Match Thread: Bangladesh vs England, 2nd Test, at Dhaka (SBNS), 20-24 March 2010

[Purna]

Match Thread

Bangladesh vs. England

Second Test

Date: 20-24 March 2010
Time: 9:30 am
Venue: Mirpur Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Dhaka
Squad:----
1. Shakib-Al-Hasan (Captain)
2. Mushfiqur Rahim (Deputy Captain and Wicket Keeper)
3. Tamim Iqbal
4. Imrul Kayes
5. Junaed Sidiqui
6. Aftab Ahmed
7. Mahmudullah
8. Johurul Islam
9. Naeem Islam
10. Rubel Hossain
11. Shafiul Islam
12. Abdur Razzak
13. Enamaul Haque Junior
14. Shahadat Hossain

BEST OF LUCK TO THE BANGLADESH CRICKET TEAM!!!

[Naimul_Hd]

wow....wat a change ! our little miss sunshine opened a match thread for the first time ! lets thank her and hope that she brings some good luck as well.

[al-Sagar]

good luck Bangladesh. lots of positives from this match, specially batting wise. bowling wise needs a big improvement.

we expect an improved performance and lets hope we at least draw this match

[magic boy]

What I wanna see first:
a very good team selection

[al-Sagar]

so far no announcement for addition in squad

[magic boy]

btw, good job Purna....that's the gut & spirit..keep it up :p

[Purna]

LOL thanks Naimul Bhaiya and Magic Bhaiya!

[BD-Shardul]

At the moment, I believe we have players who are more than capable of winning tests and ODIs. Only thing that is missing from the team is the winning mantra. Someone needs to instill that among the boys, and the sooner it is done, the better.

[Orpheus]

I like this.. finally a change in the member that oepend the thread. this change comes with change in our squad and a change to victor.

I think BD will win the second test match. I never felt this way. Last time I felt something similar was when my gf dumped me for a younger guy.

[Miraz]

Formula to win the 2nd Test.


- Win the toss
- Bat first
- Bat for at least 5 session as this would ensure half-baking of English players in hot and humid condition
- Score 400+. With Tamim in form, a confident Zunaed and consistent Mushfiq and Mahmudullah this should not br dificult for our boys.
- Half-baked English players are likely to collapse under scorching Dhaka heat. Restrict them within 350
- Bat again, take 350 run lead and declare. Full bake the English team.
It would be impossible for baked English team to last more than 60-70 overs. Bangladesh win the Test and series ends 1-1

[Orpheus]

Originally Posted by Miraz
Formula to win the 2nd Test.


- Win the toss

I guess we gonna lose!

[al-Sagar]

Originally Posted by Miraz
Formula to win the 2nd Test.


- Win the toss
- Bat first
- Bat for at least 5 session as this would ensure half-baking of English players in hot and humid condition
- Score 400+. With Tamim in form, a confident Zunaed and consistent Mushfiq and Mahmudullah this should not br dificult for our boys.
- Half-baked English players are likely to collapse under scorching Dhaka heat. Restrict them within 350
- Bat again, take 350 run lead and declare. Full bake the English team.
It would be impossible for baked English team to last more than 60-70 overs. Bangladesh win the Test and series ends 1-1

after scoring 400+ we must ensure that when bowling we bowl a tight line and try to stop boundaries.

if we can bat 5+4 sessions in the test........ we can draw.....coz opponents have only 6 to enforce a result

[_Rafi_]

I thought opening a test match thread is sacred thing. Purna gives of the courage to open match threads in future.
Congrats Purna and Good luck BD.

[bdtiger]

Thanks for opening the thread Purna. Wish Bangladesh team showers with good luck.

[AK420]

BD ought to win this. If they dont, they will lose their prestige.

[auntu]

Best of luck for Purna and the Tigers!

[alibangali]

Our batting has certainly improved but our bowling has fallen apart. if you scrutinise our previous odi wins against g8 you will find that the bowlers played a big part. I am sure with the current batting and better bowling we would have won so many matches. I am at lost on how we can address this poor bowling problems.

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[shuziburo]

Originally Posted by BD-Shardul
At the moment, I believe we have players who are more than capable of winning tests and ODIs. Only thing that is missing from the team is the winning mantra. Someone needs to instill that among the boys, and the sooner it is done, the better.

Putting the parts together, unfortunately, will take time and experience. We also need a second test spinner and consistent pace bowling from Rubel and Shafiul. That also might take time.

One thing that can happen now is improved fielding. We need a good fielding coach who will really work our cream-puffs. If we field well, our results can improve dramatically. Now.

[ahms]

Originally Posted by Miraz
Formula to win the 2nd Test.


- Win the toss
- Bat first
- Bat for at least 5 session as this would ensure half-baking of English players in hot and humid condition
- Score 400+. With Tamim in form, a confident Zunaed and consistent Mushfiq and Mahmudullah this should not br dificult for our boys.
- Half-baked English players are likely to collapse under scorching Dhaka heat. Restrict them within 350
- Bat again, take 350 run lead and declare. Full bake the English team.
It would be impossible for baked English team to last more than 60-70 overs. Bangladesh win the Test and series ends 1-1

Team combination is important here. Rubel & Razzak need to be replaced with Shafiul and Shuvo (2 R's for 2 S's).

[Rinathq]

my squad,
Tamim
Imrul
Junayed
Sakib (His batting could improve by moving him up)
Aftab
Mahmudullah
Mushy
Naeem
Razzaq
Sahfiul
Rubel

I still dun see how the English spinners crushed Bangladesh in both innings. I would keep Razzaq though. He just came back to test and did pretty good. Aftab was ok but what we need is smthing from Imrul and Junaed. Imrul' s digits are looking horrible. Wouldn't be surprised if Nafees gets called back. Sakib isn't doing well in batting but atleast he is doing good bowling. I wouldn't change Naeem, Mushy, Mahmudullah's order because they are looking solid at their spot. Mushy HAS to improve keeping otherwise i would bring Saghir, Dhiman and let mushy play just as a batsman
Good luck Tigers. That was pretty good in first test.

[WarWolf]

Bismillah.

[revolver]

goood luck boys

[Fazal]

Who is in and who is out? And who is in between?

[zainab]

Originally Posted by rinathq
my squad,
Tamim
Imrul
Junayed
Sakib (His batting could improve by moving him up)
Aftab
Mahmudullah
Mushy
Naeem
Razzaq
Sahfiul
Rubel

I still dun see how the English spinners crushed Bangladesh in both innings. I would keep Razzaq though. He just came back to test and did pretty good. Aftab was ok but what we need is smthing from Imrul and Junaed. Imrul' s digits are looking horrible. Wouldn't be surprised if Nafees gets called back. Sakib isn't doing well in batting but atleast he is doing good bowling. I wouldn't change Naeem, Mushy, Mahmudullah's order because they are looking solid at their spot. Mushy HAS to improve keeping otherwise i would bring Saghir, Dhiman and let mushy play just as a batsman
Good luck Tigers. That was pretty good in first test.

No Nafees, Ashraful will do better.

[WarWolf]

Originally Posted by zainab
No Nafees, Ashraful will do better.

Maaf chaisi. Ar na.