Bangladesh in Australia Aug-Sept 2008

[McLOVIN]

for live updates go to www.banglacricket.com and they have ppl at the ground, who writes back every 10 min. crapinfo wont do any updates just because its not indian match :

 

[aussie1st]

Not that hard to win when the AIS changes their lineup
Smith really should get a chance to open, don't think hes evered opened for AIS. His bowling was good as was Holland.

Bit surpried they called up Geeves, he probably is the pick of the OD bowlers but thought Nofke would get the gig.

 

[McLOVIN]

>Mehrab Hossain jnr and Mahmudullah wait to enter the field, AIS v Bangladeshis, Darwin, August 20, 2008​

tamim had a soar back. so he did bat. Mahmudullah opened.

>Mohammad Ashraful blasted a 27-ball 41, AIS v Bangladeshis, Darwin, August 20, 2008​

he got new pads

 

[khalek]

Man you don't need to post everything related to the series from cricinfo in this thread

 

[smssia0112]

Actually the problem is that Bangladeshi batsmen are scared of Lee. Remember World T20? Bangladesh were looking to get a good score but Lee destroyed the middle order with the hattrick.

The problem is that we could field a second string XI and still beat you. That's why we picked Geeves.

I'm amazed that Geeves gets a cap ahead of Bollinger, Noffke and Siddle (all in Australia A).

aus5892 added 0 Minutes and 50 Seconds later...

for live updates go to www.banglacricket.com and they have ppl at the ground, who writes back every 10 min. crapinfo wont do any updates just because its not indian match :

Or it could be because they don't want to send someone to Darwin to cover a match between the AIS and Bangladesh? Just a thought.

 

[khalek]

The problem is that we could field a second string XI and still beat you. That's why we picked Geeves.

I'm amazed that Geeves gets a cap ahead of Bollinger, Noffke and Siddle (all in Australia A).

Let's wait until all the warm up games are over, we will see if Bangladesh is capable of beating your second string XIs :

 

[nikhil_99]

Brett Lee to miss Bangladesh series

SYDNEY: Fast bowler Brett Lee will miss Australia's three-match, limited overs cricket series against Bangladesh starting in August because of a "family issue," Cricket Australia said on Wednesday.

Acting CA chief executive Michael Brown said that Lee has been granted short-term leave, allowing him to miss the matches on August 30, September 3 and September 6 in the northern city of Darwin. His place in the Australian squad will be taken by uncapped Tasmanian Brett Geeves
http://cricket.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/3385382.cms

If he is tout still Aus will manage,but he has class,fast and really very agrressive fast bolwer

 

[angryangy]

I'm amazed that Geeves gets a cap ahead of Bollinger, Noffke and Siddle (all in Australia A).

I suppose you would argue that it defies the selectors' usual tendency to pick players on first class strength. However, in taking a player like Tait to the World Cup, they have clearly prioritised one-day strength. So when Tait came in for Lee, instead of joining at the end of the queue, he went to spearhead the side in place of Lee and he did so as a specialist for the role.

Although all impressive bowlers in first class cricket, none of those three stand out as a one-day strike bowler. Plus, they already have Stuart Clark to bowl line and length, so if they wanted that they don't need to select a bowler like Noffke. They obviously see Lee's role as a specialist position and in the virtual absence of Tait, they are rolling the dice on a new bowler.

Granted, Geeves is not quite as fast, he does attack hard with the new ball and has developed some good pace. He has had a couple of bad seasons, which make his career figures pretty ugly, but last summer really looked like he had evolved and was definitely a key reason why Tassie won the FR Cup again.

 

[SciD]

MJ will be Man Of Series and again on plane to India.

 

[McLOVIN]

BD vs AIS, Match 3
BD 272/9 (50 ov)

Innings Break

AIS after 47 overs 264/5

MacLovin added 19 Minutes and 13 Seconds later...

bangladesh lost by 5 wickets 1.5 overs to spare

 

[smssia0112]

I suppose you would argue that it defies the selectors' usual tendency to pick players on first class strength. However, in taking a player like Tait to the World Cup, they have clearly prioritised one-day strength. So when Tait came in for Lee, instead of joining at the end of the queue, he went to spearhead the side in place of Lee and he did so as a specialist for the role.

Although all impressive bowlers in first class cricket, none of those three stand out as a one-day strike bowler. Plus, they already have Stuart Clark to bowl line and length, so if they wanted that they don't need to select a bowler like Noffke. They obviously see Lee's role as a specialist position and in the virtual absence of Tait, they are rolling the dice on a new bowler.

Granted, Geeves is not quite as fast, he does attack hard with the new ball and has developed some good pace. He has had a couple of bad seasons, which make his career figures pretty ugly, but last summer really looked like he had evolved and was definitely a key reason why Tassie won the FR Cup again.

No matter what logic they may attribute to it, I'd still rather see a more promising bowler, one that is in test contention, and against Bangladesh I don't think that the balance is all that important.

 

[aussie1st]

Henriques was expensive with the ball but Holland continues to prove difficult with another economical spell.

Khawaja scored 94 and Henriques 82, signs are looking good for NSW batting department. Just a shame Smith hasn't been allowed to open yet.

 

[angryangy]

And no Warner yet, he must be injured.

 

[khalek]

The pacers disappoited a lot. I think its time to drop Farhad Reza and Mahmudullah, their bowling is always expensive and on top of that they don't get much wickets and Mashrafe's recent bowling form is turning out to be aweful. It was very disappointing to Raqibul batting so slow, we could have gotten a score of 320+

 

[McLOVIN]

its good thing he batted slow or else we would have been out under 240 :