This is really going from bad to worse!

[bngali1on1]

Bangladesh displayed poor fielding in every respect of the game (NatWest: BD vs. ENG; Game 1). Even without the commentator's constant reminder, it was so obvious. There were gaps all over the field and it made the whole game look like child's play for the English side. Frankly, it would've been child's play for even any county side in England. The worst thing of all is Habibul's complete lack of concern. There is no attitude in most of the players (except for....maybe...Rafique and Mashud). To call anything in BD's performance an "attack" would be a gross overstatement. It's always a bad idea to bring in Mahmud against Trescothik at an early stage with the run rate so high. Rafique should've been brought out earlier too.
Watching Bangladesh's fielding made it feel like a dummy getting constantly hit in the head but keeps coming up for more without even his hands raised.

My personal opinion is that it is getting very hard to support Bangladesh's existence in tests or even these high-profile one dayers. There has been no trend to suggest that this team knows how to improve their game. I know this seems harsh, but it always feels good to see a spirited side at least making a few right decisions and showing that the fight is on. The Bangladesh side seems completely benign even after setting up a decent 1 day target (190) for England.

The whole team hardly takes the game seriously. Nobody pays the price for screwing up their own performance. The whole attitude is..."ki aar bhai...aste aste khalen...kono oshubidha nai" and this really sucks!! There is no attack!!! It would help the performance a lot of Habibul would get busy and yell out fielding changes or tell players to make corrections during the game.

Real shame!! For the sake of the sport (and a breather from the constant embarassing performances), it would seem to me like a good idea to show Bangladesh the back door from international cricket. Instead, we need to make real efforts in putting together a strong domestic infrastructure and more regional 1 day matches.

It doesn't help the game much if we always keep patting ourselves on the back and consoling our team every time we &$@# up..."It's okay baba..next time...eyshob hoy". If nobody pays the price for a bad performance and if the players just can't identify what they're doing wrong on the field and correct them, they really shouldn't be playing at this level.