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Originally Posted by thebest
spitty,
From the scorecard I find that Mash bowled badly in two consecutive ODI. why test performance should be count in selecting ODI. there are enough example where a rubbish test bowler (our own sujon for eg) proved to be an effective ODI bowler and vice versa (for example Hoggard).
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It was not just his bowling in tests, rather his overall lethargic and uninterested approach to the game. Who saw the tests live knows what I'm speaking about.
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Regarding the second one you have your opinion. But at that time not only Hooky (RIP) but a good number of fans thought one day test.
the level of expectation is a different issue. It is the matching the expectation that count.
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No, predicting 2 day test would be rather more realistic. 1 day test was simply a fanciful thought.
We didn't really do much better than expected (batting wise). Our bowlers got some wickets in tests (they still scored 500+, we were ecstatic because our bowlers only delivered what was considered the usual "bad" performance of touring teams against the all conquering Aussies, instead of creating any new records), and in the T2 Day 1 we scored 280+ for 8 wickets. Apart from that our performance in the entire tour was forgettable.