Aussies vs Bangladesh - 1st Test

[Easa]

Starts tomorrow.

Both teams have been announced:

Aussies

Hayden
Hussey
Ponting
Martyn
Clarke
Gilchrist
Warne
Lee
Gillespie
Clark
MacGill

Gillespie and Clarke get recalls.

Bangladesh

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

[Rob H]

Really hope (the mulletless) Gillespie does well. He is a quality bowlers and has done really well in the Pura cup for the redbacks. Symonds being dropped is a tough call on him. The selectors are spoilt for choice having both him and Clarke.

[Easa]

Really hope (the mulletless) Gillespie does well. He is a quality bowlers and has done really well in the Pura cup for the redbacks. Symonds being dropped is a tough call on him. The selectors are spoilt for choice having both him and Clarke.

Mulletless?

This I got to see. Have a pic, Rob?

[Billy]

http://www.cricinfo.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/61400/61460.jpg

[Easa]

Looks much better than the mullet.

The mullet looked retarded.

[Swaraj!!]

Dont believe it...agreed the pitch is slow but 50/0 to BD seems an amazing score against Australia......I'd do anything right now to watch an Aus vs Pak Test

[PlanetPakistan]

Jason strikes!

51 for 1

[sneekysneeky]

51-1
10.5 overs

Javed Omar out on 27... lbw by Gillespie

[kablooee87]

anybody got a link to this?

[mooz]

maybe its the pitch, but BD's showing so far is very impressive.

[Bangla Tiger]

hehe 92-1...we'll still prolly fail to score 300

but this bangladesh team is good...not what anyone thinks.

but they have a ways to go in ODIs and a lot more in tests

[Mashrafee_yorker]

Bangladesh 96/1 (18.5 ov)
Bangladesh RR 5.09


Minimum overs
remaining today 71.1
Good going

[mooz]

hehe 92-1...we'll still prolly fail to score 300

but this bangladesh team is good...not what anyone thinks.

but they have a ways to go in ODIs and a lot more in tests

courage my brother, I think BD will exceed your expectations in this game.

[Swaraj!!]

Bangladesh: 105/1 (20.0 Ovs) :)

[Mashrafee_yorker]

Bangladesh 100/1 (19.4 ov)
19.4 Warne to Habibul Bashar, FOUR, good shot, short and turning away, width, Bashar moves back and cuts well to cover fence

[UJ]

100 is up as Bashar cuts Warne for 4

Well done!!

[Geordie Ahmed]

a brilliant start by Bangladesh, i really hope they can keep this up

the chances of them winning is extremely slim BUT it would be good for them to atleast put up a bit of a fight

[MIB]

Bangladesh looks competitive....good for BD cricket

[Bangla Tiger]

courage my brother, I think BD will exceed your expectations in this game.

thanks, bro

i am fully aware of bds capabilities...its just they frustrate so much at times. i will be happy with a 100 here and a 350ish total regardless of what aussies pile up

[UJ]

Bangladesh looks competitive....good for BD cricket

Yes, and I hope Bangladesh stays competitive all game. Wouldn't it be great if Australia have to chase down 300 in the 4th innings!!

[mooz]

maybe BD can avenge Pakistan's 9 straight test match loses to Australia.

[mooz]

Yes, and I hope Bangladesh stays competitive all game. Wouldn't it be great if Australia have to chase down 300 in the 4th innings!!

and fail.

[Daoud]

Bangladesh need to make sure they dont throw this start away. Its a very promising start and hopefully Ashraful will get some runs too

[UJ]

and fail.

That would be an added bonus :19:

[mooz]

can't remember the last time the great Shane Warne was treated with such disdain, certainly I don't think Pakistan has ever handled Warne this well. Expect a big backlash from Warney after lunch.

[cavin420]

so what are we discussing here? :13:

[mooz]

so what are we discussing here? :13:

i think a good start will be reading the thread title, maybe u can also read a post or two.

[cavin420]

i think a good start will be reading the thread title, maybe u can also read a post or two.
oh no, i meant what were we discussing, aussies failing, or bangladesh succeeding ;)

[UJ]

The next session is really crucial. If Bangladesh can get through it with only 1 or 2 wickets falling, then we have a game on our hands!!!

[cavin420]

The next session is really crucial. If Bangladesh can get through it with only 1 or 2 wickets falling, then we have a game on our hands!!!
oo hello, goood morning, this is the 1st day......what game on our hands, this is austrailia you guys are playing ;)


so dont get your hopes up!!

[badxhah]

i n order to beat the aussies u have 2 give more than 100% in every session i dont think bangla can do that ,infact no team can do that.One good session against them doesnt mean u win the test match.

[J-Essence]

heeheheh go Bangla....144/1....yipppppppppy

[James]

:))) :)))

Even if Bangladesh could compete over a few days it would be hilarious.

[UJ]

I think Bangladesh will struggle when it comes time to bowl at this strong Aussie batting lineup.

[Schiller]

warne better take some 'cheap' wkts ;)

[cavin420]

the only thing bangladesh would be doing by for batting as long as they can will be , denying some austrailian batters some world records, brian charles lara,s record so , far seems to be safe ;) but you never know ;)

[Billy]

Great stuff from the Bangladeshis.

If they can keep up this rate of progress then they'll definitely be winning a steady number of tests in 5 or 6 years time, when the likes of Ashraful, Aftab and Shahadat are in their prime.

[aggarwald]

Great stuff from the Bangladeshis.

If they can keep up this rate of progress then they'll definitely be winning a steady number of tests in 5 or 6 years time, when the likes of Ashraful, Aftab and Shahadat are in their prime.

Bangla U-19 team is really good. You are right, in 5-6 years, their talent would mature to compete with the major teams in the world.

[cavin420]

Bangla U-19 team is really good. You are right, in 5-6 years, their talent would mature to compete with the major teams in the world.
yes, so good that yet again it was pak vs india U19 world cup finals ;)

[badxhah]

Gavasakar Gandi Gandi baatein kar rahai hai Kehta hia Habib bashar Is a COMPULSIVE HOOKER tauba tuaba

[Billy]

Don't mock Habitual Basher!

[UJ]

Gavasakar Gandi Gandi baatein kar rahai hai Kehta hia Habib bashar Is a COMPULSIVE HOOKER tauba tuaba
:)))

All cricketers have a double life..

Obviously some have it better than others!!

[badxhah]

Don't mock Habitual Basher!
y my highness

[aggarwald]

yes, so good that yet again it was pak vs india U19 world cup finals ;)

No.3 behind India and Pak is not bad. ;-)

btw, dream is to see a Pak-India WC final.

[Billy]

50 for the Basher!

[returnee]

Wow, congrats to the Bengali bros,,, great show against Aus so far
Lets hope they can take it

[badxhah]

beautiful drift by warne how does he do that ?

[aabbasi]

Good Going bangladesh...

[TurkishCricketFan]

It seems that this Nafees guy has a special liking to Warne's bowling.

[aabbasi]

Warne being taken to cleaners here...

Bowlers O M R W Econ
B Lee (rf) 10.3 1 52 0 4.95 (4nb, 0w)
SK Warne (lbg) 9.0 0 63 0 7.00 (0nb, 0w)

[returnee]

Wow, Nafees is tearing Warney to shreds

[Romali_rotti]

Pak players take note, how to play Shane Warne, you guys didint learn anything from us maybe u can learn from Bangla Tigerz..OH MY GOD imagine if Bang wins this test match> guys like Shoib, Kaneria like 90 percent of the current pak side doesnt know what it is like to beat an AUS side, that is freakkyy... :O

[Sheikh_Ji]

Is this really BD batting??? Its like some weird cricinfo typo error :P
C'Mon BD....:D:D

[badxhah]

Pak players take note, how to play Shane Warne, you guys didint learn anything from us maybe u can learn from Bangla Tigerz..OH MY GOD imagine if Bang wins this test match> guys like Shoib, Kaneria like 90 percent of the current pak side doesnt know what it is like to beat an AUS side, that is freakkyy... :O


100% of the past present Indian team doesnt know what it feels like to win a test series outside the sub-cont.

[zulfiqar]

Lol... gr8 going nafees! I can't believe i'm saying this but if only Pak top order learned from BD when playing against Aus ... :20: :19:

[Noman]

SK Warne 12 0 80 0 6.66

WARNE GETTING HIT!

[Romali_rotti]

100% of the past present Indian team doesnt know what it feels like to win a test series outside the sub-cont.

Um compare apples with apples not oranges.. I am discussing how teams have fared against the best side of their era AUS.. Nothing personal dude its ok, I am sure Pak will beat Aus atleast once in the next 10 years :19: ..

[Romali_rotti]

Lol... gr8 going nafees! I can't believe i'm saying this but if only Pak top order learned from BD when playing against Aus ... :20: :19:

Spot on Zulf :14:

[badxhah]

SK Warne (lbg) 13.0 0 84 0 6.46 (0nb, 0w) tells u the story

by bad Romali didnt u jus beat Zimboks in a test series

[UJ]

I've been impressed with Nafees. To score a hundred in the manner in which he has after suffering a nasty blow early from a Brett Lee bouncer

[kablooee87]

I wish I could watch this...

[MIG]

Pak players take note, how to play Shane Warne, you guys didint learn anything from us maybe u can learn from Bangla Tigerz..OH MY GOD imagine if Bang wins this test match> guys like Shoib, Kaneria like 90 percent of the current pak side doesnt know what it is like to beat an AUS side, that is freakkyy... :O

RR: Whats this Bhai ? Are you some kind of mission here or are you fishing for compliments ? Very disappointed.

[Romali_rotti]

Nafees is quality in and out, he reminds me of Ranatunga

[UJ]

Bashar gone..,MacGilla strikes!

[UJ]

238/2 (50.4 ov)

[Nauman]

To be honest the pitch has to be worse then the ones we saw in Faisalabad and Lahore.

[MIG]

I expect Aussie to score 900. But then they could collapse spectacularly.

[Romali_rotti]

RR: Whats this Bhai ? Are you some kind of mission here or are you fishing for compliments ? Very disappointed.

OHH miggy I am just playing round :) . You know Pak is my 2nd fav team fter India...But one point is that I just cant figure out why Pak havent beaten Aus so far, I mean they have the team to do it and if Bang beats Aus then I must admit it is freaky considering Pak is the best team in Asia at the moment...

[UJ]

OHH miggy I am just playing round :) . You know Pak is my 2nd fav team fter India...But one point is that I just cant figure out why Pak havent beaten Aus so far, I mean they have the team to do it and if Bang beats Aus then I must admit it is freaky considering Pak is the best team in Asia at the moment...

Pakistan havent played Australia in over a year..

[MIG]

Dunno RR - the pitch in Bangladesh doesnt look too good from what I hear - I think Bang have probably wised up and decided that a draw type pitch against Aussie is their best way to look good ! That way they remain unbeaten - now that would be great for them

[Billy]

To be honest the pitch has to be worse then the ones we saw in Faisalabad and Lahore.

It's a flat pitch no doubt but Australia made little use of the new ball early on and there is plenty of turn there. Why Stuey and Shane aren't firing it in quickly to negate the slowness of the pitch I don't know...

[Mashrafee_yorker]

lol..If Bangladesh plays bad,people start talking about their test status.When they performs,people says "the pitch is bad,,etc etc." Really some positive comments from our neighbours:)

[MIG]

M_y : Welcome to PP and a fair comment from you - apologies if it sounded like I was belittling Bang performance in anyway.

My comment was based on what is happening so far. I dont think Australian bowlers are that bad! Also, if Bangladesh were to beat Aussie in this match - I would be the first one to congratulate them on this fine performance - but it will be unlikely. Which is why I think, a placid pitch is Bangladeshs first option. Come to think of it, why not ? This is what Pak and India used to do in the past - only after emergence of some good bowlers etc did these tactics change ( some may argue by looking at the pitches in the recent Pak V Ind series that we still do that !)

Regards

MIG

[Easa]

Fantastic hundred Nafees

Well played.

[Rob H]

Brilliant Bangladesh. Teach those Ozzies a lesson in cricket. Nafees you beauty. Hopefully they can rack up 400+ and make them struggle. Good to see Dizzy back in the wickets. 2-35, he's the pick of the bowlers so far.

[Easa]

Lee and Warne were smashed/

[F16]

Congrats to Bangladeash for putting a spirited performance so far .Wishing them all the best .

[Mercenary]

lol..If Bangladesh plays bad,people start talking about their test status.When they performs,people says "the pitch is bad,,etc etc." Really some positive comments from our neighbours:)

I always root for BD to win when they are not playing Pakistan

[Bangla Tiger]

1st session highlites:

www.cricketvideosuncut.blogspot.com

[Sheikh_Ji]

Thanks Bangla Tiger :D

[Mashrafee_yorker]

I always root for BD to win when they are not playing Pakistan
thanks mig bro and mercenary bro..dont mind..actually i was visiting many forum(including indian) and none of them wanted to give credit Bangladeshi's good batting display so i posted that comment.

[shabbu1]

NO!! aftab ahmed out to a long hop from Macgill: 351/5

[jusarrived]

thanks mig bro and mercenary bro..dont mind..actually i was visiting many forum(including indian) and none of them wanted to give credit Bangladeshi's good batting display so i posted that comment.


Dunno which forums u have visited,but I have come across only praises for bangla team....any ways vry impressive performance,wud love to see you guys post 500 tomorw!

[amarmak]

Go Bangla Go....

[invincible]

Gr8 stuff from Nafees and habibul bashar ... keep it up guyz !!!

I watched the match ... its true that the pitch made the MULTAN pitch look a bowler's dream but still to thrash bowlers like Shane Warne and Brett Lee without ne sort of problem is some brilliant performance

[Mashrafee_yorker]

Dunno which forums u have visited,but I have come across only praises for bangla team....any ways vry impressive performance,wud love to see you guys post 500 tomorw!
ICF..but here most of the people posted logical comment..it does not matter anymore.even commentrator said that "Bangladesh played well":)

I hope Bangladesh will score 400.But its this time Bagladesh can avoid only an innings defeat.Aussie batting line up is much strongr and they will score minimn 600 in 1st innings.

[jusarrived]

ICF..but here most of the people posted logical comment..it does not matter anymore.even commentrator said that "Bangladesh played well":)

I hope Bangladesh will score 400.But its this time Bagladesh can avoid only an innings defeat.Aussie batting line up is much strongr and they will score minimn 600 in 1st innings.

u sure know ppl hate ICF here,don you? I will give you the link to the thread if am allowed..cos i ahve checked all 62 posts on aus bangla match mostly appretiating banglas performance!

[Oxy]

u sure know ppl hate ICF here,don you? I will give you the link to the thread if am allowed..cos i ahve checked all 62 posts on aus bangla match mostly appretiating banglas performance!

Please dont..

[jusarrived]

u sure know ppl hate ICF here,don you? I will give you the link to the thread if am allowed..cos i ahve checked all 62 posts on aus bangla match mostly appretiating banglas performance!

my mistake..make it every!

[Oxy]

Great day for BAng - cannot belive people are putting it down to the pitch - we are talking about Bangladesh who historically could nt bat in batting friendly pitches, nor could they bowl on bowling paradises!!!

AND Aus should be able to knock ober Bang on ANY surface - so 10/10 to Bang for a super day's play!

[jusarrived]

Please dont..

I knew the mods will have prob ,but its frustrating to see ppl post crap here n not comment on it...anyways ,i wont!

[Tupac]

go tigerz! LEt's see if Ponting can get partially get rid of the biggest stain on his record. Playing spin on turning tracks..

[UJ]

I would love to see Bangadesh bat for another 30 overs or so and really frustrate Australia. By then they should have a good total on the board too and you never know what can happen!!

[z10]

brilliant days play

[Big Mac]

If we had scored 355/5 on that pitch against Australia we'd be creaming ourselves over it so there's no reason why Bangladesh deserve anything less than the highest praise.

[Nauman]

I still predict an Aussie victory, Bangladesh is just not a good enough test team, a few moments of brilliance is all they get.

[Farhad]

It would be mighty difficult to stop the Aussies even though Bangladesh have won Day 1.

Forget about a Bangladesh victory, it would be a major achievement if they take a first innings lead or if they dismiss Aus for under 400 on this pitch.

[pakistani pride]

GREAT day for bangla !
I know some will put it down as ooh flat track but bangla fans take a bow !

[jusarrived]

I still predict an Aussie victory, Bangladesh is just not a good enough test team, a few moments of brilliance is all they get.


I agree,bangla have been in similar position b4 too..its vry likely that they will colapse to a sub 400 total n aus n reply scoring 600+ n then winnig by a innings ...but only difference is taht they have a better bowling attack this time which on a good day is capable of bowling out oppositions for decent totals..hopefully bangla has learnt from their mistakes n make the most of this good start !

[Amir]

OHH miggy I am just playing round :) . You know Pak is my 2nd fav team fter India...But one point is that I just cant figure out why Pak havent beaten Aus so far, I mean they have the team to do it and if Bang beats Aus then I must admit it is freaky considering Pak is the best team in Asia at the moment...

Do not give us that second team BS. This is really disappointing, I saw you as a mature poster, yet you bring Pakistan randomly and are just acting like a troll. Pathetic, absolute pathetic.

Yeah we haven't won in Australia but rememebr Bangladesh are playing at home. Wait till Australia come to Pakistan, not BS neutral venues, but when they play in the likes of Karachi!

Its only day one, Bangladesh hasn't beat Australia yet. And of course India still sing praises of their series draw in Australia, yet forget the thrashing you got from us in Karachi!!!! Clutch onto your old straws as long as you can...

[the_game]

Do not give us that second team BS. This is really disappointing, I saw you as a mature poster, yet you bring Pakistan randomly and are just acting like a troll. Pathetic, absolute pathetic.



He has been doing that for a while now, I don't know why Oxy the Terminator hasn't done anything about it. Anyways, good show by Bangla.

[Shoaib Akhtar's Fan]

Nice to see Gillespie back in the Australian ranks.. I saw his spell after lunch where he bowled 2 an immaculate line and length.

[waqar_ahmad]

Um compare apples with apples not oranges.. I am discussing how teams have fared against the best side of their era AUS.. Nothing personal dude its ok, I am sure Pak will beat Aus atleast once in the next 10 years :19: ..

by the way talking abt apples and oranges, y did u bring this issue up in this thread anyway. this is abt bangla and aus. y did u start comparing ur batsmen to ours.

those who claim that pakistani fans here bash the indians for nothing, take a note of this.

o and the pitch is crappy to say the leat, doing nothing at all

[Farhad]

He has been doing that for a while now, I don't know why Oxy the Terminator hasn't done anything about it.

I agree. It's poor stuff and really cheap.....all in the name of Pak being supposedly his "second fav team". :20:

[James]

I'm not sure whats more fun- Bangladesh doing well (everyone loves minnows) or the scum getting totally bashed

It is very unlikely Bangladesh will win the test- Bangladesh attack would do well to take 10 wkts against Australia, let alone 20. Remember that Australia have been written off after day 1 lots of times and come back to draw or win.

Still- huge praise is due to Bangladesh for a big day in their cricket history. They deserve our support, you can see a good team developing. Whatmore must be allowed to build a team and not be told that Bangladesh should be kicked out of test cricket by the 'experts'

[Easa]

Good stuff Bangladesh.

I expect Aussies to score atleast 750 on this pitch. :P

[MIG]

RR was told off in the morning and he apologised - we let all sorts of stuff go by from so called Pak fans as well.

Anyone with a different opinion to us is not necessarily a troll.

[pakistani pride]

agree if RR thinks that way then its his opinion. no need 2 make all those comments

[Mashrafee_yorker]

jusarrived if u want i can post you link with username by pm.I didn't not say "Only icf" i said "including icf"
And dear Romali_rotti,
Please dont change the topic.This is a math thread.

[Geordie Ahmed]

It has been a brilliant day for Bangladesh - having scored over 300 runs against the best team in the world is nothing short of amazing

I still feel Australia will win BUT it would be nice if they could atleast compete in the test match - it will give them a major boost

Bangladesh have some talented players BUT they need to start delivering on a more consistent basis, in about 5 years or so i can see Bangladesh becoming a decent side, they wont be the pushovers that they were/are - it would be brilliant for both Bangladesh and cricket if they became a competitive nation - Cricket needs more countries and stronger one's at that :19:

[Amir]

agree if RR thinks that way then its his opinion. no need 2 make all those comments

WEll, it wasn't about his opinion, it is that he just brought it into the thread with no relavance. No whats funny is that this is typical Indian attitude, where they compare their achievement vs Australia and than rate it as the best ever, when they forget there are 9 other test playing nations.

[HAFRIDI]

Well played bangla, lets hope they continue this on day 2!

[cavin420]

Um compare apples with apples not oranges.. I am discussing how teams have fared against the best side of their era AUS.. Nothing personal dude its ok, I am sure Pak will beat Aus atleast once in the next 10 years :19: ..
mind telling me your away record? :13:


and could you tell me when was the last time austrailia played pakistan in pakistan ? :13:

[Tupac]

honestly, i think bangla can win this....if they put up 500, they can't lose, and this pitch is taking turn.....call me crazy but, i think BAN has a chance here..

[z10]

call me crazy but, i agree with tupac ;)

[zushy_786]

call me crazy but, i agree with tupac ;)

Did you get your application to the mayo clinic yet :P

[cavin420]

i hope they do win it, eliminates pakistan from being the first ones;)

[z10]

Did you get your application to the mayo clinic yet :P


i was told i'd be in the cubicle next to you

hence, i refused ;)

[jusarrived]

call me crazy but, i agree with tupac ;)

crazy cos u think bangla cn win or cos u agree with Tupac :D

[zushy_786]

i was told i'd be in the cubicle next to you

hence, i refused ;)

:))) At least I don't have entra and cavin in your cubicle together :23:

[z10]

:))) At least I don't have entra and cavin in your cubicle together :23:


mere bete, they own the goddamn place. No wonder you're a permanent resident ;)

[Bangla Tiger]

honestly, i think bangla can win this....if they put up 500, they can't lose, and this pitch is taking turn.....call me crazy but, i think BAN has a chance here..

pac,

400 is there for the taking...mashud and rafiq both have test tons (against WIndies), saleh is due to make his maiden ton any match now.

and mortaza can make afridi look like a slow batsman.

450 is possible, tho i doubt it, and 500 will be a huge challenge.

but even 500 against the aussies is not enough. remember if bangladesh are scoring runs, chances are aussies will too. and ponting is in great touch right now.

[mooz]

win lose or draw, I am looking forward to today's cricket in BD more than the upcoming 2 ODIs in AbuDhabi b/w Pakistan and India.

[cavin420]

mere bete, they own the goddamn place. No wonder you're a permanent resident ;)
thats my hard earned image being the laydeeez man goes out of the window, GODDAMNIT stop ruining my image...........cav runs to entra :P



if the test match is a draw then thats victory to bangladesh!

[OZGOD]

A bit of a caning for the Baggy Greens so far eh. It was a good toss to win, but we deserved to be so far behind given how we bowled as well as other things like not having a practice match, etc. It was a bit of disrespect for the Bangles and the OZ paid the price. We bowled poorly in the opening two sessions, going for quick wickets rather than working hard on a placid pitch. No surprise that the wickets were taken by blokes who didn't play in SA and who are keen to cement places in the team. I'd say Ponting and Co have been given a rude awakening. 355 runs in a day - that's a record for the Banglas. Everyone's setting records against the OZ now eh.

I would expect that any complacency would have been well and truly eliminated by today though. Warney will probably continue to struggle on this pitch - he doesn't like slow turn with no bounce as he's not a tall bloke. Expect MacGill to continue to threaten but Warney to be ineffectual.

OZ will want to finish on the Banglas by lunch or just after if at all possible, and get started on their own batting. Given we're only playing five specialist bats all of them + Gilly will have to perform. As Whippy said (he's a Pom but he does talk a bit of sense now and then :D) the Bangles will have to take 20 OZ wickets to win this match and I don't know if they can do that. They will also have to do well in their second innings which is historically where they've folded. It's all about who's on top by Day 5, not Day 1.

Still, it's become a Test with a bit of excitement about it. I recall posting in this thread (http://www.pakpassion.net/ppforum/showthread.php?t=20560&page=2) that the exciting matches are usually ones where another team is completely tearing us a new one (which Bangla is doing at the moment). The subtraction of fear by the underdog is an amazing, and compelling, thing in sport.

[kablooee87]

Aussie sledging is rampant at the moment.

[Schiller]

No matter what you say re pitch, this is phenomenal.

as a sidenote, whos this fool, clark?

[Officer Barbrady]

.

as a sidenote, whos this fool, clark?

Are you watching?

[Fish]

I'm not sure whats more fun- Bangladesh doing well (everyone loves minnows) or the scum getting totally bashed



I think its more fun watching scum getting bashed (by India in the ODI's and Pakistan in the tests) even though I'm glad Bangledesh are doing OK.

[Sage]

its nice to see bangladesh coming out with the right intent

aggression was the only way bangladesh was going to make a contest out of this test

unfortunately, its been quite dull today

[Monsee]

jusarrived if u want i can post you link with username by pm.I didn't not say "Only icf" i said "including icf"
And dear Romali_rotti,
Please dont change the topic.This is a math thread.


How much is 2+2...

[Monsee]

thats my hard earned image being the laydeeez man goes out of the window, GODDAMNIT stop ruining my image...........cav runs to entra :P


if the test match is a draw then thats victory to bangladesh!





There goes the rest of your reputation and image...

[HAFRIDI]

1st wkt today 398-6

[Monsee]

agree if RR thinks that way then its his opinion. no need 2 make all those comments




Aik to yeh civics and deniyat keh teachers saay jaan nahin chootni...even after I have been out of primary school for ages :9:

[Amir_rulez]

Aik to yeh civics and deniyat keh teachers saay jaan nahin chootni...even after I have been out of primary school for ages :9:

ek dafa satisfactorily pass kar lo, to yeh baar baar ki musibat se bach jao.

[Monsee]

ek dafa satisfactorily pass kar lo, to yeh baar baar ki musibat se bach jao.



Chalo ab aik head maashtarr sahib bhi peechaay perr gayaay hein...

[XFactor]

check this link, http://thatscricket.oneindia.in/news/2005/12/22/2212ranatunga-warne.html

and check Warne's bowling figures ( so far ) against the minnows... 20-1-112-0 :D

[Amir_rulez]

Not to spoil the thread, but howz ur marriage going Monsee?

[Monsee]

Not to spoil the thread, but howz ur marriage going Monsee?



Quite nicely, me in Orlando, she in Lahore...just perfect :D

[Amir_rulez]

ah no wonder I still see u wandering around on forums. Good for u buddy, good for u.

[badxhah]

Quite nicely, me in Orlando, she in Lahore...just perfect :D


Ideal Marriage huh

Macgill is about to tear his gills outs

1 Lbw shout turned down then a catch put down due to mis communications b/w the fielders ,,,,

[aggarwald]

Watched the highlights of the play yesterday. Nafees was absolutely brilliant against Warne. He was employing the English strategy of sweeping away the spinners and seldom played him on backfoot. Used his feet pretty well, both during lofting above midwicket or sweeping away. Saw Warne getting worried after a long time and many a time his look reminded me of Bhajji in Lahore when Afridi was bashing him all around.

[badxhah]

Warne look remind me when he wakes up frm bed n realizes the fact he his India and has to bowl to Dravid n Co.

[UJ]

2 wickets in that MacGill over

Bangladesh 417/8 (118.0 ov)


Rafique and Saleh both gone

[XFactor]

MacGill does well to get 8 wkts! he outperforms warne quite often when they are in the eleven together.

[XFactor]

Aus 6/1 - hayden goes!

[kablooee87]

plumb in front, GONE!!

[Billy]

Mortaza bowled pretty well against England last summer, he's certainly a good quality bowler.

[badxhah]

Punter Goes :P

[kablooee87]

"Stevie Wonder would give that one out, it was that simple"

The most in form batsman in the world goes.....

43/2(11.3 overs)

[Imran_The Man!]

Woohoo! Come on Bangladseh!

[Billy]

Got him, yes!

[kablooee87]

Another one bites the dust....3 DOWN!!!!

[Mashrafee_yorker]

14.4 Mohammad Rafique to Martyn, OUT, Rafique strikes in his first over, arm ball, quicker delivery, keeps a bit low, Martyn cuts, gets the edge on to the middle stump, third wicket down for Australia
Yahoo!!

[Billy]

Australia are 50/3 at tea on day 2, still 377 runs behind.

Brett Lee for his first ton in test cricket anyone?

[James]

This is comedy gold.

[James]

I dont understand what the Aussies are doing here. They tried to bowl too many wicket-taking balls instead of just put the ball in good areas, and now when theyre batting they just think every ball is there to be hit.

Just do what everyone else has done - bowl at them and bat against them while showing the right amount of respect, and you will win. They are still a pretty poor quality team.

Who was it that said this pitch is more placid than Lahore and Faisalabad. I dont think so. 13 wickets in 5 sessions suggests we will see a result.

[Shoaib Akhtar's Fan]

Bangladesh in a pretty commanding position ....

[UJ]

Hussey is the one they need still. The form he has been in of late, he cold still take this game away form Bangladesh!

[immubhai]

Waao, Hosain The Bangla´s Mohammad Asif....C´mon, Bangla, prove this to Aussie team, you no minnow!

[XFactor]

Hussey gone! bowled!

[Mashrafee_yorker]

Whats happening?!! Husse gone.
Australia 61/4 (24.3 ov)
24.2 Mohammad Rafique to Hussey, OUT, Rafique strikes, gets his second wicket, tossed up outside the off stump, spins in, Hussey plays forward, gets the inside edge on to the leg stump, Australia four down :14: :14:

[Blistering Barnacle]

This is amazing stuff! When I saw Bangladesh's score, I thought this must be the most benign pitch for batting ever. And now the Aussies are 65/4! Poetic justice after Ponting's comments a few months ago.

[UJ]

THis is absolutely hilarious!!!

Dont know about u folks, but Im lovin this!!!

[badxhah]

I jus hope Banglas dont perform their consistent second innings collapses

[badxhah]

i didnt kept awake this long for the Pak vs SL or pak vs Ind this is riverting stufff

DO i Smell a new Rivalary on the Horizon ,,,,

Bang Vs Oz - the Clash of the Titans

[iqbal sikander]

aussies will win this test match somehow

[Noman]

i HOPE bANGLA WIN this.........

They just need to get Gilly out

[badxhah]

aussies will win this test match somehow


they will prbbly, but wat 2 days for Bangla ,,, amazing ,,every Pom will be enjoyin this.

[F16]

I hope Bangladesh Wins this match and prove a point to the Aussies . The Aussies a facing a very big challenge here and they are great fighters no doubt and let us see how they come out from the miserable situation they are in right now .

[Asim2Good]

Bangle in gr8 position at moment, but they should get MAX lead in 1st Inn here, as I m afraid Bangla may not even cross 100 in 2nd Inn

[UJ]

Bangle in gr8 position at moment, but they should get MAX lead in 1st Inn here, as I m afraid Bangla may not even cross 100 in 2nd Inn

The follow on is not out of the question yet...

[Perth93]

this new kid shahadat hossain is promising. picked up his first 5fer the other day against lanka...the fastest bowler east of the indus? :11:

[Blistering Barnacle]

i didnt kept awake this long for the Pak vs SL or pak vs Ind this is riverting stufff

DO i Smell a new Rivalary on the Horizon ,,,,

Bang Vs Oz - the Clash of the Titans

:)))

Hilarious. The Ashes will no longer be cared about. Bangladesh vs. Australia is where it's at man!

[XFactor]

Clarke gone b Enamul Haque - bowled! what a beauty!

[shabbu1]

OMG! i just woke up and this is just UNBELIEVABLE! well played Bangla!

[Immy Ji]

COME ON BANGLADESH!

i hope those brothers do well!

[invincible]

Need 149 to avoid follow on ... :)))

[immubhai]

Icant take this anymore...Enamul Haque to Clarke, OUT, Enamul Haque strikes in his first over, tossed up on the leg stump, Clarke plays forward, spins across, beats the outside edge, knocks the top of off stump.

Aussies Test status is in serious DOUBT!!!!!! this is outright insult to Aussies.. not insult, but now ponting should be tasting his own spit. Gorgious

[F16]

Bangaldesh must not enforce a follow on and just pile up the total and put the Aussies on the back foot .

[XFactor]

Appeals going out for every other ball.. the roles seem to be reversed out there!

[TaZ]

Unbelievable and hilarious!

[invincible]

Gilly hits a 6 ... hope he gets a century here ... he is my fav. player and has been out of runs for quite some time now ... :(

with that six, he becomes the batsman to have scored most number of sixes --- 88

[Rudi hater]

come on BD whip them.

[shabbu1]

93/6 now hahaha

37.6 Enamul Haque to Warne, OUT, Enamul Haque strikes for the second time, flatter delivery outside the off stump, draws Warne forward, gets the outside edge, Mashud behind the wicket does the rest, good catch.

[invincible]

Gilly looks in gr8 touch ... hope he continues ... i dont care about the rest of the aussies though ... (2 consecutive boundaries)

101 / 6 australia

[aggarwald]

come on BD whip them.

If Bangla can do this on a more consistent basis, then subcontinent cricket is going to get very exciting, especially Ind-Pak-Ban playing each other. In short, an awesome trio!!

[XFactor]

Brett Lee looks dead serious and determined.

[aggarwald]

Brett Lee looks dead serious and determined.
I wouldn't be surprised if Aus goes on to score 350+ from here.

[immubhai]

both left handed bowlers, Mohammad Rafique and Inamulhaq, are giving Aussies the worth of their money. This is the trick what did to Aussies. We badly need a left handed spin bowler, like Giles, Monty, Murli Kratik, Mc Gill.

We only had Iqbal Qasim. Does some one know, who do we have in the current lot in the pakistani team?

[Rob H]

Brilliant, absolutely brilliant :))). Would love Bangladesh to absolutely maul them but Adam Gilchrist will take them to safety. He always performs when the top order have collapsed. Brett Lee will stick around too. He is an allrounder now, no doubt.

[MIG]

hats, pants, other clothing material off to Bangladesh!! What a performance !

Sounds like a score from BCL cricket on PC !!!

[Majid Khan]

Out of curiosity here, lets imagine if Bangladesh were loaned Umar Gul and Rao Iftikhar for this test v Australia, how many ppl think Gul and Rao would make it to Bangladesh's test XI ahead of Mashrafe Mortaza and Shahadat Hossain (who looks a terrific prospect for BD - bowls in high 80s and can touch 90, has already taken 5fer and two 4fers having only played 5 tests - all v SL) ?

Somehow I can't imagine Dav Whatmore (an admire of attacking and flamboyant talent --- just look at how SL played under him) being prepared to drop either of Mortaza or Shahdat (two wicket taking bowlers) and replace them with two 'nothing' bowlers who are only there to keep things tight.

PS - well done Bangladesh, and credit to Whatmore, he has been able to transform Bangladesh into a team that can on its day COMPETE with the big boys and yet this has not come at the expense of their attacking instincts.

[UJ]

hats, pants, other clothing material off to Bangladesh!! What a performance !

Sounds like a score from BCL cricket on PC !!!

Easy there Miggy Uncle, Lee has been in good batting form of late and Gillespie is no slouch either!

[Majid Khan]

Talking about Bangladeshi pacers, I haven't seen Sydel Rasel , the left armer, but I noticed he was taking early wickets quite regularly in all the matches, during the series between Bangladesh and SL.

Anyone seen him bowl?

[Sheikh_Ji]

If it had been Pak instead of Aussies in this position....a match fixing inquiry committee would have been formed before the end of day 2 :))) :)))
C'mon Bangla Tigers :D

[alghazzali]

I'd want to loan them Akhtar for the last few days, so they can hav an attack to take the remaining 14 wickets.

[MIG]

MK - I think Dav Whatmore would also take Paks recent test record with those nothing bowlers as well - best to keep things in perspective.

[UJ]

Meanwhile Gilly and Lee are forming a decent partnership.

Bangaldesh cant let this get out of hand..

[UJ]

Australia 145/6 (52.0 ov)
at Stumps day 2

Tomorrow is going to be another fantastic days play, I cant wait!

[Romali_rotti]

agree if RR thinks that way then its his opinion. no need 2 make all those comments

Hey thank PP, I mean these guys are getting worked up over nothing, I never said anything insulting about the Pak team all I said was it is scarey if Ban pulls of a win. Cause Pak team has the talent and potential to topple the aussie side but they havent which I do find strange and I voiced my opinion... I mean the way some of you guys are going on and on about a post which I posted is just bringing your standards to ICF's level. I mean there are Pak posters in ICF and they get treated like utter crap by that stupid Messageboard, why? all because they dont like it when a Pakistani fan expresses their opinion..

[invincible]

Brilliant, absolutely brilliant :))). Would love Bangladesh to absolutely maul them but Adam Gilchrist will take them to safety. He always performs when the top order have collapsed. Brett Lee will stick around too. He is an allrounder now, no doubt.
Dont forget Jason Gillespie ... he can stick around with his defensive approach

[Amir]

Romali it wasn't your opinion that offended us, it was that you brought it up randomly. Also don't deliver this BS how you think "we have talent and can topple them." The way you said it was very vindictive towards Pakistan and we are not stupid, we can tell when we are being made fun of.

Now too put your stupidity aside, Bangladesh have the Aussies at 145/6!!!! Btu Gilchrist does have 51 of 74. If they let him settle tommorow, than he can bat real fast with that tail and Brett Lee is no slouch with the bat. They need to get Gilly early and keep a flow on Brett Lee.

[Romali_rotti]

UMMM I reckon PaK do have the team to topple Aus, umm they have looked very suspect in recent times, I reckon next Aus tour of Pak will be interesting, I reckon Pak will win.. Thats my take anyway,, but just calmm down, I am not insulting anyone, heck i love this board I dont post anywhere else....And one more thing not all my posts is gonna be Pro-Pak ok>? if you have a problem with that, then you guys should discuss it with the mods and leave it to them whether to ban me or not because I am not gonna hold back from my views and thoughts....

[z10]

brilliant days play

I have faith in Bangladesh to do something special now

[Majid Khan]

MK - I think Dav Whatmore would also take Paks recent test record with those nothing bowlers as well - best to keep things in perspective.

MIG, results are all that matter at the end of the day and I couldn't agree more, Pakistan has won three back to back test series v Eng, India and SL ... but one of the problems over the years has been, is that a victory allows us to sweep everything else under the carpet.

Our batting has been exposed in seaming conditions (26-6 v India at Karachi and in SL where the top order failed), our openers have failed consistently, our bowling in the absence of Shoaib is depending heavily on Asif and Kaneria, and the backup pace bowling in Umar Gul and Rao Iftikhar has been ordinary to say the least.

These are all flaws or weaknesses which need to be addressed, if Pakistan are to continue heading in the right direction. That's the difference between a good team and a great team, a good team is content with whatever it gets , a great team is looking to make progress all the time and is constantly looking for areas of improvement.

And the fact that we are one injury away from someone as mediocre as Rao Iftikhar opening our bowling in test matches, is a sign that our backup bowling is weak - given that this is a bowler who would embarass Bangladesh fans if he were to replace one of their pacers. There's a need to look at alternative options to find out what talent is at our disposal, either that or we accept that pace bowling is no longer our forte and maybe look at spin options.

Some of us have this perception that if the Pakistan team win , ALL is RIGHT with the team... everything can be swept under the carpet - the team can't have any flaws or weaknesses -- just as others think when Pakistan lose that all is WRONG with the team, rather than being so extreme, we need to keep some balance and be objective, yes our team is making progress and the results have been positive -- but what needs to be done to make sure these results remain positive in the forseeable future? look back at recent results and see where might have gone wrong, is there room for improvement anywhere?

[Mashrafee_yorker]

No chance to win this match.They scored too many runs.Gilcrist and lee batting very well.They are going to make a big partnership.So if Bangladeshi bowlers cant take any wicket in the early morning tomorrow then it will be hard to draw the match.

[Tupac]

what did I say? I have every confidence BAN can utilize the early morning dew and moisture to get rid of gilchrist. The tail will follow. If Bangladesh can enforce the follow on....they will win. Let's say they take a 150 runs lead....all they really need is 250 in there second innings! AUS won't be able to chase 400 on this wicket! And what more...they've got plenty of time to do it...go BAN go !

[Amir]

UMMM I reckon PaK do have the team to topple Aus, umm they have looked very suspect in recent times, I reckon next Aus tour of Pak will be interesting, I reckon Pak will win.. Thats my take anyway,, but just calmm down, I am not insulting anyone, heck i love this board I dont post anywhere else....And one more thing not all my posts is gonna be Pro-Pak ok>? if you have a problem with that, then you guys should discuss it with the mods and leave it to them whether to ban me or not because I am not gonna hold back from my views and thoughts....

Now you can reckon Pakistan can topple them, after being bashed by many. I said you are entitled to your opinion, but insulting anyone? Erm, you crossed that line long time ago when you brought Pakistan into the frame and than the manner you said it in.

I know you always won't be pro-pak, but if you are going to needlessly bash(yes, you did this) my country, I do not plan to sit here and let it happen.

[Easa]

A great day for Bangladesh.

Unbelievable! :)))

[MIG]

But no team in the world is perfect !

I see your point about improvement but how about if aint broke - dont fix it ? We have a few problems here and there but by and large we have done really well in the last 3 series.

If some bowlers dont do well, they will be replaced like in any other team - the Captain and Coach and PCB can see that too. As for our backup, not every bowler is Akhtars pace but we have some reasonably good bowlers - which is why we win our test matches.

As BW says, nothing will satisfy our fans everytime - but from my pov there is one thing we can all agree upon ie our success.

[z10]

Now you can reckon Pakistan can topple them, after being bashed by many. I said you are entitled to your opinion, but insulting anyone? Erm, you crossed that line long time ago when you brought Pakistan into the frame and than the manner you said it in.

I know you always won't be pro-pak, but if you are going to needlessly bash(yes, you did this) my country, I do not plan to sit here and let it happen.


amir yar, i think you are taking this too seriously

[Majid Khan]

if aint broke - dont fix it ?


As Colin Powell once said: “If it ain't broke, don't fix it' is the slogan of the complacent, the arrogant or the scared. It's an excuse for inaction, a call to non-arms.” ;-)

Not that I agree with what Mr Powell had in mind at the time but I do think he has a point. To be successful, you need to be pro-active and be one step ahead.

As you say MIG, no team is perfect - we're seeing that today, Australia are performing below par v Bangladesh. But you can be sure that even if Australia go on to win this match (which isn't exactly an impossibility at this stage), they will reflect back and analyse where things went wrong, in which areas they need to improve on to make sure this kind of below par performance does not reoccur in future.. either way you can be sure that they won't sweep their failings in this match under the carpet and be content with the win.

[Romali_rotti]

Now you can reckon Pakistan can topple them, after being bashed by many. I said you are entitled to your opinion, but insulting anyone? Erm, you crossed that line long time ago when you brought Pakistan into the frame and than the manner you said it in.

I know you always won't be pro-pak, but if you are going to needlessly bash(yes, you did this) my country, I do not plan to sit here and let it happen.

Amir

First of all this is in no offence to you or anyone, I really dont care whether you bash or abuse me on the internet, I dont live and bleed the internet. 2nd of all after watching Australia's recent performances I honestly do believe Pak can topple them, now whether you believe it or not is up to you.. And my first post was not a bash, I was genuinely freaked out how Bang is doing well against Aus and Pak havent been, I still cant work this out and seriously do think the next Aus/Pak series will be very close with a pak victory.... But anyway enuff of this crap I made an opinion and since it seemed to have got you guys worked up a lot, well then my apologies. Dont take it so seriously, if everyone was pro-pak there would be no variety in this board and it would be the same ol same ol...

[Lightning]

I hope for Bang's sake that they don't collapse in second inning. Remember the one match vs Pak where they lead Pak in the first inning and played really well? Then they were blown away for 90 odd or so in second innings? I think Shoaib did the damage. But really, Bang needs to press on from here if they can.

[Shoaib Akhtar's Fan]

Bangladesh are clearly on top and i hope they can take a lead of atleast 200 runs. There's no way Aus are gonna chase sumthing in excess of 350 runs on this wicket.

[b0wld]

Match is Fixed... Bangla wants their test status to be left intact tats why aussie r gonna loose....

I hav noted that whenever somebody speaks good about bangladesh they win.... i think they do the 'Bangali **** Jadoo'

[jusarrived]

checked the score just now n cant stop laughing..haha

[HAFRIDI]

Match is Fixed... Bangla wants their test status to be left intact tats why aussie r gonna loose....

I hav noted that whenever somebody speaks good about bangladesh they win.... i think they do the 'Bangali **** Jadoo'

:))) :)))

[Saeed Anwar-194]

Well done to bangladesh giving Aussies a great game hope they go on and win the game.

[Team Slayer]

can't believe it, honestly. aussies got too cocky for their own good (no warm up matches), and this is a just reward for that. hope they go on and lose, and lose bad. well done bd's for this, hope they can keep their nerves and pull this one off.

on a side note, shocked to see punter failing...i expected him to ton up the bangles with ease. warney looks (from the pics) as if he is back playing india in india...hahahaha. also good to see clark being tonked, never rated him and hopefully he is still around when we play the aussies.

[sohailmm]

Well played Bang but still I think Aussies will avoid the follow-on & concede a lead of 100-120 ,which will be quite handy .

I have a feeling that Aussies will chase down the Second Inng target


But I hope Bang bowlers prove me wrong ,my complements are with them .
Go for the Kill Bangal tigers in the second Inngs :19:

[Shayan]

Well played Bang... just make sure Gilly doent play an amazing innings and get Australia back into it

[F16]

The threat to Bangladesh now is Gilchrist .He can single handedly take the game away from them .So they have to get him out as quickly as possible . Hope Bangladesh does well in the first session on 3rd day and put the Aussies on back foot .

[Rob H]

Dont forget Jason Gillespie ... he can stick around with his defensive approach
exactly, the Australians are definitely not out of this one. I think as long as Gilchrist stays in for the first session, they will get within less than 100 of the Tigers.

[OZGOD]

Rule #1 in sport. Always respect your opponent, no matter how lowly they may be ranked. When a team has such underdog status that nobody expects them to win, there is no pressure on them and they just go out there and have a go. Which they have - they've taken it to the OZ from the first over of the match.

Disrespecting Bangladesh may cost the OZ dear - arriving a few days before the match, not having a practice match to acclimatise to the conditions and the bounce, bowling poorly on Day 1 where they allowed Bangla to score at 5.5rpo, shoddy fielding...add to that the subtraction of fear by the underdog, leading them to pull out some brilliant performances with bat and ball, and you have the result you're seeing now.

There's real risk of OZ losing this Test, which would be THE biggest upset in Test (or any cricket) history. It's one thing to lose an ODI that lasts 100 overs total - to lose a Test means that for the majority of the sessions the OZ would have been outplayed. In fact, I think the only session that OZ won was the post-lunch session yesterday. The rest has been all Bangladesh.

The pitch is starting to wear and turn and batting will get harder from here. That 427 that Bangla have in the bank will be invaluable. Were I them I wouldn't enforce the follow on - make the OZ bat last.

The BIG question though, is how will Bangla react to being in this situation? The first couple of days there was no pressure on them as nobody expected them to win. The last two days have changed all that. They will start play tonight (today) knowing that they are a genuine chance of winning. This is when they'll start to feel pressure - the pressure to perform, to not waste this opportunity. OZ have been in this position many times. This next couple of days will be as much mental as physical.

[z10]

Personally i think enforcing the follow on would be piling humiliation onto Australia.

When is the last time Australia followed on?

[Rob H]

Personally i think enforcing the follow on would be piling humiliation onto Australia.

When is the last time Australia followed on?
2005, 4th Test at Trent Bridge. :D

[z10]

i knew you would answer first :91:

[PakVsAus]

wow!!! thank u guys!! for showing support for Bangladesh :)

[Big Mac]

I demand that a commemorative DVD of the first two days is released regardless of the end result.

[z10]

I demand that a commemorative DVD of the first two days is released regardless of the end result.


i agree

[TaZ]

Bring on the DVD!!!!!!! with special bonus DVD of the ODI win!!

[Usman]

How great would it be if Bangladesh won this match! Ricky Ponting’s comments will be smacked right back in his face with Bangladesh now dominating them in odi's and tests! That would be perfect! People say having weak teams as test nations only spoils the game but Bangla are proving that if weaker teams are given enough time then even they can blossom to surprise everyone. Great going and keep it up tomorrow! I just hope Gilly doesn't take it away from them...

[Schiller]

Wow!! thats all I can say. What brilliant performance by the 'boys'

[Reality786]

Bangladeshis are no different to Pakistanis, were muslims at the end of the day and I wish them the best.

Bangladesh's population is 140 Million, if they can get some half decent domestic set up I expect Bangladesh to be a powerfull cricketing force because they ahve the numbers and the passion for the game.


Maybe they will be stuffing India in a few years. INSHALLAH

[OZGOD]

Personally i think enforcing the follow on would be piling humiliation onto Australia.

When is the last time Australia followed on?

Definitely that would be more humiliating for the OZ. But do they want to humiliate the OZ, or win the Test? Though ideally they'd probably want to do both. :))

[HAFRIDI]

How great would it be if Bangladesh won this match! Ricky Ponting’s comments will be smacked right back in his face with Bangladesh now dominating them in odi's and tests! That would be perfect! People say having weak teams as test nations only spoils the game but Bangla are proving that if weaker teams are given enough time then even they can blossom to surprise everyone. Great going and keep it up tomorrow! I just hope Gilly doesn't take it away from them...

What exactly did ponting say?

[waquas_uk]

any uk chanel showing the game?

[PlanetPakistan]

I reckon whoever wins the morning session will go on to win the test match!!

[Lightning]

Bangladeshis are no different to Pakistanis, were muslims at the end of the day and I wish them the best.

Bangladesh's population is 140 Million, if they can get some half decent domestic set up I expect Bangladesh to be a powerfull cricketing force because they ahve the numbers and the passion for the game.


Maybe they will be stuffing India in a few years. INSHALLAH Never knew that. Thanks for the insight!

[Rob H]

so seen as everybodies posts from todays play have been deleted, i'll give the score

Australia made 269 with a vital 144 from Adam Gilchrist
Bangladesh then lost early wickets to finish on 125/5 at close

Bangladesh are 282 ahead with 5 wickets left

scorecard - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/shared/fds/hi/statistics/cricket/scorecards/2006/4/12194/html/scorecard.stm

[Slugger]

What's going on with Aus? Bangladesh is shocking everyone

[Officer Barbrady]

Saw the beginning of BD's second inning and it was quite surpising to see one slip against the new ball with the ball of course going through the region again and again. Amazing given that they needed to bowl BD out.

Ponting can be really defensive and I am not sure he is good enough to captain another Ashes series.

[Geordie Ahmed]

Saw the beginning of BD's second inning and it was quite surpising to see one slip against the new ball with the ball of course going through the region again and again. Amazing given that they needed to bowl BD out.

Ponting can be really defensive and I am not sure he is good enough to captain another Ashes series.

even tho he is new to the team i think Hussey would be a good captain - im basing it on how he did for Durham, did a top job for us :19:

[Schiller]

bengalis have screwed it up again,
too bad they had a good chance here

[Sage]

had the right strategy at the start
but became too defensive

[Pathan007]

seems like they wanna lose

[Geordie Ahmed]

Warney got hit for 3 fours in an over by Rafique :27: :27:

[cavin420]

any of you generous sweethearts got the streams ;);) @ Ga and 007 ;)