Match Thread: 1st Test, Bangladesh vs. West Indies at SBNS, Dhaka; November 13-17, 2012

[reyme]

তবে দুপুরের সংবাদ সম্মেলনে মুশফিক বলে গিয়েছিলেন, দল হবে আজ সকালে উইকেট দেখে। উইকেট হালকা ঘাস থাকলে তিন পেসার নিয়ে খেলতে পারেন। -----you must be kidding me! Playing 3 pacers? Mushy simply lacks common sense. He needs to understand spinners are ourstrength, not pacers. Only time we actually won a test in BD is becasue of Enam. He needs to be dropped from captaincy. He is too busy setting up fielding all the time and gets distracted on wicket keeping resulting match losing dropped cathces. He has been awefully porr in terms of team selection (I am sure dropping sunny has something to do with his inputs at least to some extent), bowling rotation, and making good judgement. I mean he choses to field when he should be batting, his mistakes are costing us matches. Shakib should be the captain, hands down.

[AbuDarda]

According to prothom alo,bd playing eleven has been finalised already:
1.Tamim 2.Nafees 3.Zunaid 4.Naeem 5Shakib 6.Mushfiqu 7.Riyad 8.Nasir 9.Sohag Gazi 10.Shahadat 11.Rubel

[reyme]

Originally Posted by Antora
Atm I'm not sure what I'm more nervous about. My exam in approx 2 hrs, or the game in approx 2 hrs

After the exam watch the game. By the end of the day we will know what will be outcome of this match. Now if Mushy choses to field, then you already know the outcome of the match, before it even begins.

[oronnya]

Originally Posted by Antora
Atm I'm not sure what I'm more nervous about. My exam in approx 2 hrs, or the game in approx 2 hrs

the game for sure

You will do fine in the exam so don't worry

[oronnya]

Amader hochhe raaj-kopal.. shob kichhui amra pai beshi beshi.. kichhudin age spin bowling attack manei chhilo shob SLA- konorokome Riyad chhilo ekmatro offie... r ekhon dekhen bhaggodebi emon e shuproshonno hoyechhen je ek team char charta offie.. What a selection !!! Even if you take Nasir out still too many offies ...

Anyways I think both Gazi and Sunny should play . Also at this point with so many off spinner option and with Naeem's good form Riyad should definitely sit out (I know it's very unlikely )

[Rubu]

Test cricket after sooo long. I almost forgot how it feels like to stay up late and watch test.

[Maple1900]

Toss in 14 minutes!

[Tigers_eye]

Salaam,
Hope we win the test series.

[tiger_army]

We are short of one bowler...Both sunny and gazi should play at cost of riyad...

[Maysun]

I hope Sunny is in the team!

[Rubu]

Got Vizio Co-star hooked up with 46" LED TV to watch it high def from ESPN3. Probably the best viewing setup I ever had.

[Haradhon]

It is good to see Naeem back; how did he improve though? Is it based on his performance in the BD first class only. I wonder if he has toured with BD A after losing his spot in the national team.

[al Furqaan]

Originally Posted by Tigers_eye
Salaam,
Hope we win the test series.

Walaikum salaam. Inshallah Mijan bhai. I feel this could our watershed Test moment after 12 years of heartbreaks.

[Tmahmud]

Bhais and bons- any links?

[tiger_army]

Originally Posted by Haradhon
It is good to see Naeem back; how did he improve though? Is it based on his performance in the BD first class only. I wonder if he has toured with BD A after losing his spot in the national team.

he had decent performence in india tour and also against WI HP unit.. Finally scored 2 tons in 2 games in NCL... you cant ignore him...

[al Furqaan]

we have 3 off spin options...If the PA XI is correct, only change I would want is Riyad out for Sunny.

[tiger_army]

If we win the toss should bat first...

[al Furqaan]

Originally Posted by Rubu
Got Vizio Co-star hooked up with 46" LED TV to watch it high def from ESPN3. Probably the best viewing setup I ever had.

I will probably take my laptop in for the final session tonight and hook it up to a 47" Toshiba Regza with my HDMI cable. I think its a 1080p but I'm not too familiar with these details. It depends on the ESPN3 stream quality minute to min fluctuations which I suspect depends in turn on bandwidth availability in my area.

[Rifat]

Originally Posted by al Furqaan
I will probably take my laptop in for the final session tonight and hook it up to a 47" Toshiba Regza with my HDMI cable. I think its a 1080p but I'm not too familiar with these details. It depends on the ESPN3 stream quality minute to min fluctuations which I suspect depends in turn on bandwidth availability in my area.

High Speed Internet helps... at least 20 MBPS download speed should do!

[al Furqaan]

Originally Posted by Rifat
High Speed Internet helps... at least 20 MBPS download speed should do!

I just have comcast regular cable....I can download Law and Order episodes at up to 600 kbps, but average is more like 300-400. Dunno what that makes it.

[Rifat]

Originally Posted by reyme
তবে দুপুরের সংবাদ সম্মেলনে মুশফিক বলে গিয়েছিলেন, দল হবে আজ সকালে উইকেট দেখে। উইকেট হালকা ঘাস থাকলে তিন পেসার নিয়ে খেলতে পারেন। -----you must be kidding me! Playing 3 pacers? Mushy simply lacks common sense. He needs to understand spinners are ourstrength, not pacers. Only time we actually won a test in BD is becasue of Enam. He needs to be dropped from captaincy. He is too busy setting up fielding all the time and gets distracted on wicket keeping resulting match losing dropped cathces. He has been awefully porr in terms of team selection (I am sure dropping sunny has something to do with his inputs at least to some extent), bowling rotation, and making good judgement. I mean he choses to field when he should be batting, his mistakes are costing us matches. Shakib should be the captain, hands down.

even if the pitch is super friendly, Two Solid seamers would do. Two Quality seamers is a better option then three toothless bowlers who can't make use of the conditions.
Gazi Sunny and Shakib could be a very lethal combination! if one of these spinners have an off day the other could pick the bowling unit up

[al Furqaan]

CI says WI won toss and will bat first. Damn.

[tiger_army]

first blow WI won the toss and batting

[GhuneDhora]

2 pacers only? I don't know why Bangladesh team treats test cricket like ODI.

[tiger_army]

now whats the line up....