**Official** Australia in Bangladesh

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

The five bowlers (Lee, Bracken, Johnson, Hogg, Cullen) plus Symonds and he must have included Clarke as well.

Symonds and Clarke, capable of bowling 10? This is Bangladesh, but they almost beat Australia in a Test match a few days ago. Let's not go rubbishing them too much.

 

[andyc]

Symonds and Clarke, capable of bowling 10? This is Bangladesh, but they almost beat Australia in a Test match a few days ago. Let's not go rubbishing them too much.

I think the point was that Symonds and Clarke>> Hussey as bowlers.

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Symonds and Clarke capable of bowling 10? This is Bangladesh, but they almost beat Australia in a Test match a few days ago. Let's not go rubbishing them too much.

Symonds averages 6 overs a match. Obviously he bowls 10 quite often.

Clarke is obviously only a part-timer, though.

 

[andyc]

Hogg gets Tushar, Bangles 5 down

 

[kvemuri]

Is one of the commentators Akram? I know Manjrekar sucks as commentator, Akram can join him too.

Edit: If Bangladesh can bat intelligently they can score close to 250

 

[oz_fan]

Bashar gets his fifty.

 

[age_master]

Clarke is obviously only a part-timer, though.

definatley capable of bowling 10 overs though - especially on this sort of pitch.

Oddly my foxtel just switched all by itself to fox sports 1 for 5 seconds then back to fox sports 2...

Lee bowled well early, still needs to get back to bowling more yorkers. working with the new bowling coach between this series and the ashes though should see him improve even more before the ashes.

 

[age_master]

Hoggy gets ODI wicket 100. Great to see

 

[oz_fan]

Mashud gone, Johnson gets a wicket.

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Johnson's second spell was more impressive than his first. Less wayward stuff early, and he found some significant reverse swing, especially given that the ball was replaced and therefore the new one didn't have as much work on it. The ball he got his wicket with wasn't all that good, just swung in slightly to bowl Mashud behind his legs, but in his next over he bowled a real beauty and should have had an LBW call go his way.

He's still very rough around the edges, but he looks a better bowler than he did in his first couple of ODIs. Wasim Akram seems to absolutely love him.

 

[shaka]

quick start by the Gilchrist of old I see.

 

[oz_fan]

Superb innings from Gilly (76 from 46 balls), he deserved a century.

 

[shaka]

thats the occasional problem when batting that quickly.

 

[age_master]

yeah pretty solid knock from Gilchrist

 

[oz_fan]

Symonds out LBW to Razzaq who is bowling well.
Bangladesh have got a couple of quick wickets now.

 

[PY]

C'mon Bangers.

 

[shaka]

y is ponting only coming in now?

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Razzaq actually has a surprisingly good record in ODIs. Eco of only 4 coming into this game. Not sure what sort of opposition he has played against, but he's done well here again.

 

[andyc]

Razzaq actually has a surprisingly good record in ODIs. Eco of only 4 coming into this game. Not sure what sort of opposition he has played against, but he's done well here again.

Well said, he gets Ponting in front.

 

[Prince EWS]

If Bashar truely believes Rajin and Tushar are his best attacking options on this pitch after Rafique and Razzak, why pick Mashrafe and Rasel in the first place? I'm seriously starting to believe Bangladesh should pick up to four specialist spinners in home matches. You can't tell me Enamul and Manjural would have done a worse job than Mashrafe and Rasel...