1st Test: Bangladesh v Australia at Mirpur, Aug 27-31 2017

[Iafeta]

Awww shucks.

 

[2 weeks]

Smith has got to carry these plodders again.
He tons up and we win.

 

[Front-Rower]

what happened to Haze ?

only bowled 4.1 overs

Side strain

 

[Iafeta]

Smiffy will do well. At home he plays tennis strokes on roads, but he plays well in the subcontinental conditions. Great adapter.

 

[mozza91]

Clearly not out here.

 

[AlwaysGreen]

What was khawaja thinking?

Smith in by a toenail

 

[Hutty1986]

Uzzy...deadset gun!

 

[Eelementary]

So...Smith walks off, thinking he is out, and the video shows he was not out - he gets a reprieve.

Are we happy with that?

Tbh, I love Smith, but if he walks, he's out, imo.

 

[2 weeks]

Khawaja trying to play spin looks like Steady Eddie breakdancing

 

[Iafeta]

Yep. I don't know why he was walking. Says more about their mindset on their confidence to bat on these wickets. Warners approach therefore is probably a good one.

 

[Hutty1986]

Any cyclones around in Bangladesh? Only weather can save these duds

 

[Mr Spock!]

Looks like a bunch of blokes who haven't played cricket for 6 months.

 

[WaznTheGreat]

Come on Bangladesh beat these duds please

 

[Front-Rower]

Looks like a bunch of blokes who haven't played cricket for 6 months.

What was the excuse in India? Too much cricket in 6 months

 

[KeepingTheFaith]

A win would be such a massive thing for Bangladesh, hope they can pull it out.

 

[WaznTheGreat]

Anyone cheering for Australia here is Un-Australian

 

[Bazal]

So...Smith walks off, thinking he is out, and the video shows he was not out - he gets a reprieve.

Are we happy with that?

Tbh, I love Smith, but if he walks, he's out, imo.

He didn't walk off the field. If he had he would be out.

 

[Bazal]

Yep. I don't know why he was walking. Says more about their mindset on their confidence to bat on these wickets. Warners approach therefore is probably a good one.

His foot slid onto it's side after the bails came off and was out of the crease, so he would have looked back and seen that and thought "well, shit".

 

[Bazal]

Looks like a bunch of blokes who haven't played cricket for 6 months.

Yep. Losing Haze didn't help. Neither does the pitch. Not the kind of wicket we would have been looking forward to after a long layoff, we're rubbish on tracks like this at the best of times.

What was the excuse in India? Too much cricket in 6 months

Why on earth do we need an excuse for India?

 

[Iafeta]

Umpires have TV referrals etc these days. Especially when your teams on its knees and you are it's lynchpin, I would take my chances rather than walk.