Bangladesh tour of England, May-July 2010

[SciD]

Can't wait for England to thrash Bangladesh in the 3rd ODI and show that this was an absolute fluke win and that they would have won it comfortably had Bell not been injured.

khalek added 6 Minutes and 5 Seconds later...

Bangladesh's one-day wonders | Cricket Features | England v Bangladesh 2010 | Cricinfo.com

Lol. 21 good wins in 11 years, what FAIL. I thought that was supposed to be a negative article.

You have been on this Bell bandwagon as if Bell will score 100 every time he bats.

 

[khalek]

You have been on this Bell bandwagon as if Bell will score 100 every time he bats.

Dude I even mentioned before that even a 20-30 from Bell at no. 3 might have been vital for England. Not saying England couldn't have done better but they were missing a very player indeed at a very key position. Imagine in the first ODI had Bell got out for a duck, the pressure would have been right back on England but he spent time at the crease and made sure there was no chance for a collapse.

I say this again, Bangladesh only won by 5 runs and that too against a 10 man England batting line up and nothing's gonna convince to think that Bell couldn't have scored those 5 runs. Ok fair enough it's a win for Bangladesh but they have been very lucky as well. They can celebrate now but they will go back to regular ass kicking mode from the next game, this is what they've been doing all these years, getting one or two wins per year and getting thrashed in the rest of the games.

 

[SciD]

If I am Bangladeshi fan I will enjoy each win as it will be like rain drop in Sahara desert.

 

[AkshayS]

^Agree with Sid there, that was really a good win for Bangladesh,
They have put an end to that drought against England.

They must celebrate it.

 

[WubbaLubbaDubDub]

Waiting for the 3rd match. I am sure the Bangladeshi's would be charged up

 

[McLOVIN]

If I am Bangladeshi fan I will enjoy each win as it will be like rain drop in Sahara desert.

seriously. There is no point saying what Bell would have done and could have done. Why is he trying to convince people? More over WHAT is he trying to convince people? Obviously they will lose the 3rd game. But that doesn't mean they shouldn't celebrate the win.

Can dutchad un-delete my posts so this guy can get some sense into him. Really. That post of my would've helped. Without the R word of course

McLOVIN added 1 Minutes and 40 Seconds later...

Waiting for the 3rd match. I am sure the Bangladeshi's would be charged up

You did not watch the 2nd game right? Beg you not please not to watch the 3rd one either. If you did not follow the 2nd one, please dont follow the 3rd one either. If you were sleeping during the 2nd game, please do that also during the 3rd game.

 

[WubbaLubbaDubDub]

Ohk Mc.. If my sleepy attitude during Bangladesh matches helps them win I will better continue with that

As it is it's boring

Jokes Apart!!

 

[Themer]

Come on guys let Bangladesh celebrate their win. Yes England didn't perform overly well and were a man down but Bangladesh stuck to their bowling disciplines very well and deserved to win.

 

[Owzat]

You have been on this Bell bandwagon as if Bell will score 100 every time he bats.

I'm not convinced he would have scored big, but at least he has the right approach to batting. Problem with most England batsmen like Kieswetter, Strauss, KP (not playing), Morgan, Broad, Wright, Bresnan (not playing) etc is they want to hit every ball for four or six like it is T20. We lacked a steadying influence, how many got out wafting at the ball or hitting a ball in the air to a fielder less than 10-15 yards away?

Even 30 or 40 from Bell would have steadied the ship, support for Trott who seemed the only one capable of playing a sensible innings. While Bangladesh may feel they deserve and perhaps actually do deserve credit, England didn't exactly force them to win it or indeed stretch them. The fact that England got close takes something away

Strauss 33 off 36 balls
Kieswetter 17 off 20 balls
Morgan 1 off 3 balls
Wright 15 off 22 balls
Shahzad 5 off 9 balls
Broad 21 off 25 balls

Fair enough for Broad late on having no choice, but only Collingwood and Yardy seemed willing to rebuild the innings before trying to take the skin off the ball, the above all having the common factor of scoring at a high rate of knots off not many balls - or getting out trying to. Strauss at least made 30, the rest made quickfire nothings and got out, collectively 59 runs off 79 balls at an SR of 74.68 when a bit more composure was needed.

Morgan comes in at 86/3, takes an awful swing at a ball and is out LBW. Wright's dismissal has an "iss" too many ie was dismal, Broad's dismissal was tame but I guess he hasn't been in form and was trying to get quick runs to save the game. Ironically, maybe if Trott had been a bit more composed he wouldn't have got out. He'd done the hard work getting the target down to six off four and should have been looking for the right ball to smash for four. There was no point getting Bell on strike, a decent yorker would have got him in all kind of trouble as he wouldn't have been able or willing to move his feet much, I guess the moment got to Trott and he was in "do or die" mode.

At least his contribution lasted, the selectors need to look at the number of soft dismissals and the approach and review their selection policy. Yardy and Wright need to go for me, neither is much of a contributor and an extra batsman and bowler might go some way to making the targets smaller and the chases less pressured. On paper a lower order of Wright, Yardy, and Broad may look handy, but in reality it ain't worth much more than 20-30 runs most of the time

 

[ZexyZahid]

For Bangladesh this may be their World Cup final. They are on the verge of playing against England now with 40 minutes to go and may win an ODI series.

Light rain is expected during the day. I hope it doesn't affect the play.

I remember Bangladesh once won against Australia in an ODI in England. After that loss the next ODI Australia made short work in the next ODI against Bangladesh.

No idea how the approach of England will be.

 

[Dutch]

For Bangladesh this may be their World Cup final. They are on the verge of playing against England now with 40 minutes to go and may win an ODI series.

Light rain is expected during the day. I hope it doesn't affect the play.

I remember Bangladesh once won against Australia in an ODI in England. After that loss the next ODI Australia made short work in the next ODI against Bangladesh.

No idea how the approach of England will be.

I think England will want to hammer them big time. All credit to the Tigers though. They saw an oppertunity and they grasped it. It will be an interesting day. I am keen to see how Bopara fits back into things. It is another chance for someone who many feel has had enough chances.

 

[WubbaLubbaDubDub]

Hope to see the English boys winning this!! Bangladesh have got their happiness with a win but time for England to win this!!

 

[King Pietersen]

What team do you reckon England'll put out today then? I'd like to see Bopara come into the side, but I get the feeling England will play Tredwell instead. Not a huge fan of Tredwell TBH, and can't really work out why he's being picked as Englands back-up spinner. He hasn't taken a wicket in OD cricket this season and is then averaging over 30 in T20 cricket. Surely Rashid would be a far better option? Not only right now, but for the future too? Ravi also seems to be a bit of a golden arm with the ball ATM too, he's been taking heaps of wickets in the Lions games against the touring sides, and would probably end up bowling as many overs as Tredwell judging by his first game of this series.

:laugh Nasser ripping into Ravi, comparing him to Nick Knight, calling him 'a bit dopey'. Brilliant, Nick's face was a picture.

 

[riz7khan12]

waiting for the start, i wish it wasn't delayed by a hour.

i think bopara should play as a direct replacement for bell at 3, but that wont be happening with trott playing...

 

[King Pietersen]

At last. England batting first. Has been a long time coming, really didn't want to see us fielding first again, even though the conditions appear conducive to seam bowling early up.

Ravi in for Bell and Bresnan in for Anderson. Bat all the way down to 11 now then, just hope Bresnan bowls better than he has earlier in the series. The line-up is:

Strauss
Kieswetter
Trott
Collingwood
Morgan
Bopara
Yardy
Wright
Bresnan
Broad
Shahzad

Would prefer to see Ravi get some time in the middle and bat 3 or 4, but not too fussed. Just hope he gets in.