Australia in Bangladesh, April 2011

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another pointless ODI series comes to an end. Well done australia

 

[WubbaLubbaDubDub]

361 only ...... with worlds best all-rounder BAN will get this in 40 over max

Wow, so much trolling.

You cant expect anything better? Can you?

and thats it, 3-0 AUS ...... no one saw that coming

Atleast the Tigers tried by scoring 300 odd runs.

I would say tough but a good learning series for Bangladesh. Their batting needs to be more consistent and they can let go with their bowling.

Look at India, their bowling is not their best but their batting does it for them. Try and do this and may be fortune could turn in favor of them

 

[wild_aussie]

Good effort by Bangladesh for sure. They batted well.

However, a good series win by the Aussies. Good to see Clarkey giving a few young guys a go (ie. Smith, Ferguson etc).

I'm off to watch the highlights of Watson's 185 the other day! Epic!

 

[aussie1st]

Looks like a solid debut for Pattinson. Death bowling looks to be an issue atm, Johnson definitely isn't one, Lee is hit and miss. Harris is probably our best bet and if he stays injury free he'll probably try for the 2015 WC. Hastings looked okay at the death.

 

[Rehan_24]

I don't consider Watson as an All-Rounder. I believe that he has the talent to be a specialist Batsman and he is a specialist Batsman. Its not just about this innings.

 

[sifter132]

Ha all this 'get rid of the old guys & bring in the youth" talk is a bit weird. No way shoud these 3 players (although i wouldnt mind if Ponting retired from ODIs since i think his position can be covered) not be involved for AUS ODIs/T20 in the near future. They are must picks at least up until the end of the 2011/12 AUS home summer.

Yeah I agree, all 3 of those guys should be selected in our current full-strength ODI team, but I also believe that all 3 should be put on a kind of 'retirement schedule' just so the selectors can plan the handover period a bit better. All 3 of those guys are all coming out with 'oh I'm gonna play on as long as I can' for now, but I'd rather the selectors say no you can't - you get 1 more year (2 tops) and after that we're picking some younger guys.

But I disagree about one thing - I think Hussey's position is the one that can be covered with no problem - by Ferguson, maybe even a Voges or a White. I don't see another Ponting like top order player in the wings. Maybe Shaun Marsh, but otherwise you are going to be promoting Clarke or demoting Watson to #3. Then you need an opener and I don't think Finch or Warner is in Ponting's class at all. Not to mention in the field, where Ponting is better than Mike Hussey and less easily replaced.

Yet another display of Bangladeshi cricket at its very best, not to worry, this should be a easy target. For worlds best all-rounders super team? AUS in trouble

The thinly veiled hate against Bangladesh is starting to grate... Do we really need to emphasise that Bangladesh are losing again? They always lose, so I don't see the need to rub it in. If anything they deserve a bit of credit for making it to 295.

I don't consider Watson as an All-Rounder. I believe that he has the talent to be a specialist Batsman and he is a specialist Batsman. Its not just about this innings.

Well if Watson's not an all-rounder I'd love to see an example... Just because he can play as a batsman doesn't diminish his all-round ability - it enhances it!

Looks like a solid debut for Pattinson. Death bowling looks to be an issue atm, Johnson definitely isn't one, Lee is hit and miss. Harris is probably our best bet and if he stays injury free he'll probably try for the 2015 WC. Hastings looked okay at the death.

Yeah Harris is a must really. But I think he takes Hastings spot. Bollinger perhaps could be an option, but I don't think he can consistently bowl well at the death either. Better than Mitch can though.

 

[wild_aussie]

Looks like a solid debut for Pattinson. Death bowling looks to be an issue atm, Johnson definitely isn't one, Lee is hit and miss. Harris is probably our best bet and if he stays injury free he'll probably try for the 2015 WC. Hastings looked okay at the death.

Yeah our bowling has been a problem lately (including the Ashes).

Need some new blood I think.

 

[Rehan_24]

Well if Watson's not an all-rounder I'd love to see an example... Just because he can play as a batsman doesn't diminish his all-round ability - it enhances it!

I think that Watson should be recognized as a Batsman. He will go a long way I think.

 

[s2sschan]

The problem is Bangladesh lack Self-Belief. They need a player like Sonny Gavaskar or a Ranatunga to start their journey towards being a Strong team and instill Confidence in them.

 

[StinkyBoHoon]

australia's start was just way too good.

also, I've said before but what bangladesh seem to really have trouble with is slogging. their bowlers panic when batsmen start charging and wildly attacking and when they do the same they lose wickets.

the only player that has ever succesfully put in that sort cameo role is mortaza. and even then he's only done it once or twice. that's massively poor, but also a strange problem as I wouldn't really say bangladesh's main focus should be getting their lower order to be able to heave the ball for 4 a couple of times.

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also, I think it's only slightly fair to say that while australia made it look easy, they did actually apply a fair bit of tactical nuance.

they went after bangla's fast bowlers from the start, escalating the run rate, getting the batsmen set and putting tremendous pressure on the spinners to reign it back.

BNG don't win matches with their batting, so australia plundered their bowling when it was most vulnerable.

only fair to give the aussies credit for that. they weren't stretched in any department but there was more to the their performance than turning up and being australia.