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

[hineyrulz]

This commentator is as blind as Rabs.

 

[Bazal]

I'd make fun of your struggles in this test but:

a) anyone who's seen Australia on the subcontinent would know that this series was a 50/50 contest

b) I can't laugh because England might well be about to lose to a local A grade standard side who've probably won about 2 or 3 Tests overseas since Ambrose and Walsh retired.

Also Bangladesh are severely underrated by most, especially Aussies. They can struggle away but at home they are a pretty good side. Put that with our struggles in the past on slow wickets and our inevitable rust levels in terms of Test cricket and it's going about how it should, realistically. It'll be a tough series with relatively small scores IMO.

 

[hineyrulz]

Well this will be entertaining while it lasts.

 

[Iafeta]

Khawaja batted beautifully again. Flat track bully who stands still and wafts

 

[jargan83]

Now we're f**ked.

 

[Bazal]

Well this will be entertaining while it lasts.

I think in terms of viewing it'll be a really good series.

And Renshaw out. Lapse of concentration. Heeeeeeeeeeeeere's Wadey!

 

[hineyrulz]

Shame to get out like that, he'd played a really smart knock before then.


We'e screwed.

 

[hineyrulz]

It's time for a Nugget, back in ten.

 

[Bazal]

Khawaja batted beautifully again. Flat track bully who stands still and wafts

How can you say that he batted poorly when he literally ran himself out on 1 off 2 balls, lol. He didn't bat well or poorly because he didn't even bat!

 

[Iafeta]

That awkward moment when it all falls on Big Show and Scissorhands. Good luck.

 

[Iafeta]

How can you say that he batted poorly when he literally ran himself out on 1 off 2 balls, lol. He didn't bat well or poorly because he didn't even bat!

I know. That's even derpier than the middle stump leave.

 

[_snafu_]

We are f**ked now.

 

[hineyrulz]

That awkward moment when it all falls on Big Show and Scissorhands. Good luck.

Green with envy you are.

 

[Bazal]

I know. That's even derpier than the middle stump leave.

I thought the best part was trying to steal a suicidal single when he wasn't actually playing a shot. Everything else was just hilarious gravy

 

[Front-Rower]

Renshaw's new nickname should be trawler.

 

[Matt23]

Time to bite the bullet and bring in an Indian batting coach?

 

[Bazal]

Time to bite the bullet and bring in an Indian batting coach?

It would help if we had any wickets that turned anymore. Used to be the SCG and Adelaide would get low and slow to varying degrees and spin. Yeah, it's still nothing like India, but it gives batsmen experience in terms of their mental approach to spin bowling which is absolutely our problem.

Nowadays every ground is almost exactly the same and does very little to help any bowler because CA care more about getting their 5 days attendance money than they do about the state of Australian cricket.

 

[Matt23]

It would help if we had any wickets that turned anymore. Used to be the SCG and Adelaide would get low and slow to varying degrees and spin. Yeah, it's still nothing like India, but it gives batsmen experience in terms of their mental approach to spin bowling which is absolutely our problem.

Nowadays every ground is almost exactly the same and does very little to help any bowler because CA care more about getting their 5 days attendance money than they do about the state of Australian cricket.

Yep all about the boring drop in roads

 

[Twizzle]

Dont worry guys, The Toyman and Scissorhands are at the crease

Crisis avoided

 

[Eelementary]

If that was Shane Watson at the crease, we'd still only be 6 down...