couple of little false shots in this over.

 

[_Ed_]

Wow, that was a good shot though.

 

[Dick Rockett]

We were all whingeing in a similar fashion during the ODI series about Williamson not bringing himself on. Shortly after, he did just that and cleaned up.

So we just gotta keep at it. The Blackcaps hierarchy are clearly looking to CricketWeb for inspiration.

Ha! Took less than a half hour to get them to listen to us :smug:

 

[cnerd123]

One of these two needs to bat on till a ton

 

[Blocky]

Williamson and Santner in tango for ten overs, then have a burst with Boult and Southee, when that fails, give the newer cherry to Wagner and get him to pitch up like he was yesterday when he got the most movement of the bowlers.

 

[Dick Rockett]

have a burst with Boult and Southee, when that fails, give the newer cherry to Wagner

Would you hate Boult and Southee this much if they played for Hamilton Old Boys?

 

[CM Punk]

Our bowlers are club level when there's nothing for them in the pitch..

 

[straw man]

Heh, well done Bangladesh, I go for a meeting and come back and they're fifty more, building a sizable total.

 

[CM Punk]

I agree with the idea of bowling Santner and Williamson in tandem.

I don't think we'll be able to win this match, it's very early but the Bangladeshi's don't look like they're going to gift us too many wickets like the Pakistani's did.

 

[Dick Rockett]

It'd be really nice if one of these edges would find a fielder.

 

[wellAlbidarned]

pretty impressed with bangladesh so far. We've bowled pretty well from what I've watched.