*Official* Bangladesh in New Zealand 2016/2017

[Athlai]

Intent

Yeah bowling hasn't been brilliant but it's been pretty solid. Bangers are attacking.

Weird when Tamim has the most responsible temperament in the top 4.

 

[Zinzan]

We're bowling a few good deliveries here and there, but the consistency just isn't there at the moment. No good bowling two good balls an over but slipping into the pads/too wide every other ball.

I missed the first hour, but was hoping I wouldn't read that we're having problems consistently landing the right areas again. Disappointing to read.

 

[veganbob]

Fairly even session so far. Southee has been poor imo. Boult bowled well bit unlucky.

I think attack is the right approach from bangla at this stage as they are more likely to survive 1st session that way than by blocking it out.

 

[Zinzan]

Dumb review.

Lol I naturally assumed it was Southee when I read this, but I see in reading through the commentary that was actually Boult.

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

Soumya has been impressive so far. There is a calmness he's going about things.

 

[Dick Rockett]

I missed the first hour, but was hoping I wouldn't read that we're having problems consistently landing the right areas again. Disappointing to read.

We've been much better than in Wellington. We're getting swing and putting a lot of balls in the right areas. The problem is that there's still too many loose deliveries.

On a different note, I just can't see the point of de Grandhomme. His bowling is innocuous and his batting isn't test standard. Id prefer Neesham in tests and Munro in limited overs.

 

[NZTailender]

We've been much better than in Wellington. We're getting swing and putting a lot of balls in the right areas. The problem is that there's still too many loose deliveries.

On a different note, I just can't see the point of de Grandhomme. His bowling is innocuous and his batting isn't test standard. Id prefer Neesham in tests and Munro in limited overs.

He's going to go down as being a slightly better Test version of Grant Elliott inne? No disrespect to Grunter though, or CdG. Just not Test standard, freakish debut bowling figures aside.

 

[Meridio]

The commentators always have a huge whinge about it but it's not a bad idea at all to put out a deep point in this situation. Shakib in particular is throwing his hands at any width and rattling along at a run a ball because of it - dry up that boundary and play on his patience for a while. We can still keep the slips in for the edge but stop the boundary every over; there's no pressure being built up.

 

[_Ed_]

Lol I naturally assumed it was Southee when I read this, but I see in reading through the commentary that was actually Boult.

To be fair I think Southee was largely to blame! He came running in, making the T signal.

 

[_Ed_]

New highest score for Soumya. Surprised his test record is so poor, considering how accomplished a limited-overs player he is. Only his fourth match though.

 

[Dick Rockett]

He's going to go down as being a slightly better Test version of Grant Elliott inne? No disrespect to Grunter though, or CdG. Just not Test standard, freakish debut bowling figures aside.

New players often get a good performance in early when the opposition doesn't know anything about them. I'd forgotten Grant Elliott even played tests, tbh.

 

[Prince EWS]

New players often get a good performance in early when the opposition doesn't know anything about them. I'd forgotten Grant Elliott even played tests, tbh.

I think it was more the conditions and how inexperienced the opposition were at playing bowlers like CdG with conditions in the bowler's favour much more than any sort of new player h4x (which I do agree exists). I think in similar circumstances CdG would pretty much always be a good pick, but the selectors have done the classic thing of picking a horse for a course and then sticking with him on less suited courses just because it worked.

 

[Zinzan]

What the hell, they were just on 58, & I get a phone call and look up & they're on 96. I swear that was just 20 mins ago/

 

[Dick Rockett]

Playing the same XI baffles me. Where's the advantage in it when Bangladesh have lost every game on their tour and we have SA coming up? I'd have preferred to get a look at Brownlie and for Henry to get one last crack.

 

[Dick Rockett]

I think it was more the conditions and how inexperienced the opposition were at playing bowlers like CdG with conditions in the bowler's favour much more than any sort of new player h4x (which I do agree exists). I think in similar circumstances CdG would pretty much always be a good pick, but the selectors have done the classic thing of picking a horse for a course and then sticking with him on less suited courses just because it worked.

Yeah pretty much. If he could maintain a decent line and length today he might even be able to take a few wickets.

 

[Athlai]

Cdg is such a spud

 

[vandem]

The commentators always have a huge whinge about it but it's not a bad idea at all to put out a deep point in this situation. Shakib in particular is throwing his hands at any width and rattling along at a run a ball because of it - dry up that boundary and play on his patience for a while. We can still keep the slips in for the edge but stop the boundary every over; there's no pressure being built up.

And take the fielder from where? Cover? If you pull across a leg side fielder it can encourage bowlers to go too wide of off stump.

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

CDG has no pace to bowl short. Should just try to extract swing.

 

[veganbob]

Brilliant partnership. Great batting Bangladesh. They will need a huge score though as the pitch is going to turn into a road when NZ bat.

 

[BeeGee]

I'm hoping for a more impressive effort from our new ball pairing today.

Bugger.