England v Bangladesh 2nd test -Official thread [2/6/05]

[Rob H]

Seen as AJ decided to make the West Indies/Pakistan thread so early i made the England v Bangladesh thread ealry.

[Raz]

Looks like Bangla in for another hammering

Go England. I want Bangladesh to be stripped of their test status

[Rob H]

just under an hour to go

[ZM]

my prediction:
eng to finish the game inside 2 days

[Amjid Javed]

my prediction:
eng to finish the game inside 2 days

it might just go 2 a third day,......

[sars_pal]

Whats the point waste of time actually

[ZM]

the onli thing we will be able to clarify in this test match is whether flintoff action is legal or not

[waheed]

Come on England, wrap this game up inside 3 days please :) So we can watch Pakistan !!!

Wish Bangladesh bat first and get bowled out before Tea time.

[ZM]

lol same ere Waheed

[Rob H]

Come on England, wrap this game up inside 3 days please :) So we can watch Pakistan !!!
Wish Bangladesh bat first and get bowled out before Tea time.
I hope it's more like lunch

[waheed]

Is there any on-line commentary anywhere???
At work today...

[ZM]

bbc radio 4 i tink

[PakPassionate]

Ager match 4th day gia tu lanaat hai ENG per.

[Amjid Javed]

England won the toss and elected to field first

[Rob H]

Is there any on-line commentary anywhere???
At work today...
not sure try, 5 live, radio 4 or talksport

[Fessal]

Is there any on-line commentary anywhere???
At work today...

I am at work too but I am scheduled to have a stomach ache at 12.30pm ;-) So i guess i can watch both games at home today. :)

[Amjid Javed]

Is there any on-line commentary anywhere???
At work today...

I am at work too but I am scheduled to have a stomach ache at 12.30pm ;-) So i guess i can watch both games at home today. :)

:))) :)))

i finish work at 1400pm :P

[waheed]

:))) :)))

You can listen online with BBC Radio Sports Extra.

England have won the toss and decided to bowl first

Bangladesh have made two changes to the 1st Test team
Mushfiqur Rahim is replaced by Rajin Saleh
Shahadat Hossain makes way for Tapash Baisya

[Rob H]

Hoggard to start the bowling with a dot ball

[Rob H]

LBW appeal but not out

[waheed]

Don't think Fantasy Managers will be happy...

quite a few originally selected Rajin Saleh, then when he was not picked for 1st test replaced him and now he is back :)

0-0 !!! after 1 over

[Fessal]

damn.. your right waheed. as u know i replaced rajin.

[Rob H]

5-0

[Amjid Javed]

7-0 soon to 117 all out....

[waheed]

Harmison gets the breakthrough edge to strauss at 1st slip, Nafees Iqbal out.. 17-1

[Hashim]

come on bagladesh!

Why isnt channel 4 showing this match, they have some dinosaur film on!

Whats the score?

[Rob H]

come on bagladesh!

Why isnt channel 4 showing this match, they have some dinosaur film on!

Whats the score?
it's on sky LOL

[Hashim]

1 wicket down already! Idiots.

[Rob H]

it was one hell of a good catfch i must add

[Rob H]

out Bashar
another one for Hamry

[waheed]

Come on Harmison, perfect yorker... :)

RH
Senior International Joined: 06 Oct 2004
Posts: 3815
out Bashar
another one for Hamry


That was very quick RH, i am hearing some sort of delayed coverage...

[Amjid Javed]

7-0 soon to 117 all out....

Bangladesh 27/2

hehe... its on its way.... :P

[Rob H]

Ashraful looking tentative

[Rob H]

Come on Harmison, perfect yorker... :)

RH
Senior International Joined: 06 Oct 2004
Posts: 3815
out Bashar
another one for Hamry


That was very quick RH, i am hearing some sort of delayed coverage...
well sky is up to date

[Rob H]

out caught behind,good ball
Ashraful C G Jones B S Jones

[Rob H]

good to see my boy Omar still in

[waheed]

RH how come Hoggard only bowled 3 overs???

[Rob H]

RH how come Hoggard only bowled 3 overs???
he wasnt really doing much with the ball

[Rob H]

saleh gets a couple of runs to be off the mark

[Rob H]

Omar needs to stay in for Bangladesh for them to get a decent score

[Rob H]

edged 4 for omar just passed the slips

[Amjid Javed]

thanks for updates RH...

whats the full score?

[Rob H]

out saleh caught by thorpe at Short leg

[Rob H]

thanks for updates RH...

whats the full score?
no probs amjid 42-4

[Rob H]

44444444444444444444444 Javed Omar

[Amjid Javed]

my prediction off 117 looks miles away...!

[Rob H]

my prediction off 117 looks miles away...!
:)) :))

[Rob H]

47-4

[Rob H]

57/4 javed on 36

[Rob H]

this run rate is sending me to sleep

[Rob H]

OUT!!!!!!! 150th Wicket for Hoggard Omar out for 36 caught by G Jones.

[HAFRIDI]

why isnt this on channel 4??

[Rob H]

why isnt this on channel 4??
Sky get 1 home test per year in the deal made in 2002.

[Rob H]

4444444444444444 Ahmed hits a beauty off his legs

[Rob H]

66/5 at lunch

[salmanbuttfan]

after this test HOPEFULLY bangla wil be stripped of thier test status for the better of cricket

[ZM]

aftab ahmed out to harmison

[Rob H]

444444444444444 rafique

[Rob H]

another 4 for Rafique

[HAFRIDI]

what a catch by batty!!!!

[Rob H]

what a catch by batty!!!!
damn i missed it. how good was it

[Rob H]

90-8

[Rob H]

Mortaza caught behind off Harmison

[Shayan]

Another for Harmison, 9 down.

[waheed]

93-9 !!! will they get 100.

Harmison 4 wickets :)

[Shayan]

good pace from Harmison, over 90 mph.

[HAFRIDI]

a very good ctach rh, he dived to his left one handed catch , just caught it, superb!

bangla getting skittled here, poor showing, i wont be suprised if their test status is stripped of them

[waheed]

HAFRIDI wrote:
what a catch by batty!!!!

Atleast Batty can now say he atleast took part in the game, unlike the first test where he did not bat, bowl or field (no catches).

Doubt if he bats or bowls in this game aswell :D
Why was he selected for...
Would have been better to give Pieterson a chance.

[Rob H]

Hope they bowl Batty in the 2nd innings as he deserves toi do something in the game.

[Shayan]

HAFRIDI wrote:
what a catch by batty!!!!

Would have been better to give Pieterson a chance.

Doubt Pieterson would have got to do much either. Bangladesh's bowlers seem incapable of taking more than 2 or 3 wickets.

[waheed]

Would have been good to see FLintoff and Pieterson going hell for leather against the hapless Bangladesh bowlers... Game could have been over inside 2 days...

[Rob H]

444444444 to mashud 98-9

[Shayan]

true, i think England might alter the batting order slightly to make sure that Flintoff and Jones get a bat.

[Shayan]

100 up!

[waheed]

3 FIGURES UP FOR BANGLADESH :D> :| :|

[Rob H]

2 more for mashud

[HAFRIDI]

congrats bangla

[Rob H]

out caught behind. Harmison gets a five for

[Hash]

superb stuff from Bangladesh!

Great potential this team has!

[Shayan]

104 all out.

[waheed]

Harmison picks up 5 wickets at durham :)

Allout for 104 in less than 40 overs !!!

[Rob H]

superb stuff from Bangladesh!

Great potential this team has!
that's cruel Hash [-(

[Hash]

superb stuff from Bangladesh!

Great potential this team has!
that's cruel Hash [-(

>:D<

[waheed]

Bangladesh are very very poor, If they can just bat for 3hrs-4hrs they do not deserve to play test cricket.

England should bat and score at 8 runs an over for the next 30 overs and put Bangladesh back in for 10 overs, and bowl them out tomorrow morning !!!

[Amjid Javed]

Harmison picks up 5 wickets at durham :)

Allout for 104 in less than 40 overs !!!

damn my prediction was 117

[Rob H]

superb stuff from Bangladesh!

Great potential this team has!
that's cruel Hash [-(

>:D<
Bangladesh :S)

[Rob H]

1-0 off the 1st over

[Hash]

717/1 after 25 overs

[waheed]

Harmison 5-38 :)
Only person I think to have as captain in the fantasy cricket league :)

[Rob H]

Harmison 5-38 :)
Only person I think to have as captain in the fantasy cricket league :)
Lucky boi ;)+ :D>

[Rob H]

Strauss has an LBW against him turned down.

[Rob H]

England 17-0

[Amjid Javed]

strauss gone plumb lbw....

padded up no shot offfed

18/1

[Amjid Javed]

mortaza almost gets vaughan

[Rob H]

26/1

[Rob H]

4 to vaughan

[Amjid Javed]

eng 39/1

england shud declare now...

[Hashim]

104 all out, i dont beliove it.

[Rob H]

eng 39/1

england shud declare now...
:))2

[Rob H]

4 to vaughan

[Xanxicar]

Whatta farce X)

[Rob H]

46/1 at tea

[Rob H]

boundries galore now to vaughan

[Officer Barbrady]

This should be Vaughan at his best. I hope to see more of this in the Ashes!

13.6 Anwar Hossain Monir to Vaughan, FOUR, make that three in a row!
short ball, pulled away with ease to the midwicket fence,
expensive start!
13.5 Anwar Hossain Monir to Vaughan, FOUR, shot! Hossain compensates by
pitching it up, Vaughan gets forward and drives it away
beautifully to the deep extra cover boundary, long chase and a
diving attempt ends in vain
13.4 Anwar Hossain Monir to Vaughan, FOUR, short and wide outside the
off stump, begging to be hit, Vaughan gets more than enough time
to get back and smash it away to the cover fence

[Rob H]

both batsman stepping on the gas here

[Rob H]

this's excibiton stuff here. 90-1

[Rob H]

100 up for the loss of 1 wicket

[Rob H]

Vaughan out caught behind 105-2

[Rob H]

111-2

[Rob H]

133-2

[Rob H]

159-2

[Amjid Javed]

eng 269/3 close day 1

223 runs in 35 overs in last session!

bell 57* thorpe 0*

[spongebob]

This match will probably finish tomorrow. So far the English have batted like its ODI. They will declare at lunch tomorrow and knock over the wickets in the afternoon.

[Rob H]

thorpe gets 4

[Rob H]

4 more to Ian Bell 300-3

[Rob H]

another 4

[Rob H]

Bell hitting 4s here there and everywhere now

[Rob H]

thorpe gets 50

[Rob H]

Bell and Thorpe slogging it

[Fessal]

I can't believe England are wasting time against Bangladesh. Had I been in Vaughan's poistion for both games I would have declared the team on at least 300 and bowl Bangla out twice in one day.

[Fessal]

Ideally, I would have declared my first innings with same score or forefitted it. In that way it may have been some game.

People will say that would be probably giving Bangla no respect but I think it would have helped England in many ways.

Finishing the game in a day would have mean more rest, or getting some decent practicse by playing county cricket.

Whats the point practicsing againsy Bangla? Also, it would have helped in pushing the suspension on Bangla and ZImb from test as they are not yet ready for it.

[Amjid Javed]

Ideally, I would have declared my first innings with same score or forefitted it. In that way it may have been some game.

People will say that would be probably giving Bangla no respect but I think it would have helped England in many ways.

Finishing the game in a day would have mean more rest, or getting some decent practicse by playing county cricket.

Whats the point practicsing againsy Bangla? Also, it would have helped in pushing the suspension on Bangla and ZImb from test as they are not yet ready for it.

i cudnt have seen england risking a forfeited inns. however bangladesh and zimbabwe shud be stripped of test status and made to play pakistan A or england A etc...

[z10]

100+ runs 4 bell in one session

[Amjid Javed]

Bangladesh 104 & 0/0 (1.0 ov)
England 447/3d

maiden test ton for ian bell

[z10]

so will bangladesh pass 200 for the first time this tour?

[Amjid Javed]

so will bangladesh pass 200 for the first time this tour?

Bangladesh 32/0

a slight chance....

[spongebob]

44/0

[Amjid Javed]

Bangladesh 104 & 46/0 :O :O

[Amjid Javed]

Bangladesh 104 & 50/0

50 partnership and no wkts lost ...omg!

[Amir]

they just a lost a wkt, and when they sohuldnt have the ball did not carry to Cheater Jones.

If England ever dares to call one of our players a cheater, they should look at their own and against bangladesh!

[z10]

they just a lost a wkt, and when they sohuldnt have the ball did not carry to Cheater Jones.

If England ever dares to call one of our players a cheater, they should look at their own and against bangladesh!was it really that blatant?

[Rob H]

Gareth Batty bowling now :)

[Rob H]

they just a lost a wkt, and when they sohuldnt have the ball did not carry to Cheater Jones.

If England ever dares to call one of our players a cheater, they should look at their own and against bangladesh!was it really that blatant?
no, it was one of them where the keeper thinks he catches it but it just hits the ground before.

[Amjid Javed]

i hope jones is banned like r latif was..!

[Amjid Javed]

Bangladesh 104 & 65/1

that dismissal has cost bangladesh the chance of the winning this test!

grrrrrrrrr

[ImranR]

From cricinfo:
22.5 Flintoff to Javed Omar, FOUR, short ball angling down the leg side,
Oram gets bat on ball, easy runs

Oram?????????????????????

[Rob H]

great 50 by Omar.
Well you never know Imram. Javed Omar might've turned into Jacob Oram when he played the shot/

[Rob H]

Ashraful out. A big slog and caught at long on

[Amjid Javed]

Bangladesh 108/3 (Javed Omar 60* Habibul Bashar 6*) Tea - Day 2

j omars been the one batsmen whose actually coped well in both test matches...!

[Amjid Javed]

Bangladesh 104 & 198/5 (50.0 ov)

bashar gone for 62... was a breezy good knock!

[Amjid Javed]

bangladesh now 208/5

finally a decent total by the tourists!

[Amjid Javed]

Bangladesh 104 & 227/5 (57.1 ov)
England 447/3d

bangladesh set 2 take match into a 3rd day!

[Rob H]

This's great stuff to watch out there. All the batsman are finally looking in decent touch. Omar was unlucky not to get 100 and Bashar played well to get his 1st 50 of the tour.