*Official* New Zealand in Bangladesh Thread

[Mingster]

In ODIs? Heck, he can't even make the Auckland OD squad, there's no point in him playing for the Black Caps in ODIs. Plus, we already have Astle, Fleming, Sinclair and Papps as capable openers.

 

[bryce]

no, i was talking about his bowling....

 

[bashar]

Hello everyone

Just thought there was a distinct lack of Bangladesh fans around here ( or am i blind) and proceedings needed some spice.

Anyway, in the back of my wandering mind I feel, and is it a bad feeling, that Franklin and Wiseman will get a good haul. BAngladesh never gift their wickets Easily to the best of their opponents bowlers. Usually wickets are gifted to the lesser known bowlers so I see Vettori quite frustrated tomorrow.

Another Anyway: Watch out for Rafique. That's all for today. Hoping for a good day of cricket.

 

[Smudge]

Well it appears as though after a horror start, Bangladesh have crawled through to 165/6 after the day's play.

 

[Neil Pickup]

Hello everyone

Just thought there was a distinct lack of Bangladesh fans around here ( or am i blind) and proceedings needed some spice.

Anyway, in the back of my wandering mind I feel, and is it a bad feeling, that Franklin and Wiseman will get a good haul. BAngladesh never gift their wickets Easily to the best of their opponents bowlers. Usually wickets are gifted to the lesser known bowlers so I see Vettori quite frustrated tomorrow.

Another Anyway: Watch out for Rafique. That's all for today. Hoping for a good day of cricket.

As it stands, I own a Bangladesh replica shirt, but that's as close as anyone comes!

Welcome to CW... Up the Tigers (no insinuation to Hull City intended)

 

[SJS]

Hello everyone

Just thought there was a distinct lack of Bangladesh fans around here ( or am i blind) and proceedings needed some spice.

Anyway, in the back of my wandering mind I feel, and is it a bad feeling, that Franklin and Wiseman will get a good haul. BAngladesh never gift their wickets Easily to the best of their opponents bowlers. Usually wickets are gifted to the lesser known bowlers so I see Vettori quite frustrated tomorrow.

Another Anyway: Watch out for Rafique. That's all for today. Hoping for a good day of cricket.

Welcome to the Forum Bashar.

Well you are right about lack of BD fans. Havent noticed any till you came along.

However, lack of spice is not something you can complain about on this forum, just mention Warne vs Murali or Tendulkar vs Lara or the spiciest bof them all Pakistan vs India and jsut watch the chilly powder fly

 

[anzac]

Anzac, I totally agree with that we need a part-time spinner somewhere in the team. Just as a variation perhaps. But the only batting allrounder in NZ who can bowl spin, is Rob Nicol, and he was in a bad patch of form last season. But if the batsmen can do their job, and same as the bowlers, there shouldn't be a need for batting allrounders. Rob Nicol is a great prospect for the future, had a great debut season, averaging over 50, and also took some wickets with his part-time offies.

I note that they gave plenty of bowling to the part timers in the 'A' team in RSA - How, Sinclair & Vincent - a sign of looking for options perhaps, esp in light of Wiseman's performance thus far??????

 

[anzac]

well so much for all the talk suggesting a 6-4 split with Marshall to be a starter...............

great to see Franklin get a start & get wickets with economy..........

from the report on cricinfo it sounds as if Wiseman was being treated like cannon fodder...............I'm curious as to how Butler went - I know he's wicketless etc, but was he being effective & was he bowling anything other than back of a length???????

 

[Tim]

What a horrendous days play. Bangladesh did well to recover..but 165 runs in 1 day on a pitch as flat as possible is very poor.

NZ should be extremely annoyed that they let it slip after having Bangladesh 9/3.

 

[Tim]

Butler had a couple of good patches, but otherwise he was not bowling enough to make the batsmen play.
Wiseman was just as I suspected...average.

 

[bryce]

wiseman is one of the most predictable bowlers i have ever seen and looked more likely to get hit out of the park than get a wicket, that is probaly the slowest pitch i have ever seen....

 

[shaka]

Lou Vincent imo is trying to reinvent himself to becoming a true allrounder (ie bowl, bat and excellent fielding). On the weekend Lou made 132* and took 4 for 52. Pretty impressive for a guy who has no bowling to his credit in internationals. However this game was an Auckland club 1st division team,

 

[shaka]

wiseman is one of the most predictable bowlers i have ever seen and looked more likely to get hit out of the park than get a wicket, that is probaly the slowest pitch i have ever seen....

and is the main reason why Fleming and the selectors are reluctant to pick him for the team, or bowl him when he is picked.

 

[Neil Pickup]

and is the main reason why Fleming and the selectors are reluctant to pick him for the team, or bowl him when he is picked.

You'd have been better off picking another bat, and using Rigger as your second spinner!

 

[bryce]

You'd have been better off picking another bat, and using Rigger as your second spinner!

exactly

 

[shaka]

You'd have been better off picking another bat, and using Rigger as your second spinner!

I agree, Riggor needs to be used more as a second spin option, he used to be a bowler only, so that must give him advantages as a part timer.

 

[Macka]

Yawn, good come back by Bangladesh. I hope Rafique bowls well and shows up Vettori for the extremely average bowler he is.

 

[Kent]

I know I've posted around 20 times about this series so I am interested in it, but I haven't watched a ball yet!

As a casual baseball follower with laughable ties to the Red Sox (it was my school socks when I used to come home and hit the couch!), I certainly don't expect anyone to fight me for the remote until NZ are at least batting.

 

[shaka]

I know I've posted around 20 times about this series so I am interested in it, but I haven't watched a ball yet!

As a casual baseball follower with laughable ties to the Red Sox (it was my school socks when I used to come home and hit the couch!), I certainly don't expect anyone to fight me for the remote until NZ are at least batting.

I agree about that, and btw Boston leading game 6

 

[shaka]

Yawn, good come back by Bangladesh. I hope Rafique bowls well and shows up Vettori for the extremely average bowler he is.

160 wickets in tests is not average dude, although his bowling average aint that bad at 38 odd. It used to be a lot more than that.