playing minnows or not?

[Hatebreed]

I think a couple of minnow tours won't do any harm. Might give the boys some easy practise and morale boosting. Just not as many as 2006. Players must be rested well, they should also get enough time to play domestic cricket or if the opportunity arises abroad.

[undertaker]

Hehe Minnows should always play against Minnows as evident from the poll. Otherwise they will be getting thrashed most of the times

[One World]

The big sea is full of big fishes. Make academy and A teams take care of minnows.

[sandpiper]

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[One World]

Originally Posted by sandpiper
2019 World Cup !!!!! News Headlines !!!!!
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Its funnier than what I am watching...Friends

[Rabz]

Ha ha ha...good one Sandpiper.

I have one simple question:

Can we not use the word "minnow"??

If we ourselves are so botherd by being labelled the word "minnow" on ourselves and see it as a basis of discrimation, then why do we go and call those other "less established" cricketing countries minnows??

Is that hipocracy??

[Hatebreed]

Originally Posted by Sydney
Ha ha ha...good one Sandpiper.

I have one simple question:

Can we not use the word "minnow"??

If we ourselves are so botherd by being labelled the word "minnow" on ourselves and see it as a basis of discrimation, then why do we go and call those other "less established" cricketing countries minnows??

Is that hipocracy??

It is a bit hypocrite. Think of it on a lighter scale of coloured people calling their brethren by the N word all the time, but other folks can't say it.

[al Furqaan]

good one sandpiper...too funny

[ammark]

Havent read all the posts, but yes.. between the FTP tours BD team *should* play more games against associate countries, esp if it is out on tour. I agree with TheWatcher that Domestic cricket has been suffering due to the players' absences, for which I think it'd be good to use A-Team players to front those matches vs the Associates, and relegating non-performers to the domestic games instead of having them loiter on the top 11 bench.

This is all to give exposure and hopefully give depth to cricketers from BD. But BCB has to be strict in pushing the large pool of domestic performers up to these tourneys instead of tiring out the top

[Sovik]

if we have to play against associate members, we should play against them in their country. at least we will have some practice in different environment.

[criccric]

Originally Posted by al Furqaan
just to clarify my position:

2) in no way should they interefere with our big series, and if need be, the minnow series should be scrapped to make way for a big team, unless we have already finalized a deal with a minnow.

- Look whats happened now!

[Sovik]

i just want to see Bangladesh cricket team playing against ireland in dublin

[MohammedC]

Originally Posted by sovik
i just want to see Bangladesh cricket team playing against ireland in dublin

They should have a ODI series in Ireland before any series against England. Next time BD tours UK is 2010