Story England on the Sub-Continent [C2005]

[cc2003btw]

This thread will be documenting an England tour of the sub continent, i'm not great at the whole interview thing, so i'd be really thankful, and encourage anyone to post their own take on it and write interviews on the thread. That way i can use the creativity of the rest of the forum to make this thread as awesome as possible. Plus i know we have a lot of fans of the sub continent teams, i'm sure they can do better on their players than me.
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England are going to the sub continent with a different squad in mind. It's taken great players from the ashes series, and added in older players that deserve a chance, and young talent that needs to be opened up.

Opportunities go to Hampshire's Chris Tremlett and Dimitri Mascarenhas, while Fielding coach Trevor Penney is brought on the tour as a player. Northants star Bilal Shafayat gets his chance, as will wicket keeper Chris Read, and Gloucestershire swing bowler Jon Lewis.

The tour schedule is long and gruelling, it will be a challenge for England in this heat.

Thanks for any support you can give on this story. The first test V Bangladesh to come.

 

[joem87]

trev penney!!! good choices with your squad cc

 

[cc2003btw]

trev penney!!! good choices with your squad cc

I know, i thought why not. He's a leg spinner as well, always handy on the dusty pitches.

 

[cc2003btw]

The 1st Tiger Beer Test Match from Dhaka
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It's a dry pitch at Dhaka, Michael Vaughan has won the toss and chose to bat.

Mark Nicholas: Michael, you've chosen to bat. Look like a good track?

Michael Vaughan: Yeah, it's nice and hard, ball should come on to the bat nicely. It looks like it's going to rough up as well, hopefully batting first will get the worst of it out of the way and give Gilo and Trev something to play with.

M.N: We might even see you bring your arm over in this match then.

M.V: *laughes* yeah, maybe, we'll see.

M.N. I'll let you get going, good luck today.

M.V. Thanks Mark.
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Here come the teams, the first morning of the Test match against Bangladesh, starting off the Sub Continent tour.

Trevor Penney getting given a go on this dry pitch, Jon Lewis will open the bowling for England with Steve Harmison when Bangladesh bat.

Here comes the first ball, from Mashrafe Mortaza.......

 

[cc2003btw]

^apologies for image size.

 

[cc2003btw]

Strauss carefully defends the first ball.

The openers negotiate the first over well.

Trescothick attacks through mid wicket.

Strauss plays a great leg glance

Captain's frustration.

The openers carry on strong.

 

[cc2003btw]

England in trouble on the first morning

Trescothick goes LBW to Mashrafe.

Captain comes to the crease....

...and starts agressively.

50 up for England as Bucknor signals a 4 for Vaughan.

 

[cc2003btw]

Abdur Razzaq comes into the attack with his left arm spin.

Strauss hits him over mid off for 4

Strauss goes LBW off a full toss from Mashrafe

Kevin Pietersen plays a shot, then disappoints by playing a square cut on to his leg stump

 

[rabbitoh rob]

Little disappointed not to see any of the Derbyshire young guns taken on tour for experience.LOL

Thought Molloy, Moore and Laws must of come close to selection.

Good luck, go the poms :happy

 

[joem87]

lol nice plug rob!

 

[cc2003btw]

hmm, so people are interested. I'd better catch it up then, i carrie on without picturing it. I'll do it in a mo

 

[jhnnyby000]

hmm, so people are interested. I'd better catch it up then, i carrie on without picturing it. I'll do it in a mo

i just started to read this i think this will a great story i will post as regulary as i can

 

[cc2003btw]

I'll pick it up later from the bagnladesh innings then, don't think i took a wicket.