Match Thread: 2nd Test: Bangladesh v England at Dhaka Oct 28-Nov 1, 2016 (10:00 local | 04:00 GMT | 00:00 EDT | 23:00 CDT -1d | 21:00 PDT -1d)

[Dilscoop]

stop posting line up, it's not MLC. It's a waste of time.

[hoodlum]

Originally Posted by roman
Yes. Because you do not destroy a player after one opportunity. Dropping players based on one game will never be a solution. you have to have some patience and invest some time on them.

Rabbi is Abul v 2.0

[Dilscoop]

^ So you're saying Rabbi has 2 100's?

[simon]

I agree with Roman bhai.
Rabbi was rarely given the ball.
He bowled really well right after getting Bairstow bowled.
If Mash was the captain things could have been different.
Mushy does not back his pacers much.

[Rifat]

A Big thank you to England, ECB for coming to Bangladesh and playing Exciting Cricket in Bangladesh.

[Rifat]

[Rifat]

[aklemalp]

^^Gentleman's game. Broad backed up his words with action.

One of his top five...respect the opposition.

I was against him all test...saying that he's not going to take a single wicket....he struggled.

And when he took his first we all saw how fired up he was...

[al-Sagar]

Originally Posted by Night_wolf
Last 3 can still be walking wicket

in fact all our 11 can be .......

[Dilscoop]

All I want is a tight finish. I just want to be entertained.

[BengaliPagol]

1. Tamim
2. Imrul
3. Mominul
4. Riyad
5. Shakib
6. Mushy
7. Sabbir
8. Mosaddek
9. Mehedi
10. Taijul
11. Roy

[jabbar]

Originally Posted by Dilscoop
All I want is a tight finish. I just want to be entertained.

I'm afraid only a win will satisfy me...

[jabbar]

Originally Posted by BengaliPagol
1. Tamim
2. Imrul
3. Mominul
4. Riyad
5. Shakib
6. Mushy
7. Sabbir
8. Mosaddek
9. Mehedi
10. Taijul
11. Roy

Roy as lone pacer is a gamble. Has no test experience and will struggle with no fellow Paceman support and eventually be taken out of the attack. Will bowl max 5 overs per innings. Better to pick more experienced bowler if you have alone pacer.

[Rana Melb]

Sabbir is sick

[Cricket4All]

Originally Posted by Rana Melb
Sabbir is sick

This is the XI most likely to play

1) Tamim
2) KaEdge
3) Mini
4) Riyad
5) Mushy
6) Shakib
7) Mosaddek
8) Miraz
9) Taijul
10) Rabbi
11) Suvashis

[Habib]

Originally Posted by Cricket4All
This is the XI most likely to play

1) Tamim
2) KaEdge
3) Mini
4) Riyad
5) Mushy
6) Shakib
7) Mosaddek
8) Miraz
9) Taijul
10) Rabbi
11) Suvashis

Oh no. Without Sabbir, that lower middle order looks even more vulnerable. Wish they considered Nasir as Mosaddek and Miraz are both susceptible to pace bowling.

[mehedi]

i wanted to see the same team if we are playing on a similar pitch as the team showed a great character, courage and determination to push the experienced England side to a corner. i thought everybody played their part more or less and should be given another chance

[mehedi]

lets hope the dhaka pitch is a sporting wicket like the one was for 2nd odi as someone mentioned

[Nafi]

1. Tamim
2. Kayes
3. Mominul
4. Riyad
5. Shakib
6. Rahim
7. S. Rahman
8. Mehedi Miraz
9. Taijul
10. Rabbi
11. Roy

[tiger1000]

Originally Posted by jabbar
Roy as lone pacer is a gamble. Has no test experience and will struggle with no fellow Paceman support and eventually be taken out of the attack. Will bowl max 5 overs per innings. Better to pick more experienced bowler if you have alone pacer.

We don't have one in the squad, hell not sure rabbi qualifies as a first class level bowler, he's years away from being mediocre...

Either Roy alone or no pacers, rabbi is a liability

And can't have rabbi and Roy in the team, batting gets to weak

[tiger1000]

Originally Posted by Dilscoop
for that a player would actually have to show some upside. Rabbi showed nothing

Some people are blind

They don't understand theres levels to the game.

People don't understand players need to establish themselves on the level below before getting the investment at the top level (barring freak talents)

You just don't turn up to international level and say you deserve more than one chance without anything to back it up.

Rabbi hasn't been able to perform at first class level, so what makes him deserve a place over other bowlers like Roy who have. Or players who've proven themselves at the level like Al amin, albeit in a different format, the principles of line and length remains the same, rabbi doesn't have the fundamentals to succeed at the top, nor going from his record the level below, he may have it in 3 years, but right now he's an embarrassment, to put him in test shows that's the best we've got, some bum who's scraping onto a first class career, who got his chance at the big time bowling well in nets, a place where 15 year olds often perform well

Rabbi, what a joke, a bum like hom at least performs on first class level

Rabbi won't become good overnight even if he takes 10 wickets through luck in the next game, he won't be able to keep it up because he does not have the skill

I've got nothing against the guy, he tried his best unlike the likes of mahmadullah, but he's not ready and selectors and management are doing harm picking him

[Nafi]

Originally Posted by tiger1000
We don't have one in the squad, hell not sure rabbi qualifies as a first class level bowler, he's years away from being mediocre...

Either Roy alone or no pacers, rabbi is a liability

And can't have rabbi and Roy in the team, batting gets to weak

You cant get away with no pacers, it leaves the bowlling attack way too vulnerable

[aklemalp]

Hameed in for Duckett.

That's my only change for England

[Cricket4All]

^^ Hameed opens with Cook and Duckett plays at #4 instead of Balance.

That's my solution for England.

[simon]

before match I want Hathure to say that Bangladesh can't score 500