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Aussies vs Bangladesh - 1st Test

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:
 
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.
 
THis is absolutely hilarious!!!

Dont know about u folks, but Im lovin this!!!
 
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
 
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iqbal sikander said:
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they will prbbly, but wat 2 days for Bangla ,,, amazing ,,every Pom will be enjoyin this.
 
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 .
 
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
 
Asim2Good said:
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
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The follow on is not out of the question yet...
 
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:
 
badxhah said:
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
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:)))

Hilarious. The Ashes will no longer be cared about. Bangladesh vs. Australia is where it's at man!
 
OMG! i just woke up and this is just UNBELIEVABLE! well played Bangla!
 
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
 
Bangaldesh must not enforce a follow on and just pile up the total and put the Aussies on the back foot .
 
Appeals going out for every other ball.. the roles seem to be reversed out there!
 
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
 
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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.
 
Gilly looks in gr8 touch ... hope he continues ... i dont care about the rest of the aussies though ... (2 consecutive boundaries)

101 / 6 australia
 
Rudi hater said:
come on BD whip them.
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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!!
 
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?
 
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.
 
hats, pants, other clothing material off to Bangladesh!! What a performance !

Sounds like a score from BCL cricket on PC !!!
 
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.
 
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MenInGreen said:
hats, pants, other clothing material off to Bangladesh!! What a performance !

Sounds like a score from BCL cricket on PC !!!
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Easy there Miggy Uncle, Lee has been in good batting form of late and Gillespie is no slouch either!
 
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?
 
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
 
I'd want to loan them Akhtar for the last few days, so they can hav an attack to take the remaining 14 wickets.
 
MK - I think Dav Whatmore would also take Paks recent test record with those nothing bowlers as well - best to keep things in perspective.
 
Meanwhile Gilly and Lee are forming a decent partnership.

Bangaldesh cant let this get out of hand..
 
Australia 145/6 (52.0 ov)
at Stumps day 2

Tomorrow is going to be another fantastic days play, I cant wait!
 
pakistani pride said:
agree if RR thinks that way then its his opinion. no need 2 make all those comments
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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..
 
Rob H said:
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.
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Dont forget Jason Gillespie ... he can stick around with his defensive approach
 
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.
 
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....
 
brilliant days play

I have faith in Bangladesh to do something special now
 
MK - I think Dav Whatmore would also take Paks recent test record with those nothing bowlers as well - best to keep things in perspective.
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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?
 
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.
 
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 !
 
Romali_rotti said:
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....
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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.
 
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.
 
Amir said:
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.
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amir yar, i think you are taking this too seriously
 
if aint broke - dont fix it ?
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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.
 
Amir said:
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.
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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...
 
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.
 
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.
 
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 Kala Jadoo'
 
b0wld said:
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 Kala Jadoo'
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:))) :)))
 
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.
 
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:
 
Well played Bang... just make sure Gilly doent play an amazing innings and get Australia back into it
 
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 .
 
invincible said:
Dont forget Jason Gillespie ... he can stick around with his defensive approach
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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.
 
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.
 
Personally i think enforcing the follow on would be piling humiliation onto Australia.

When is the last time Australia followed on?
 
z10 said:
Personally i think enforcing the follow on would be piling humiliation onto Australia.

When is the last time Australia followed on?
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2005, 4th Test at Trent Bridge. :D
 
I demand that a commemorative DVD of the first two days is released regardless of the end result.
 
Bring on the DVD!!!!!!! with special bonus DVD of the ODI win!!
 
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...
 
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
 
z10 said:
Personally i think enforcing the follow on would be piling humiliation onto Australia.

When is the last time Australia followed on?
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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. :))
 
Usman said:
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...
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What exactly did ponting say?
 
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