*Official* West Indies Tour of Bangladesh 2018

[cnerd123]

Soumya should not be opening the batting in Test cricket

 

[Starfighter]

I doubt WI releases, but if they can get through their overs as quickly as the batsmen will let them (while still bowling well) they can get themselves batting earlier on a better pitch.

 

[Prince EWS]

Soumya should not be opening the batting in Test cricket

He might get to open the batting and the bowling in this one, if we're lucky.

 

[cnerd123]

Omg Mominul why

 

[cnerd123]

Shadman is legit

 

[NUFAN]

Enter Shadman or Shawsankle Redemption which is better?

 

[Beamer]

Bangladesh got seriously lucky being able to bat first twice. I wanted to see them tested.

Still, this looks like a better pitch, it's turning but not outrageously. No excuse for our batsmen in our first innings. They need to get it done.

 

[GoodAreasShane]

The descriptor 'RF' for Roach feels generous, he hasn't touched 140 more than occasionally for a while now.

Roach mk1 was genuine express pace, since his shoulder issues he isn't really an out and out quick anymore, but is a much craftier bowler. Genuinely underrated.

 

[Beamer]

Roach mk1 was genuine express pace, since his shoulder issues he isn't really an out and out quick anymore, but is a much craftier bowler. Genuinely underrated.

Agreed. He's a good, solid, thinking test class seamer. When he, Gabriel (pace) and Holder (bounce, swing, accuracy) are in the same lineup we have a decent pace attack.

Is it just me that thinks a test line-up without a seamer is extremely bad for test cricket and Bangladesh? Yes they might win this series, scramble up to number 8 in the rankings on occasion but they will be annihilated by everyone overseas and be right back where they started.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Roach mk1 was genuine express pace, since his shoulder issues he isn't really an out and out quick anymore, but is a much craftier bowler. Genuinely underrated.

When Gabriel is in the side they are a perfect combination. One quick bugger and the other using guile and experience.

 

[Starfighter]

Is it just me that thinks a test line-up without a seamer is extremely bad for test cricket and Bangladesh? Yes they might win this series, scramble up to number 8 in the rankings on occasion but they will be annihilated by everyone overseas and be right back where they started.

Yep, but it seems to be the cricket is conducted these days in at least Bang and SL, scalp your pitches to give unnaturally large assistance to spinners when spinners will already receive plenty. I don't know why you would bother becoming a pace bowler in either country.

 

[cnerd123]

It's short term thinking. The reason pace bowling stocks suck in those countries is because of how domestic cricket and the pitches are set up. So their solution is just to lean further into spin bowling rather than put work into making pace bowling viable.

Granted I don't know if there is any effort to improve conditions for pace bowling in lower levels of cricket, and hopefully there is, but atm they're clearly more concerned about doing whatever it takes to win games at home

 

[Prince EWS]

Is it just me that thinks a test line-up without a seamer is extremely bad for test cricket and Bangladesh? Yes they might win this series, scramble up to number 8 in the rankings on occasion but they will be annihilated by everyone overseas and be right back where they started.

I'm going to go against the grain a bit and say I don't really have a problem with it. You have to walk before you can run, and they've still never actually won a Test series against a top eight side. They're obviously close to being able to do that at home now, so I think they should focus on that in the short term before worrying about what their pitch preparation and selection tactics at home will do for their away performances. Once they've won a few series at home they can start looking at the bigger picture, but as of yet I don't think they're in a position to forgo their best strategy in games they can win for the sake of getting slightly less embarrassed in games that aren't really on the table for them yet.

***** is certainly right that they need to be having a look at the domestic pitches though.

 

[cnerd123]

Taijul batting ahead of Naeem. Doing a good job. Clearly wants that third spinner role in overseas games.

Very England-esque recovery from 190/5 as well. Pitch is still flat but looks like there is enough in it for the BD spinners to cause problems

 

[Starfighter]

Yeeees. Nice from Marmadoola.

 

[cnerd123]

Naeem's FC stats are pretty terrible. Batting average of 16, bowling of 38

Clearly did a decent job in the first Test. Hope he can stick around to get BD to 500 here

 

[Howe_zat]

No wonder why Rubel's average is 80.00


Poor advertisement for pacers in BD

I would suggest that the reason Rubel averages 80 is because he is pants.

But I agree with the general point. It doesn't feel quite right.

 

[Howe_zat]

General advice: Don't google Shadman.

 

[cnerd123]

Gem of a delivery from Shakib.

Fast bowlers are overrated anyways IMO

 

[OverratedSanity]

Shakib is such a legend