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

[AlwaysGreen]

Check this out, this is the hawkeye from Maxwell's bowled dismissal in the 2nd innings


http://www.news.com.au/sport/cricke...a/news-story/15251afc908844fe3c4e7584ae668dea

Hawkeye can't be trusted

 

[Bazal]

Check this out, this is the hawkeye from Maxwell's bowled dismissal in the 2nd innings
View attachment 15086

http://www.news.com.au/sport/cricke...a/news-story/15251afc908844fe3c4e7584ae668dea

Hawkeye can't be trusted

Didn't Maxwell hit the cover off it?

 

[Tommy Smith]

First of all, well done to Bangladesh on winning the Test Match.

Secondly, looking at the ICC Test rankings and using the predictor (https://www.icc-cricket.com/rankings/mens/rankings-predictor/test), if results go as they should in the current series' being played plus the SA v. Bangladesh series in late September, we will slip to number 5 in the world behind India, England, SA and NZ;

Series / Predicted results
Ban V Aus - 1 all
Eng V WI - 2-1
SA v Ban - 2 nil

IF Australia lose 2-0 and the other two series go the way I have predicted we drop to 6th with Pakistan moving in to the 5th spot. Furthermore, a loss to the poms of 3-1 or worse would mean we drop to 7th.

Now some may say so what, but if the ICC test tiers proposal ever comes to fruition this could have major implications on which tier the Australian side enter especially if the ICC go black and white, top 6 and bottom 6 (not that I think it would happen that we enter tier 2 though you never know what is going to eventuate).

"Australia dropping to 6th or 7th in the rankings"

"Australia a tier 2 nation"

f**k, reading all that was a real turn on.
Excuse me whilst I have me some alone time.

 

[Bazal]

I actually think a lot of fans on here would love it if we were a 2nd tier nation. They'd be pretty stoked with us bashing minnows all the time.

 

[King hit]

The World Cup was over 2 years ago, he's lost two Ashes tours, we've been beaten at home against South Africa and lost series in India, Sri Lanka and 1 down here.

The team has gone backwards and team selections are just plain geniused.

I wouldn't hold that 2013 Ashes in England against him that much. He came in days before the series started and Australia were unlucky in that series. It might've been 3-0 but it was much closer than that. You make a good point about everything else though.

 

[hineyrulz]

I actually think a lot of fans on here would love it if we were a 2nd tier nation. They'd be pretty stoked with us bashing minnows all the time.

Would make us feel like England.

 

[hineyrulz]

"Australia dropping to 6th or 7th in the rankings"

"Australia a tier 2 nation"

f**k, reading all that was a real turn on.
Excuse me whilst I have me some alone time.

That news and some naked pics of Myranda with a crossbow and poor Tommy will of have Fapped himself into oblivion.

 

[Meth]

I actually think a lot of fans on here would love it if we were a 2nd tier nation. They'd be pretty stoked with us bashing minnows all the time.

come on in. the water is tepid

 

[mozza91]

Couldn't help but feel happy for Bangladesh. They've improved out of sight. Previously they'd have gotten into a good position only to fall apart and lose.

From an Australian point of view I was more disappointed getting hammered by Sri Lanka last year than I was losing yesterday.

 

[Todd Hoffman]

Useless overpaid bastards.

 

[JJ]

What's with Smith and all the "I'm not sure we're better than that" and "we're still a young side" bullshit

 

[TheParraboy]

What's with Smith and all the "I'm not sure we're better than that" and "we're still a young side" bullshit

he said he thought our 244 was a good score in the 2nd innings

really ??? after being 2/150 odd, and then most wickets getting out to aggressive shots

 

[Eelementary]

I don't think Lehmann is the issue, but he also doesn't look like the solution.

That being said it's much like the situation with the Wallabies. You can shuffle the deckchairs but if the actual personnel aren't good enough, then it means very little. We have several players who are quality Test players (Warner, Smith, Starc, Hazelwood) and a couple with plenty of potential (Handscomb, Cummins, even Agar). Everyone else is solid at best apart from Khawaja, who is just an enigma.

No Renshaw in the potential list?

 

[JJ]

Check this out, this is the hawkeye from Maxwell's bowled dismissal in the 2nd innings
View attachment 15086

http://www.news.com.au/sport/cricke...a/news-story/15251afc908844fe3c4e7584ae668dea

Hawkeye can't be trusted

I'd trust it more than Khawaja, Maxwell and Wade

 

[Bazal]

No Renshaw in the potential list?

I wasn't naming errybody

 

[AlwaysGreen]

I'd trust it more than Khawaja, Maxwell and Wade