Bangladesh in South Africa

[Athlai]

To me it looks like Bangladesh swapped their bowling around too much striving for a wicket rather than keeping the pressure on. I'd have expected Shakib to have been kept on, not took off to give the 4th+ bowlers more ineffectual overs.

Yeah strange move considering they bowled Shakib for immense spells against NZ, like 30 overs at one stage.

 

[TT Boy]

Bangladesh haven't bowled as well as we did yet have out batted us in this match.
Sad.

I don't know about that, New Zealand were awful with the ball at Centurion last year, in a test match which lasted less than 200 overs.

 

[TT Boy]

To me it looks like Bangladesh swapped their bowling around too much striving for a wicket rather than keeping the pressure on. I'd have expected Shakib to have been kept on, not took off to give the 4th+ bowlers more ineffectual overs.

Bowled far too short to Boucher and Prince was starting to pick him off. To be honest he didn’t actually bowl that well for his three wickets, Kallis played all around a straight one whilst AB just had a massive brain explosion.

 

[Athlai]

I don't know about that, New Zealand were awful with the ball at Centurion last year, in a test match which lasted less than 200 overs.

Well Bond went and broke on us TBF.

 

[Athlai]

Bowled far too short to Boucher and Prince was starting to pick him off. To be honest he didn’t actually bowl that well for his three wickets, Kallis played all around a straight one whilst AB just had a massive brain explosion.

2nd day in SA, a spinner getting getting wickets is a pretty random occurrence.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Bowled far too short to Boucher and Prince was starting to pick him off. To be honest he didn’t actually bowl that well for his three wickets, Kallis played all around a straight one whilst AB just had a massive brain explosion.

Yea but he's arguably a Test class bowler, the others that bowled are rubbish.

 

[Langeveldt]

Mission accomplished as far as Jamie Siddons is concerned, he merely wanted Bangladesh to outdo the test performances of New Zealand when they toured the Republic last year.

Yeah but New Zealand were absolutely shambolic

 

[popepouri]

Prince you beauty! 10 hundreds and most of them coming from dire situations. True class.

 

[Langeveldt]

Prince you beauty! 10 hundreds and most of them coming from dire situations. True class.

Fantastic stuff from Boucher as well, been ages since he's hit a test century

 

[kingkallis]

Fantastic stuff from Boucher as well, been ages since he's hit a test century

Yup, thats classic stuff from Boucher and Prince! Very well done, its good to see them doing such stuff ahead of a very important Aussie tour...

 

[Corli]

Good stuff from Prince and Boucher. Today was the first time in months I got to watch some cricket (even if it was only the last 20 minutes), and I got to see one of my favourite cricketers get a century, which was nice.

Andrew Samson mentioned on radio that Ashwell Prince, with his 10 centuries, now only needs a century against Sri Lanka to complete centuries against all the Test nations. I can't find a list of the batsmen who already managed it, any help?

 

[Langeveldt]

Good stuff from Prince and Boucher. Today was the first time in months I got to watch some cricket (even if it was only the last 20 minutes), and I got to see one of my favourite cricketers get a century, which was nice.

Andrew Samson mentioned on radio that Ashwell Prince, with his 10 centuries, now only needs a century against Sri Lanka to complete centuries against all the Test nations. I can't find a list of the batsmen who already managed it, any help?

Steve Waugh was one off the top of my head

 

[Corli]

Hmm, thanks. I found a list on my computer (SR Tendulkar, BC Lara, RT Ponting, SR Waugh, R Dravid, G Kirsten, AC Gilchrist, MS Atapattu), but it might be outdated and I can't remember where I got it from

 

[Stapel]

and the paretnership finally comes to an end. And three balls later, another two wickets fall. Cricket is a funny game.

Boucher's high score is 125. I could see him break that today, but he didn't.

Prince is just a few runs away from his personal best (149).

Hmm, thanks. I found a list on my computer (SR Tendulkar, BC Lara, RT Ponting, SR Waugh, R Dravid, G Kirsten, AC Gilchrist, MS Atapattu), but it might be outdated and I can't remember where I got it from

My guess is that there should be more of them. Just guessing here, but C'paul, Hayden, Langer

 

[Precambrian]

Shakib :

 

[Furball]

Laughing at Steyn's match figures here - 1/95 so far.

Watch him now skittle the tail to achieve some respecatbility.

 

[Briony]

Laughing at Steyn's match figures here - 1/95 so far.

Watch him now skittle the tail to achieve some respecatbility.

Do people think he's not good enough to bowl out the top order?

He's not in the greatest form to head to oz judging by the way the Bangers have handled him on his home turf.

 

[jondavluc]

Laughing at Steyn's match figures here - 1/95 so far.

Watch him now skittle the tail to achieve some respecatbility.

thats what he does best.

 

[kingkallis]

BD's running has been crap! 3 run outs in this innings

BD 127/9

 

[analyst]

Ashraful has been poor on this tour, still probably the only option for captain other than Mortaza who no one knows what length of time his career will last, he gives glimpses of potential as an allrounder only to give it away.