ENG vs BDA - Day 1 - Page 2

crazyisland · #26 October 16, 2003, 12:42 AM

Nafis seems to be pretty aggressive. Strike rate is quite good for 3 day match.

Rho · #27 October 16, 2003, 12:43 AM

I can guarantee a duck by Golla in the first test!

tiger_2007 · #28 October 16, 2003, 12:44 AM

First Innings
Bangladesh A
76 for 2 (26.0 overs) In Progress
England
Yet To Bat
Second Innings

Bangladesh A Innings
Batsman Runs Balls 4s 6s
Nafees Iqbal not out 51 81 5 0
Javed Omar c C M W Read b S J Harmison 0 15 0 0
Aftab Ahmed c R Clarke b S J Harmison 4 7 1 0
Rajin Saleh not out 14 60 1 0
Extras 0b 0lb 3w 4nb 7

Total 26.0 overs (for 2 wickets) 76

Bowler O M R W Fall of wickets:

R L Johnson 7.0 1 23 0 1-11 [ Javed Omar]
S J Harmison 5.0 0 17 2 2-17 [ Aftab Ahmed]
M J Hoggard 6.0 4 5 0
R Clarke 6.0 1 22 0
A F Giles 2.0 0 9 0

Umpires: A F M Akhtaruddin, Syed Mahabubullah

Bangladesh A
Rajin Saleh (capt), Gazi Sagir Hossain Pavel (wkt), Javed Omar, Nafees Iqbal, Aftab Ahmed, Nazimuddin, Fahim Muntasir, Mosaddek Hossain, Arafat Sunny, Tareq Aziz, Alamgir Kabir, Talha Jubair

England
M P Vaughan (capt), C M W Read (wkt), M E Trescothick, P D Collingwood, N Hussain, G P Thorpe, R Clarke, G J Batty, A F Giles, R L Johnson, S J Harmison, M J Hoggard

Sham · #29 October 16, 2003, 12:44 AM

He needed that after not performing too well in the first match. As for the England bowling, the last match was their first time out to have a bowl in the sub-continent in this tour, and they got BCBP XII out for 57 and 140 odd. I don't think their coach or captain could have asked for much more from the bowlers.

However, Aftab is right in one sense. This team lacks a great bowler. Hoggard is very good, Harmison has the potential to be very good, Giles can be good at times, but none of them are great. None of them are in the Gough category. And definitely not in the McGrath, Lee, McGill category.

**Tehsin** · #30 October 16, 2003, 12:48 AM

Don't tease us like that. We don't want the ones that have a weak heart to get all their hopes up high and ...

I think their batting is a bigger worry then their bowling. Same for us, however, our batting worry stems from our much talked about lack of patience and application.

crazyisland · #31 October 16, 2003, 12:48 AM

crazyisland · #32 October 16, 2003, 12:48 AM

Nafees Iqbal not out 62 92 7 0
Javed Omar c C M W Read b S J Harmison 0 15 0 0
Aftab Ahmed c R Clarke b S J Harmison 4 7 1 0
Rajin Saleh not out 16 67 1 0
Extras 0b 0lb 3w 4nb 7

Total 29.0 overs (for 2 wickets) 89

Bowler O M R W Fall of wickets:

R L Johnson 7.0 1 23 0 1-11 [ Javed Omar]
S J Harmison 5.0 0 17 2 2-17 [ Aftab Ahmed]
M J Hoggard 6.0 4 5 0
R Clarke 6.0 1 22 0
A F Giles 3.0 0 14 0
G J Batty 2.0 0 8 0

Sham · #33 October 16, 2003, 12:53 AM

Their batting is definitely a bigger worry for us than their bowling. If we can apply ourselves in the batting department, like Aftab did in the last match and Nafees is doing in this one, we can score runs against this English bowling line-up. But their batting is very strong, our bowlers will have to be very disciplined.

I'm really excited about Jubair playing. Can't wait to see how he does.

I am worried about Golla and Hannan though. More about Golla than Hannan. But this was just the one innings and hopefully he will be fine.

rafiq · #34 October 16, 2003, 12:55 AM

what's with the 12 a sides - seems like a staple for touring sides - we had a few in Australia too. So that means these games are not first class - what do you guys think of the tradeoff.

hey rho, I bet you want to guarantee a duck by all the bangladeshis, don't you?

Sham · #35 October 16, 2003, 12:57 AM

We don't need these matches to be First Class. What difference does it make whether they are or not. But having an extra player gives you the opportunity to try out an extra players, which is what these matches are all about.

Carte Blanche · #36 October 16, 2003, 12:58 AM

Seems like Rajin is content with playing second fiddle. Go caps go, I'd love to see you hit a ton. Same goes with Nafees.

Kana-Baba · #37 October 16, 2003, 12:58 AM

Personally I think Golla's golla(0) is a blessing as he already fullfilled his quota for scoring golla(0). Now it's his turn to make some good score in the original test

Rho · #38 October 16, 2003, 12:58 AM

Rafique wut do ya mean?
I can see Sumon scoring a ton! and Saleh a fifty. Let's see...

rafiq · #39 October 16, 2003, 01:01 AM

your last few comments raised some questions about where you were coming from - glad to see I was wrong and you do have faith in at least a few of the players!

Rho · #40 October 16, 2003, 01:05 AM

I have faith in all the players in the current team except Sujon!

btw, who knows how tall is Talha? and has he gotten any faster since last time?

Carte Blanche · #41 October 16, 2003, 01:12 AM

Oh boy! I'm so tense for this game!! It feels like the National team is playing.

AGC · #42 October 16, 2003, 01:16 AM

Who's nickname is Golla again?
89/2, pretty good figures for a BD A side.

Arnab · #43 October 16, 2003, 01:18 AM

Looks like they have played out Hoggard's first spell VERY cautiously. I bet most of those balls were faced by Rajin.

Sham · #44 October 16, 2003, 01:19 AM

We need to bat out the day. Thats my target for our team!

chinaman · #45 October 16, 2003, 01:22 AM

More than 300 runs in the first innings, anybody?

Sham · #46 October 16, 2003, 01:22 AM

This match must have started at 9:45 am Dhaka time. Can anyone confirm that? We have had this lunch score since about 11:45 Dhaka time. Why is CricInfo not covering these matches?

AGC · #47 October 16, 2003, 01:23 AM

Its hard to understand why our top players are scoring so little in these warm up matches. Look at Hannan Sarkar in the first match and Javed Omar in this one...

AGC · #48 October 16, 2003, 01:31 AM

This is so annoying! Isn't there any other site covering the match live?

Sharek · #49 October 16, 2003, 01:34 AM

From Sporting Life

HARMISON BOOSTS TEST CHANCES
By Myles Hodgson, PA Sport Cricket Correspondent, Dhaka

Steve Harmison enhanced his claims for a place in England's Test line-up next week with an excellent start in the tour match against Bangladesh A.

The Durham fast bowler claimed two early wickets in the final warm-up match at the Academy Ground.

He faces tough competition for a starting berth in the Test matches, with Richard Johnson and Matthew Hoggard also fighting for the two seamer roles after all three were named in today's line-up.

Harmison struck twice in six deliveries to leave Bangladesh A struggling and was the pick of England's attack after captain Michael Vaughan lost the toss and was forced to field.

Facing temperatures well into the 90s, England did not have to wait long to make a breakthrough with Harmison striking with the first ball of the sixth over when Javed Omar edged behind to wicketkeeper Chris Read off the back foot.

Aftab Ahmed followed six balls later when, after driving through mid-wicket to get off the mark with a boundary, he tried another expansive shot and instead edged to Rikki Clarke at second slip.

But the tourists' hopes of making further inroads were halted by opener Nafees Iqbal hitting an unbeaten 62 and forging an unbroken 72-run partnership with Rajin Saleh to get their side to 89 for two at lunch on the opening day.

England had earlier decided to overlook Kent's Martin Saggers and Mark Butcher who was ruled out with a throat infection, leaving wicketkeeper Geraint Jones as the only member of the 15-man squad yet to play.

Once again, the tourists have agreed with the opposition to use 12 players during the three-day encounter to give as many people as possible match practice.

Sharek · #50 October 16, 2003, 01:36 AM

Bangladesh 95/2

Nafis Iqbal NOT OUT 63

Javed Omar c Read b Harmison 0

Aftab Ahmed c Clarke b Harmison 4

Rajin Saleh NOT OUT 21

EXTRAS (0b, 0lb, 3w, 4nb) 7

TOTAL 2 Wickets 32 Overs 95

Current Bowler:

Bowling Figures: A F Giles 3-0-0-14

Last Man: 4

Fall of Wicket: 17