Ashraful started doing a bit well since the England tour of 2005. Before that his average was around 14 from 47/48th matches.
Before that he played mostly as an opener, which he wasn't. That also played the role of in his poor average.
I think they played him way too many matches after he debuted. They saw him failing but still kept him in the playing eleven for so long. They should have sent him to the A-team instead. He could have learned a lot by playing more domestic and A-team matches.
And this is the problem he's having now. He will struggle to compete with the new comers in most occations. The newcomers got more experienced by playing for u19, Academy, A-team and Domesic crickets. They had difference coaches and staffs which Ash didn't.
Bygones are bygones. He has to do well in order to be in the current team. If he fails, I'm sure he will lose his place.
Career averages since June 2005 | Span | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 0 | 4s | 6s | |
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| unfiltered | 2001-2008 | 113 | 106 | 10 | 2157 | 100 | 22.46 | 2954 | 73.01 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 227 | 21 | Profile |
| filtered | 2005-2008 | 65 | 59 | 8 | 1398 | 100 | 27.41 | 1774 | 78.80 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 154 | 12 |
Stats since 2005 England Tour