Australia in Bangladesh

[aussie1st]

Johnson and Ashes!!! I was hoping they'd never mix!

Not any time soon I know we shouldn't be taking Bangladesh lightly but cmon it's Bangladesh and Johnson was brought over so why not give Lee a 5 day break to get fresh for the ODI series.

According to Cricinfo, Chittagong won't be turning and Symonds is back in the side, with either Bracken or Johnson.

Cricinfo predict Johnson to take the spot, as do I cause thats just the way our selectors work.

Sides

Bangladesh 1 Javed Omar, 2 Shahriar Nafees, 3 Habibul Bashar (capt), 4 Rajin Saleh, 5 Mohammad Ashraful, 6 Aftab Ahmed, 7 Khaled Mashud (wk), 8 Mohammad Rafique, 9 Mashrafe Mortaza, 10 Shahadat Hossain, 11 Enamul Haque jnr or Abdur Razzak.

Australia (probable) 1 Matthew Hayden, 2 Mike Hussey, 3 Ricky Ponting (capt), 4 Damien Martyn, 5 Michael Clarke, 6 Andrew Symonds, 7 Adam Gilchrist (wk), 8 Jason Gillespie, 9 Mitchell Johnson, 10 Stuart Clark, Stuart MacGill.

 

[angryangy]

Forecasts are suggesting some rain and storms on Tuesday or Wednesday.

Tigers are going to have a bat.

Aussies are playing 5 bowlers again. Check out the aggressive selections.

Javed Omar
Shahriar Nafees
*Habibul Bashar
Rajin Saleh
Mohammad Ashraful
Aftab Ahmed
+Khaled Mashud
Mohammad Rafique
Mashrafe Mortaza
Shahadat Hossain
Abdur Razzak

ML Hayden
PA Jaques
*RT Ponting
MEK Hussey
MJ Clarke
+AC Gilchrist
SK Warne
B Lee
JN Gillespie
DJ Cullen
SCG MacGill

 

[aussie1st]

Wow that is one changed side. Great to see Jaques finally get a go. 3 spinners geez they must think its going to spin. Good to see Cullen make his debut none the less. If we will get a decent bowl is another question.

 

[Cricket_60]

Why is Lee playing? He has made it clear he is exhausted.

Dizzy you legend! Bagladesh 1/0, Nefees caught at fine leg by Lee :happy

 

[aussie1st]

Selectors probably forced him to play.
Dizzy gets Nafees caught on fine leg by Lee. Not the perfect wicket but good start by the Aussies.

 

[Cricket_60]

Another wicket falls to Dizzy, Bashar caught at point by Jaques

 

[aussie1st]

So Mr Hohns can Jaques catch now? Dizzy is having a cracker here, really good to see him back in the baggy green.

 

[Cricket_60]

Good to see Dizzy getting wickets but they have been a bit lucky

 

[irottev]

The first one sounds like it was real!!! lucky. THe second one was actually good, bowling it in the same place . Thats poor batting from Bashar and good captaincy from Ponting for once.

My fantasy captain already has 2 wickets, and the stupid fantasy cricket wouldnt work so I never got my team in GRRRRR!!!!!!!!!

Shoulda put my team in earlier, changed later.

Go Dizzy go!!!!!

 

[aussie1st]

LBW this time, no luck involved there Brillant bowling by Dizzy especially considering Bangladesh sent as into field.

 

[irottev]

Another wicket to Dizzy. Unbelievable. This is absolutly unbelievable. WOOOOO!!!!! You kick ass Dizzy.

I wanna watch him.

"Previously Gillespie was getting the ball to swing away from the
right-hander and this one jagged back in, Omar was completely
deceived by the change of angle and that ball was hitting middle
and leg."

Great signs. Movement both ways.

 

[Cricket_60]

Dizzy bowling brilliantly. Like Aussie said, no luck with the LBW Just great bowling

 

[sportzchick]

OMG - what a great start

Dizzy great bowling!!!

Its Offical - DIZZY IS BACK!!!!

 

[puddleduck]

Lets be honest though, this is what was expected in the first test? If they run you close again, would be a second poor performance on the trot

 

[angryangy]

I've found an instance of Australia playing 3 specialist spinners... in 1932, O'Reilly, Grimmett and Ironmonger.

Can anyone find any more recent?