Which four should return after the ODI series?

[Imtiazk]

Send back Bashar from the Airport. It will save hotel bills.

[shujan]

Our bowling was horrible! Bring pagla Rafiq back... He is still the world best left arm bowler. Vettori is a novice comparing to Rafiq.

[Imtiazk]

As 3 members have been sent , we have to include them + Rajin.

So my 15 members will be:

Tamim
Junaid [ Note ]
Nafees
Aftab [ Note ]
Ashraful
Sakib
Bashar
Tushar
Rajin
Mushfiq
Mashrafe
Sajid
Razzak [ Note ]
Enam
Shahadat

I have no choice over the 4 replacements. I would not have picked either Bashar or Rajin. I feel Rajin has no long term potential. Bashar, the less said the better. 3000 runs and you are out, mate. The team is a leasehold, not a freehold.

I will keep Aftab, notwithstanding his escapades. I do not absolve him for his stupidity but I also believe the team management is also complicit in this. Aftab is repeatedly sent in the pinch hitting role where aggression is suggested given our inherent weakness down the order in ticking the scoreboard along. He is not a Sangakkara. He just bludgeons. But when sent in as No.6 , he does much better [ e.g. the 35 against South Africa in the WC ]. It was he who started the fightback.
Apart from Ashraful, I have not seen a batsman looking as comfortable as he does.

The Junaid / Tamim partnership has impressed me. Even given the back of the length stuff thrown at them, they have done surprisingly well. Junaid has got out to two silly strokes but again it is part of our indoctrination regarding powerplays, the same as Aftab above. Ashraful is also in the same boat. The rabid aggression they display is part of the same problem. It is the team's lack of belief that they can accumulate runs briskly later on in the innings without losing too many wickets.

I may be one pace bowler short. If Rasel was available I would have taken both him and Sajid. But Nazmul will never be good enough for me. So Sakib stays as a "multi-skilled" over-hyped operator.

I will definitely keep Razzak. To those who says he is not a "Test" bowler, I have only one question: where is the evidence ? He has to my knowledge played only one or two test matches and never against Zimbabwe ! A bowler does not reach No.12 in the rankings if he is that bad. I like Enam a lot - so much so I wrote an article about a ball bowled by him. But Razzak should keep him on his toes. I don't want to fall for this "specialisation" rubbish. We do not even have 11 test class players. It doesn't suit us to talk in that language.

My best X1, "now" will be:

Tamim
Junaid
Ashraful
Tushar ***
Aftab
Sakib ***
Mushfiq
Razzak ***
Mashrafe
Sajid
Shahadat

*** Nafees can play in place of Tushar or Sakib
*** Enam can play in place of Razzak

Without Rasel, the bowling looks threadbare. My countrymen have not yet given Rasel the respect he deserves. All this talk about his pace is pure drivel. As there are only 80 overs bowled with a ball, Rasel can bowl upto 8 overs with the new/ish ball. The other 12 overs he can bowl in 2/3 spells, when he can contain better than the others ? Wickets, I hear you ask ? I don't see anyone else picking wickets either. His striking rate is actually better than Mashrafe in both forms of the game.

In any case, he is not available, so I will keep my peace until the next time.

[hoodlum]

i think mehrab,razzak,nazmul and tushar should come back...

my team for da test series will be:

nafis
zunayed
bashar
ashraful
sakib
mushfiq
reza
mashrafe
sajidul
enamul jr
shahadat

[BD-BLAST]

mashrafee is lucky that he aint on the poll list to get booted off the team. We are scaece on fast bowlers and he is what we have got. i am kenn to see how he performs in the test. i think it is high time we get atleast someone good to replace him quickly atleast for the ODIs

[Miraz]

So far members' choice

Mehrab Jr. (73.03 % vote), JO (55.57% vote), Nazmul (48.08%), Farhad Reza (46.15% vote)

[Nafi]

Tamim Iqbal/JO(Im totally lost to which is more appropiate for BD)
SN (an old hope)
Rajin Saleh ( we need him)
M. Ashraful (c) (watch out NZ)
Habibul Bashar (best stats/ last chance)
Sakib Ul Hasan (looked solid in 2nd ODI)
Mushfiqur Rahim (wk) (wanted pilot though)
Mashrafee Mortaza (out of form-really needs a backup pacer)
Shahadat Hossain
Sajidul (should really play the 3rd ODI)
Enamul Haque Jr

[Imtiazk]

Originally Posted by Miraz
So far members' choice

Mehrab Jr. (73.03 % vote), JO (55.57% vote), Nazmul (48.08%), Farhad Reza (46.15% vote)

For once, the "people's" vote is exactly the same as mine. Not that the selectors would notice , of course.

I think the "people" would not have sent Bashar and possibly, even JO.

I bet JO will not be sent back since that would question his selection in the first place. Says a lot about Siddons vote of confidence in him.

[Mohiul]

JO, MH, NH & AR should be back to country. So my 15 member squad for test is the following:

Shahriar Nafees, Tamim Iqbal, Zunaed Siddique, Mohammad Ashraful, Habibul Bashar, Mushfiqur Rahim, Rajin Saleh, Tushar Imran, Sakib Al Hasan, Aftab Ahmed, Farhad Reza, Mashrafee Mortaza, Sajidul Islam, Shahadat Hosain, Enamul Haque Jr.

My playing eleven:
Shahriar Nafees, Tamim Iqbal, Mohammad Ashraful, Habibul Bashar, Mushfiqur Rahim, Sakib Al Hasan, Aftab Ahmed, Mashrafee Mortaza, Sajidul Islam, Shahadat Hossain, Enamul Haque Jr.

[Sohel]

Originally Posted by Imtiazk
For once, the "people's" vote is exactly the same as mine. Not that the selectors would notice , of course.

I think the "people" would not have sent Bashar and possibly, even JO.

I bet JO will not be sent back since that would question his selection in the first place. Says a lot about Siddons vote of confidence in him.

Ideally I'd prefer Mehrab over Tushar but don't mind Tushar getting a good run at all. So, I'm with the majority and you more or less ...

We all know why our Mr. 3000 is there in the first place.

[lamisa]

no bashar!!!!!!!yes farhad,yea sn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!nd yea sajid!!!!

[Imtiazk]

Originally Posted by Sohel NR
We all know why our Mr. 3000 is there in the first place.

This kind of sentimentality would have passed the Aussies by.

[Orion]

Sakib is a single- doubles player who relies less on boundaries with a very cool head....so definitely....he seems like a good test prospect for the future....and in ODIs he should be sent up the order for the middle overs where he can milk the spinners for singles and doubles as he is not a big hitter and sending him down the order where big hitting is required will only hamper his abilities to contribute to the team cause.

[Sohel]

Originally Posted by Imtiazk
This kind of sentimentality would have passed the Aussies by.

Hence one of the many differences between us ...

Let Coach Siddons get to know our players in the middle, and hopefully have him manage them out of the system if they're not young enough to learn the basics, and cannot improve under his guidance. Mehrab is young and has ample time to find his way back into the test side.

[hhasif]

I think we need Bashar, Pilot back.

[Mahmood]

Send home Sakib, Mehrab, Tuashar and Farhad.

We need to break the idea of opener cant be middle order. If we can use middle order batsmen as openers, we can use openers as middle order.

Here is my team...

Javed
Shahriar
Zunaid
Tamim
Ashraful
Aftab
Mushfiq
Masri
Shahadat
Sajidul
Enamul

12th man: Rajin

[Moshin]

Originally Posted by hhasif
I think we need Bashar, Pilot back.

care to explain why? he's not needed anymore.

[Imtiazk]

Originally Posted by Sohel NR
Hence one of the many differences between us ...

Let Coach Siddons get to know our players in the middle, and hopefully have him manage them out of the system if they're young enough and cannot improve under his guidance. Mehrab is young and has ample time to find his way back into the test side.

I was actually referring to "Mr.3000" . I refer to the Aussies - not just because of their Alan Border and successors' record. They always had this ruthless streak.

Reminds me of the Melbourne test, 1970/71. Rodney Marsh was 92 not out at tea, in the first innings, and Lawry declared. No sentimentality there. When the pressmen asked him how he had felt, Marsh , playing his first test series, diplomatically said, "Well, I could have been out before I could score a 100". The Aussies are as tough as boots - hence their historic success in all sports. A country of only 18 million people.

[Sohel]

Originally Posted by Imtiazk
I was actually referring to "Mr.3000" . I refer to the Aussies - not just because of their Alan Border and successors' record. They always had this ruthless streak.

Edited my post a bit to make it less convoluted. I too was talking about the Smokin' Stud from Kushtia ...

[Murad]

Seems like it is confirmed that Mehrab Jr is going back to BD after the 3rd ODI.

They are thinking of playing 3 pacers in Tests. So one of the pacer have to go. It will be Farhad Reza, most likely. Nazmul & Sajidul will stay.

The more exciting news is that JO might be sent home. Tamim will debut in Test. Junaid will stay even if he fails in the 3rd ODI.

Bangladesher Khela

[Nocturnal]

JO, Jr, Nazmul, Farhad.

[Murad]

Originally Posted by Nocturnal
JO, Jr, Nazmul, Farhad.

One of Nazmul & Farhad have to stay. Else we will have only 3 pacers and 3 of them will play both Tests. What if one gets injured in the first Test? Who will cover for him in the 2nd Test?

[Nocturnal]

Originally Posted by muradnyc
One of Nazmul & Farhad have to stay. Else we will have only 3 pacers and 3 of them will play both Tests. What if one gets injured in the first Test? Who will cover for him in the 2nd Test?

did they already decide that we are going to play 3 pacers together??
I was thinking mash-rajib-enam-razzak in my lineup!

[Murad]

Originally Posted by Nocturnal
did they already decide that we are going to play 3 pacers together??
I was thinking mash-rajib-enam-razzak in my lineup!

Yes. That's what the newspapers saying as the pitches will be pace friendly.

[Umar]

my XI

1.Tamim
2.S Nafees
3.Bashar
4.Ash
5.Aftab
6.tushar/Rajin
7.Mushfiq
8.Farhad
9.Mashrafe
10.Nazmul/Sajidul/shahadat
11/Enamul/ Abdur Razzak