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Originally Posted by reyme
After 12 years of Test cricket we still could not figure out the ideal pitches for Test cricket for us!
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If our recent success in Test (draw in SL) is any indication, our batting line up may have finally turned a corner. We don't have a bowling line up that is capable of taking 20 wickets. Shakib is coming back to test cricket from an injury, Razzak hasn't touched a red ball in 2 years (even if he did it wouldn't have made a difference), Gazi and Robiul are still a work in progress after their recent success, and Rubel well just look at his average.
As much as we all want to see us go from losing to winning test matches, we first need to learn how to draw test matches. And that's not going to happen with this bowling line up. It's sad but unfortunately the truth. IMO if we were set a more bowling friendly/turning pitch, we might be able to dominate 1-2 days, or few sessions but at the end it will be more of an advantage for NZ than us. I would rather let Mushy and co. bat for hours and pile up some runs like they did in SL. This won't turn us into world beaters, but IMO its a step in the right direction given our situation.