I think Swann opened the bowling in a Test not long ago, not sure if he bowled the first over though.
He got injured prior to series; Edwards replaced him
Pretty sure he's injured.
No and yes.
Really? With England's pace attack I wouldn't have thought they'd ever do that..
He opened the bowling because Devon Smith was opening the batting, IIRC.
Forget the first test, it's the first time in history the first ball in a test match has ever been hit for six.
That's well remembered, it was this match.
Sounds like an incredible little innings from Gayle.
Yes I've been massively disappointed by Rubel since I first saw him against England. He had a bit of raw pace and was one of the few Bangladeshi bowlers capable of getting up to 140kph, but he seems to have lost a bit of pace in search of better control, but still hasn't found the control or consistency. He has gone backwards in recent years imo.
I don't get why Rubel keeps getting picked - its not as though he takes many wickets domestically. From the young guys who I've seen, I've always preferred Shafiul and if you wanted to pick an experienced medium pacer who can keep it tight Syed Rasel wouldn't be the worst option.
yeah also the fact that team management knew he's not fully fit yet to bowl any decent amount of spells; overall the team selection puzzled me a lot. On one hand, they said they are worried about Shakib's extra workload and on other hand they picked only 3 frontline bowlers and banked on Shakib to be the fourth. Nazmul wouldn't be a bad choice either but selectors always overlook him due to his lack of pace but his swing and control of line/length is good.
I don't get why Rubel keeps getting picked - its not as though he takes many wickets domestically. From the young guys who I've seen, I've always preferred Shafiul and if you wanted to pick an experienced medium pacer who can keep it tight Syed Rasel wouldn't be the worst option.
