Match Thread: Bangladesh vs. England, 1st Test, at Chittagong (ZACS), March 12-16, 2010

[AsifTheManRahman]

Getting the team composition right is a prerequisite for winning matches. Unfortunately, we've been playing with multiple weaklings in the line-up for too long and it has hindered our chances of coming out victorious on many occasions.

If Zunaed and Aftab can find some form, all power to them, but they don't deserve their spots at the moment; especially now that we have guys with bags full of FC centuries who are either sidelined or made to play deep down the order.

PS: Actually, Aftab never deserved a Test spot in his career.

[WarWolf]

Originally Posted by AsifTheManRahman
Getting the team composition right is a prerequisite for winning matches. Unfortunately, we've been playing with multiple weaklings in the line-up for too long and it has hindered our chances of coming out victorious on many occasions.

If Zunaed and Aftab can find some form, all power to them, but they don't deserve their spots at the moment; especially now that we have guys with bags full of FC centuries who are either sidelined or made to play deep down the order.

PS: Actually, Aftab never deserved a Test spot in his career.

Gotta agree.

[auntu]

Originally Posted by Tiger Manc
Really? Did you watch the match? Looks like we don't have a replacement for Mushy then. Did anyone see the practice match? How was Saghir's keeping?

Yes, I saw a highlights where he missed catches.

[auntu]

Originally Posted by WarWolf
Gotta agree.

How Aftab is in the test team?
Another রহস্য।

[Raynman]

I'm gonna take the optimistic route and say we win in Ctg.

Shakib and MM better follow up on the NZ centuries now that the triple digit virginity is out of the way. Same goes for Mushy and Tamim better look to that 6th century to knock off Ash from that BD test pedastal. After all, how much more could you want with no Onions, Sidebottom and Anderson in the line up.

No Strauss, bad form KP. The bowlers gotta make the best of this.

Come to think of it, shouldn't we be the favorites to win?

[bdtiger]

Looks like a bad start again even before the starting of the test match due to Raqibul incedence. Hopefully it will not affect much! I am still positive that we can fight well against this English team if everyone can do his job. Tamim has to stay for a while and Imrul should company him. Then a two of the middle orders click will post a 350+. Win toss bat first and put on the 350. Our SLAs will do the rest.

[nannu]

we should actually go with 5 batsmen and 6 bowlers..

as we have only 3 real test batsmen.

tamim ( proven test batsmen )
imrul ( best option as opening partner with tamim)
mushfiq ( proven test batsmen )
sakib ( proven test batsmen )
mahmudullah ( good batsmen )
naem ( good allrounder )

any other batsmen wil only make under 10 runs.. so why add more batsmen..
instead we with a strong bowling team . with 3 pacer and 3 sla.
shahdat
rubel
shafiul
razzaq
enamul


what do u think guys?

[chol_bd123]

ROkib is pissed because Aftab is getting picked ahead of him. that is unjust

[Eshen]

Pitch report - Chittagong Divisional Stadium

Happy Hunting Ground

Recalled batsman Shahriar Nafees' average of 34.62 across eight innings is as good as it gets on a batting front for Bangladesh, while spinner Shakib Al Hasan and fast bowler Shahadat Hossain boast 22 and 20 wickets each here, with the former's 26.09 average head and shoulders above the latter's 42.75.

With Shahriar Nafees again out of favour and Mohammad Ashraful now out of favour, Mushfiqur Rahim stands man alone as Chittagong's star batsman. 339 runs across eight knocks here, including a consolation century in January's loss to India.

This will be England's first five-day outing at the venue, so no Chittagong failure or success to speak of yet.

They Said

"The pitch is very flat" - short and sweet from perennial centurion Gautam Gambhir.

"Here it is not easy to play shots, that is the important difference and you have to bat very straight from the start to the end." - Sri Lankan batsman Thilan Samarweera after a laboured half-century in 2009.

"The wicket is pretty flat and we realised that pretty soon. From then on it was just a case of playing the ball on its merit." - Bangladesh batsman Mehrab Hossain junior after his best Test score of 83, against New Zealand in 2008.

"As the day grows and the ball gets older it dies a little bit. We found that when we were bowling. As the day went on I was out there and it didn't seem to be turning that much. I guess it gets easier the longer you bat but that's the same anywhere in the world." - New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori after a hard day in the field.

"There are cracks but not that prominent and if you look back to the Test here against New Zealand in October the pitch actually got better for batting in the last three days." - Bangladesh pace ace Mashrafe Mortaza realises his three early wickets against Sri Lanka will be short-lived.

"I think the biggest thing is that if you hit in the right areas, and show the full face of the bat, then it is still a good wicket out there. It didn't deteriorate as much as we thought it would. Actually it probably played the best in the whole game so we were obviously looking to play straight, and then there is the patience factor." - Black Caps opener Aaron Redmond after grinding out a dogged half-century in last year's tightly-contested series opener.

"When there is high tide in the sea the ground gets more moisture. But that is early in the morning. The game starts at around nine. By then the sun is up and the moisture disappears." - Bangladesh Cricket Board curator Shafiul Alam Belal

[Eshen]

Michael Carberry and James Tredwell set for debuts


Steven Finn could be one of three Test debutants in the England team to face Bangladesh

© PA Photos

[Haradhon]

Do we know who the no. 3 and 4 batters are? Is it Aftab & Jahurul/Junaed, or Aftab & Junaed?

[al-Sagar]

this was siddon's original plan

tamim
imrul
junaed
rakibul
aftab
shakib
mushfiq
mahmudullah
razzak
rubel
shafiul

bench: naeem, enamul, shahadat.

now with raqibul gone, naeem looks favourite replace him and jahurul will be in the bench.. but will he bat at 4 ??? may not there will be some rotation in orders. well lets see what happens.

[Ajfar]

Originally Posted by AsifTheManRahman
PS: Actually, Aftab never deserved a Test spot in his career.

oke team e rakha khub joruri bhai, jodi England amaderke 5th day te target dei 300 after lunch, Aftab er moto eto high Strike Rate player nah thakle amra eto boro score kemne korbo bolen

[al-Sagar]

Originally Posted by bangladesh_sy
oke team e rakha khub joruri bhai, jodi England amaderke 5th day te target dei 300 after lunch, Aftab er moto eto high Strike Rate player nah thakle amra eto boro score kemne korbo bolen

shakib and tamim can do that job in a test much. even mushfiq and mahmudullah can score at higher rates effectively for a long time in tests.

[Rabz]

Obayed bhai, love your work boss.
Love the way you reversed the process.
Sakib turning into a tiger suits better.
Keep up the great work.

[yaseer]

Looks like Razzak is going to make the XI and Enam jr. going to sit out. JS prefers Razzak over Enam jr.

Not sure whether it is right decision or n not. But why not play both?

[fuzzy]

Tamim
Imrul
aftab
Junaid
Mushfiq
Riyad
Shakib
Naeem
rubel
Enamul
Shafiul
__________________

[fuzzy]

wana c aftab play well

[salin]

This is a winning thread....

[babubangla]

Channel-I news said that the playing XI is declared in the news conference. The news said, if I heard it right, Shafiul, Jahirul and Enamul Jr. will be left out of the playing XI.

Keeing Shafiul out is kind of surprising!

So the playing XI is: Tamim, Imrul, Junaid, Aftab, Shakib, Mushfiq, Mahmudullah, Nayeem, Razzak, Shahadat, Rubel.

[Nocturnal]

Originally Posted by babubangla
Channel-I news said that the playing XI is declared in the news conference. The news said, if I heard it right, Shafiul, Jahirul and Enamul Jr. will be left out of the playing XI.

Keeing Shafiul out is kind of surprising!

So the playing XI is: Tamim, Imrul, Junaid, Aftab, Shakib, Mushfiq, Mahmudullah, Nayeem, Razzak, Shahadat, Rubel.

yup, saw that too in both ekushe tv and ntv. this is the final 11 for 1st test.

[WarWolf]

Originally Posted by babubangla
Channel-I news said that the playing XI is declared in the news conference. The news said, if I heard it right, Shafiul, Jahirul and Enamul Jr. will be left out of the playing XI.

Keeing Shafiul out is kind of surprising!

So the playing XI is: Tamim, Imrul, Junaid, Aftab, Shakib, Mushfiq, Mahmudullah, Nayeem, Razzak, Shahadat, Rubel.

Bad team. Shafiul should have made it.

[Rabz]

Imrul,Junaed and Aftab holds the key!!!

[beshideshi]

Ahh, good to see the selectors did not do the stupid thing of keeping Shahadat out. If its a test in the sub continents, Shahadat would be the first man I pick.
Also good to see Razz getting the acknowledgement for his more than decent bowling in the ODI series.

[wiseshah]

Oh no, now shafiul and enam jr may retire.

Why they r not in main xi?

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