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Australia [377 & 87/3] defeat Bangladesh [305 & 157] by 7 wickets to win 2nd Test, series drawn 1-1

Bangladesh XI: Mushfiqur (c), Tamim, Soumya, Imrul, Mustafizur, Shakib, Taijul, Nasir, Sabbir, Mehedi, Mominul

Australia XI: Warner, Renshaw, Smith (c), Handscomb, Maxwell, Cartwright, Wade (wk), Agar, Cummins, O'Keefe, Lyon

Bangladesh won the toss and opted to bat.
 
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Batting first, Momin comes back for Shafiul; Kaye's should have gone for Liton as well.
 
MMHS said:
Batting first, Momin comes back for Shafiul; Kaye's should have gone for Liton as well.
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Our top 5 now consists of lefties but no lefty specialist batsman afterwards. Not a good thing
 
Australia will be whitewashed for sure. They can't play on 4th innings on spinning pitch
 
Australia only win tosses in india. I think they have won around 7-8 tosses in india in last 10 matches.
whereas in UAE also pakistan won all the three tosses against australia.
 
MMHS said:
Liton should have replaced Kayes, which would have put Mushi at 4.
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Mushy doesn't want to give up the gloves. We know that for sure. Otherwise no reason to leave out Litton. Mushy is a key batsman and also a captain. Let him focus on those parts
 
Australia playing with one specialist pacer for the first time ever in recent memory
 
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Bangladesh has 8 specialist batsman, 4 of them are out of form. Our number 9- Mehedi Hasan is potentially better batsman than half the player in our batting order and better than Wade.
 
Executioner said:
Bangladesh has 8 specialist batsman, 4 of them are out of form. Our number 9- Mehedi Hasan is potentially better batsman than half the player in our batting order and better than Wade.
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Not Wade - his FC average is 38, excluding Test, it's over 40 in Shield.
 
Cummins bowling 140+.

Can someone confirm me whether the speed gun measures speed as the ball is delivered or when it reaches the batsmen's end
 
MMHS said:
Not Wade - his FC average is 38, excluding Test, it's over 40 in Shield.
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In virtue of the conditions I would pick Miraz ahead of him. Wade looked absolutely clueless against spin
 
Executioner said:
In virtue of the conditions I would pick Miraz ahead of him. Wade looked absolutely clueless against spin
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Now, you have a point with the qualifier - but, Miraj'll be even more clueless if he is to face Cummins, Josh & Strac as WACA with good length ball hissing past his nose.
 
MMHS said:
Now, you have a point with the qualifier - but, Miraj'll be even more clueless if he is to face Cummins, Josh & Strac as WACA with good length ball hissing past his nose.
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Not just miraz, half our batting lineup would crumble in those conditions
 
If Cummins remains fit along with the other 2, Poms would do well to save a Test come this winter.
 
They dropped Tamim, one of the best players in these spin friendly conditions
 
Imrul gone. I don't have faith in half the specialist batsmen in our side. Should have picked Litton. Also Mosaddek is a big miss and Riad would have done better than some of these batsmen
 
By making rank turners with no bounce, BD is losing the advantage. India did the same mistake and made Okeefe look like a world beater.
 
Executioner said:
Imrul gone. I don't have faith in half the specialist batsmen in our side. Should have picked Litton. Also Mosaddek is a big miss and Riad would have done better than some of these batsmen
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With the ugly hoicks I doubt any other regular batter would've made the difference, also what was that brainfade from the captain last test, not grounding his bat? It's as if half the side doesn;t know what a test is, including Shakib, Shabbir et al in the second innings!
 
troodon said:
By making rank turners with no bounce, BD is losing the advantage. India did the same mistake and made Okeefe look like a world beater.
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I think, it's not by desire - last 3 months, Chittagong has broken every past record of rain fall. It's normally a harder surface, but rain didn't help. O'Kffee might not be that effective here because he is bowling first.
 
R0H1T said:
With the ugly hoicks I doubt any other regular batter would've made the difference, also what was that brainfade from the captain last test, not grounding his bat? It's as if half the side doesn;t know what a test is, including Shakib, Shabbir et al in the second innings!
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About Shakib's brainfade. His mindset was that quick runs would help because it's difficult to stay for too long in the wicket. This is because of variable bounce. It's easy to say in hindsight but Shakib has been largely successful with this approach. A brainfade would be his slog in the first test against England.

Mushy - you need to be a superhuman to ground the bat in that situation given that you have backed up. 80 percent of the batsman does that. Only problem was that Sabbir gave that an almighty smack. That was unlucky

The wicket in Dhaka was poor in my opinion. Uneven bounce. If you thought our batting was bad Australia batted even worse. Australia too used the slog quite a bit and frankly on this wicket that's a good ploy
 
Executioner said:
About Shakib's brainfade. His mindset was that quick runs would help because it's difficult to stay for too long in the wicket. This is because of variable bounce. It's easy to say in hindsight but Shakib has been largely successful with this approach. A brainfade would be his slog in the first test against England.

Mushy - you need to be a superhuman to ground the bat in that situation given that you have backed up. 80 percent of the batsman does that. Only problem was that Sabbir gave that an almighty smack. That was unlucky

The wicket in Dhaka was poor in my opinion. Uneven bounce. If you thought our batting was bad Australia batted even worse. Australia too used the slog quite a bit and frankly on this wicket that's a good ploy
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It won;t hurt you to admit that Shakib has more brainfades, than you;d like to admit, the first test against NZ fourth morning being another.

Common, even Bangla commentators said he wasn;t even trying to get back, you think that's the first time a spinner flicked the ball back onto the stumps?

With Shabbir it was the fact that he didn;t review the decision, nothing to do with the shot, he was clearly not out.

Well they don;t play on such tracks so it's quite expected for them to fail, also scoreboard pressure.
 
Bangladesh should be positive in their batting approch otherwise Australia will be all over on this wicket.Warner went for runs and he was successful in Dhaka.No need to hold back for long.Once you are in,go for the shots.
 
R0H1T said:
It won;t hurt you to admit that Shakib has more brainfades, than you;d like to admit, the first test against NZ fourth morning being another.

Common, even Bangla commentators said he wasn;t even trying to get back, you think that's the first time a spinner flicked the ball back onto the stumps?

With Shabbir it was the fact that he didn;t review the decision, nothing to do with the shot, he was clearly not out.

Well they don;t play on such tracks so it's quite expected for them to fail, also scoreboard pressure.
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Not denying Shakib has a history of brainfades but that's how he plays. That's how he always played. If he batted sensibly it may be counterproductive at times but useful elsewhere.

Who are the Bangla comms? Shamim Chowdhury? The guy never played cricket. It was practically impossible to ground his bat. Human reaction time is 0.1s but there was also a matter of PIEV, since it wasn't an unexpected event, which means he needed slightly more time to process. And the ball travelled really quick. No batsman could have been able to react that quick. And Lyon didn't attempt to flick it back, it was just a reflex. Only valid argument is whether mushy Should not have left the crease at first but it's something most batsmen does to steal a single. I would rather listen to the opinion of Indian experts because they have greater knowledge about our players than Shamim Chowdhury. Shamim Chowdhury was also stating that Tamim Should protect the night watchman at the end of day's play.

As for Sabbir. I think he was pretty clueless. We can only understand his thought process by asking him personally.
 
The pitch looks good for batting so far. Perhaps not a minefield like those against England, nor does it have the uneven bounce and sudden sharp turn in the first test
 
Mitchell Swepson toured India and didnt play a match and same thing happening with him here in Bangladesh.

They called suspended (by his state team) O Keefe all the way from Australia rather than playing Swepson who was selected over him.

I dont know whats up with Aussies team managent. Swepson as a leg spinner would have added more variety to the attack, Agar and O keefe both are left arm orthodox spinners.
 
300+ is a minimum. If Sarkar can look at ease then no reason why our entire side muster up 300+ given that we have 9 frontline batsman and our no. 9 averaged 60+ in the U-19 world cup.

We will not have a result if more than 90 overs are lost to rain.

Looks like a more traditional subcontinental pitch. Not overly flat nor a minefield.
 
Titan24 said:
Mitchell Swepson toured India and didnt play a match and same thing happening with him here in Bangladesh.

They called suspended (by his state team) O Keefe all the way from Australia rather than playing Swepson who was selected over him.

I dont know whats up with Aussies team managent. Swepson as a leg spinner would have added more variety to the attack, Agar and O keefe both are left arm orthodox spinners.
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When it comes to winning a game of cricket, the Aussies are no better or worse than any number of teams/players they've condemned in the past for their atrocious behavior. The fact that they let SoK play, after he insulted an Aussie female cricketer, just goes to show where their priorities lie. Of course the one test wonder isn;t much of an upgrade over Josh, as they'll find out soon enough.
 
Nil Dhumrojal said:
because of being batting paradise before being rank turner for the last couple of matches. Now it's 290 max pitch.
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This pitch is playing well so far with occasional low bounce.Bangladeshi batsmen are playing too circumspectly to make it look like a 280 pitch.
 
akki said:
Australia only win tosses in india. I think they have won around 7-8 tosses in india in last 10 matches.
whereas in UAE also pakistan won all the three tosses against australia.
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Nine, out of 10, since 2010.
 
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Top order gone.

What a decision to have 5 lefties in the top order when the opposition's best bowler is an offie
 
Bangladesh will want to avoid a defeat here.


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An innings defeat!
 
One adjustment Aussies did here is that now they are attacking wicket, which is the right approach in Asia. Lyon was turning lot at Mirpur but most of his balls were wasted, until he started to attack the wicket in 2nd innings.
 
R0H1T said:
Why was the captain hiding behind less experienced batters, he did the same in the first innings last test?Add 100 to that, this is a flat deck!
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Captain and selectors are puppets

Haturi is a complete dictator. All our seniors wanted Mominul but they picked Imrul and Soumya. Our selectors and captain has no say in selection or even batting order.

5 lefties in the top 5.

I can't think of why Litton isn't played ahead of Imrul or Soumya. Atleast we would have a RHB to play Lyon.
 
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Why was the captain hiding behind less experienced batters, he did the same in the first innings last test?Add 100 to that, this is a flat deck!
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Track is extremely slow, surviving isn't that tough, but scoring quick isn't possible here. At Mirpur, that wicket actually suited Warner's batting & whoever went after the ball scored some run. This is a grafter's wicket.
 
The saving grace for us is that we have 9 batsman and also batting first, otherwise we would have been in serious trouble
 
lol lbw b lyon :razzaq

Australia went in with just 1 pacer, what kind of pitch is this? They never played just 1 pacer even on turners in India.
 
ToeCrusher2 said:
lol lbw b lyon :razzaq

Australia went in with just 1 pacer, what kind of pitch is this? They never played just 1 pacer even on turners in India.
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Tbf Cartwright is a medium pacer, who could be used if necessary. It seems like they have more faith in their spinners rather than pacers, Bird must be gutted, also Swepson!
 
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Bangladesh is making this pitch looks like a mine field.Still Dhaka pitch is playing into their mind.
 
Executioner said:
If only Nasir and Sabbir can score 50s. But seems unlikely. Those two don't know how to score runs these days
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Nasir is probably the most talented batsman in bangla team after tamim. He hasnt been treated well by BCB who should learn to stick with him. I hope nasir to score a few in this match so that he is given an extended chance in the team.
 
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Nasir is probably the most talented batsman in bangla team after tamim. He hasnt been treated well by BCB who should learn to stick with him. I hope nasir to score a few in this match so that he is given an extended chance in the team.
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Exactly.

There is a game going on inside BCB for quite sometime now led by our honourable board President and Chief selector cum coach Hatura.This game is all about liking and disliking a player.President don't like Nasir,Hatura don't like Mominul but Soumya and Sabbir are favorite.Soumya and Sabbir that's why gets extended run despite poor performance and Nasir gets chopped after 1 or 2 games.Nasir is a very capable bat with 3 gears in his batting. He is thousands time better than Soumya and Sabbir.But he is very harshly treated.Looser is ultimately Bangladesh.

I also hope that he gets a good score and cements his place in the team.I hoped that he will bat higher in the order before Sabbir.
 
I think, we are now in a decent position. Still 5 wickets left & better teams do add 150 from here on -let's see how much we can add. May be 230/7 at the end of Day isn't a bad score here.
 
MMHS said:
I think, we are now in a decent position. Still 5 wickets left & better teams do add 150 from here on -let's see how much we can add. May be 230/7 at the end of Day isn't a bad score here.
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Batting looks easy now, Aus will score no less than 450
 
Suddenly Bangladesh is becoming World beater. Apart Lyon other bowlers look like club level bowlers. Australia needs to fix their domestic structure.
 
Shafi said:
Suddenly Bangladesh is becoming World beater. Apart Lyon other bowlers look like club level bowlers. Australia needs to fix their domestic structure.
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Other spinners are bowling too fast for the wicket. It's not turning much, and that pace is making it like slow medium pace. Agar was a bit lucky to get Shakib, but in general both lefti has bowled poor.
 
5lefties of top order made lyon looks Giant,right hander made him almost ordinary. Someone sack HATHURU to choose so many left handers in the top order.
 
Why is Sabbir batted so low like a tailender in tests? Promote him up. He's the Babar Azam of Bangladesh but less hyped.
 
Suleiman said:
Why is Sabbir batted so low like a tailender in tests? Promote him up. He's the Babar Azam of Bangladesh but less hyped.
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Technically not sound enough to survive at 3. However, to break this 5 lefti in 1-5, may be he should bat at 6, Mushi at 4 & Kayes at 7.
 
Suleiman said:
Why is Sabbir batted so low like a tailender in tests? Promote him up. He's the Babar Azam of Bangladesh but less hyped.
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His current position in this test is the best position for him. Every Bangladeshi want him play here in test.
 
First target achieved - this pair survived till 2nd ball. Bonus is Mushi already at 50.
 
Nil Dhumrojal said:
No rain in daytime but some rain May come in late noon or evening of everyday
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Need this wicket to get sun burnt. I feel, there is lots of moisture beneath. After tmro's rolling, track should get a little faster.
 
Started following BD cricket when 3 teenagers (Shakib, Mushfiq, and Tamim) led them to their famous wc victory. They are improving since then but soon they have to find a batsman who can score daddy hundreds like Smith, Pujara, Younis etc. Also a quickie who can run through sides. Mustafizur is fine in odis but they need someone in tests. If they find these players they will win outside home too.
 
End of a good day, could have been great had Sabbir been there, but still we have enough left to reach 350. The way Nasir played, if he can survive morning spell from Cummins, may be 400 isn't impossible. Great recovery from 117/5.
 
We need to target 350+ on this wicket. Good fight back after losing 5 wickets
 
Great recovery, 300 seems likely now which would be a decent 1st innings total on this wicket; anything more then that is a bonus
 
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