My pick for the match against England (according to the batting order):
1. Tamim
2. Imrul
3. Shahriar
4. Ashraful
5. Mushfiq
6. Sakib
7. Nayeem
8. Razzak
9. Shafiul
10. Nazmul
11. Rubel
12th man: Shuvo
Shariar deserves a place (averages 30 something) over Junaid who can hardly deliver those odd 20/30s into a half century.
Ash.. yes Ash at no. 4 who I still believe can power a 60 balls 90 like NatWest series against the English. Pushing him down to no. 7 position is a dumb act by the think tank to say the least!
I'd rather go with 3 pacers on any given day, be it a slow low-bounce track or a fast bouncy pitch. Nazmul is a proven bloke to bowl fantastic at death overs. Time for us to get rid of the hype of bunch of SLAs. Two genuine SLA in Shakib's and Razzak's are enough balanced for the team. Lastly, no place for Siddon's lover boy Raqibul.
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