**Official** England in Bangladesh 2016

[Prince EWS]

Do you have anybody who will replace Rahim? Will make it so much easier to love this team.

I don't think Rahim is going to be totally replaced any time soon but if we're lucky he'll be replaced as skipper and keeper and just play as a bat, where he'll be far less annoying.

 

[fredfertang]

Of course if Mehedi was English he'd be playing in his county's second eleven, so it's not exactly cricket to stick him in a Test side

 

[cnerd123]

Do you have anybody who will replace Rahim? Will make it so much easier to love this team.

Liton Das

 

[harsh.ag]

Most wickets in a two-test debut series is 18, which Mehedi has so far equalled. It's a 130 year old record (JJ Ferris in 1886/7)

Should keep such nuggets for the podcast.

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

Arghhhhhh shakib

 

[flibbertyjibber]

I don't think Rahim is going to be totally replaced any time soon but if we're lucky he'll be replaced as skipper and keeper and just play as a bat, where he'll be far less annoying.

If they could replace Mahmudullah with a proper keeper and play Rahim as a bat that would work.

 

[listento_me]

England have turned into Bangladesh here lol

 

[listento_me]

If they could replace Mahmudullah with a proper keeper and play Rahim as a bat that would work.

Mahmudullah isn't the keeper...

 

[cnerd123]

England have turned into Bangladesh here lol

They wish

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Mahmudullah isn't the keeper...

I know, but if they got a proper keeper in the side then Mahmudullah drops out and Mushy bats in the top 5.

 

[Howe_zat]

If they could replace Mahmudullah with a proper keeper and play Rahim as a bat that would work.

Mahmadullah's their number four bat on merit right now tbh. I don't think Rahim giving up keeping would make him bat any better.

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

I don't think Rahim is going to be totally replaced any time soon but if we're lucky he'll be replaced as skipper and keeper and just play as a bat, where he'll be far less annoying.

Yeah his chanting will be far less annoying when he stands in the field but as a batsman he's staying

 

[Gnske]

I can't wait to see how many wickets this toddler takes against Smith and co. after an Indian tour next year.

 

[kingkallis]

#betterthanashwin

Naah not yet!

 

[cnerd123]

If they could replace Mahmudullah with a proper keeper and play Rahim as a bat that would work.

Id go with:

Tamim (*)
Imrul
Mominul
Mushy
Shakib
Sabbir
Moses
Liton (+)
Mirage
Taijul
Fizzy

You can leave out Sabbir when you need the extra seamer for Md Shahid/Taskin/Rubel, and Hom, Nasir and Mahmadullah are your reserve batsmen who can bowl spin.


Edit: actually tbh I'd just leave Mushy out of theXI all together. Guy chokes in important situations. Mahmadullah at 4 instead.

 

[Spikey]

probs bangladesh

It took 16 years, but Banga cricket's policy of stealing new born babies from hospitals is finally paying off

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

Come on get stokes

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

hit the bat?

 

[Prince EWS]

Mahmadullah's their number four bat on merit right now tbh. I don't think Rahim giving up keeping would make him bat any better.

Yeah he threw his wicket away frustratingly a couple of times but he still averaged 30 odd in the series batting in the top four, which makes him much more valuable than Hom or Rabbi if they want to find a spot for a better gloveman.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Of course if Mehedi was English he'd be playing in his county's second eleven

hmm good point