*Official* Bangladesh Tour of New Zealand

[James]

That's the fifth one... Allen will be saying please catch me by now lol

I'm beginning to think, has there been a worse display of overall fielding and catching from a touring team in NZ?

 

[Days of Grace]

I don’t I’ve ever seen a first-class/international cricketer actually pull out of taking a catch.

 

[thierry henry]

By my calculations Allen has been ‘out’ off 25% of balls he’s faced so far in international cricket. With competent fielding his international career represents literally the worst batting I’ve ever seen at any level, with the actual fielding he’s been a success. Cricket is weird.

 

[Athlai]

TH is becoming a bizarro Richard

 

[thierry henry]

TH is becoming a bizarro Richard

This is the exception that proves the rule, the guy has still hit it to a fielder on the full every 4th ball irrespective of how many chances he’d already given

 

[thierry henry]

And may I add that I was literally Richard’s favourite poster so I’ve really always been his stand-in

 

[Moss]

Allen's an artless ball butcher at this stage, but certainly loads of potential and hitting ability to work with if the right people are there to help him develop you'd think. Will be interesting to see if he gets a few games in the IPL.

How fitting that Astle's only game of the season is a rain-shortened encounter.

 

[nzfan]

I don’t I’ve ever seen a first-class/international cricketer actually pull out of taking a catch.

I'd love to see any kiwi do well obviously but nope never seen another team drop as many as I saw today. Club cricket would be better. Just can't sympathize with Bangladesh, school first xi can catch better. Thank god this is the last game for Bangladesh.

 

[The Hutt Rec]

Well at least Bangladesh had four balls of hope.

 

[nzfan]

Not a good game to be a bowler that's for sure. It's a slogathon... Poor Milne.

I hear they're planning t10s for olympics, safe to say that's one tourney I won't watch a ball seeing this.

 

[The Hutt Rec]

I'd love to see any kiwi do well obviously but nope never seen another team drop as many as I saw today. Club cricket would be better. Just can't sympathize with Bangladesh, school first xi cash catch better. Thank god this is the last game for Bangladesh.

They really have regressed, haven't they. They might have never won here, but their last tour and the 15 world cup, they were decent competitive opposition. It's sad to see, this tour has almost been back to the stuff of their first few times in NZ.

 

[nzfan]

They really have regressed, haven't they. They might have never won here, but their last tour and the 15 world cup, they were decent competitive opposition. It's sad to see, this tour has almost been back to the stuff of their first few times in NZ.

Definitely not good to see...I thought they were improving. I'm not going to mince my words they're as **** as they come. I understand everyone's doing their best but they've turned out worse this time around. Maybe they've had enough and just want to go home.

They won the under 19s last year, surely they can pick few guys from there.

 

[nzfan]

Allen's an artless ball butcher at this stage, but certainly loads of potential and hitting ability to work with if the right people are there to help him develop you'd think. Will be interesting to see if he gets a few games in the IPL.

How fitting that Astle's only game of the season is a rain-shortened encounter.

Feel for Astle, hope he goes well.

 

[nzfan]

Allen's an artless ball butcher at this stage, but certainly loads of potential and hitting ability to work with if the right people are there to help him develop you'd think. Will be interesting to see if he gets a few games in the IPL.

How fitting that Astle's only game of the season is a rain-shortened encounter.

He can bat better mate from what I've seen of him. For some reason this series he's just try to send everything out of the park. He has all the shots but I guess the expectations to hit it out of the park got to him maybe. Good way to finish the series, he'll only get better.

 

[Days of Grace]

Play on, benefit of the doubt to the batsmen ffs.

 

[nzfan]

Should we reckon Phillips is an all rounder already or wait till he plays a proper team? He hasn't put a foot wrong in this series with the ball.

 

[Ghost]

Looks like Conway might be a better keeper than Seifert

 

[nzfan]

Bangladesh to lose by 50 runs out more in a T10 game. That's some serious margin for a T10 game.

 

[Meridio]

Afif seems like a bit of a dozy plonker. Nearly got stumped because he held his pose having missed the ball. A few balls later did the same thing. I know it's nearly 11pm but wakey wakey

 

[Moss]

Banglas are going to get bowled out aren’t they?