Hello, I?m Michael Slater and welcome to Dhaka for the first Twenty20 between Bangladesh and Australia. Australia are looking to get some wins under their belt after a horrid tournament in South Africa where they won only one of their 5 matches.
We?ll now cross to Tony Grieg who has the pitch report.
TG: Thanks Slats. Well the pitch we have for you today is a flat looking pitch. This should help the batsmen a lot. Both teams will be looking to bat first and set a total over 180. There is absolutely no grass at all on this pitch. Except for a fine layer of grass. This should help the bowlers generate a bit of swing in the first innings, besides that it?s as flat as a pancake.
Weather wise, we won?t be bothered by any rain. The locals have told me that the ground has been drenched in water for a couple of weeks up until the past week. So it is great work from the ground staff to get this ground ready in time.
There should be a bit of dew in the second innings which will make it slighty slippery to field. Back to you in the box.
MT: Thanks, Tony. Well Simon O?Donnell is down pitch side and ready for the toss.
SO: Habibul, you have to coin, toss away.
RP: Heads!
Match Referee: Heads is the call, and it is a heads.
SO: Ricky, you have won the toss, what are you going to do?
RP: I?m going to have a bowl, Simon.
SO: What is your planning behind that decision?
RP: I think we can take advantage of the only swing that there is going to be in the game and get some early wickets. Hopefully we can get some early wickets and keep them to a total of about 120 to 140.
SO: Ricky, any changes in today?s team from the World Championship?
RP: Just the one change, Mike Hussey is out for Marcus North.
SO: Thanks, Ricky.
SO: Habibul, is this a good toss to lose?
HB: Yes it is, I was going to have a bat anyways. I think that after making the Semi Final of the World Championship, we will be looking to go one further and defeat Australia in a series. We have defeated them in an ODI and now we will be looking to win a Twenty20 series against them.
SO: Any changes to the team?
HB: No, the team will be the same as the Semi Final.
SO: Thanks, Habibul. Back to you in the box.
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MT: Thanks Simon. Here we are with the teams.
MT: Guys, any last thoughts before the batsmen walk out?
SW: I think Australia can bounce back from a disastrous tournament and beat the Bangladeshies.
MT: Now we go up into the commentary box with Michael Slater and Ian Healy??
We?ll now cross to Tony Grieg who has the pitch report.
TG: Thanks Slats. Well the pitch we have for you today is a flat looking pitch. This should help the batsmen a lot. Both teams will be looking to bat first and set a total over 180. There is absolutely no grass at all on this pitch. Except for a fine layer of grass. This should help the bowlers generate a bit of swing in the first innings, besides that it?s as flat as a pancake.
Weather wise, we won?t be bothered by any rain. The locals have told me that the ground has been drenched in water for a couple of weeks up until the past week. So it is great work from the ground staff to get this ground ready in time.
There should be a bit of dew in the second innings which will make it slighty slippery to field. Back to you in the box.
MT: Thanks, Tony. Well Simon O?Donnell is down pitch side and ready for the toss.
SO: Habibul, you have to coin, toss away.
RP: Heads!
Match Referee: Heads is the call, and it is a heads.
SO: Ricky, you have won the toss, what are you going to do?
RP: I?m going to have a bowl, Simon.
SO: What is your planning behind that decision?
RP: I think we can take advantage of the only swing that there is going to be in the game and get some early wickets. Hopefully we can get some early wickets and keep them to a total of about 120 to 140.
SO: Ricky, any changes in today?s team from the World Championship?
RP: Just the one change, Mike Hussey is out for Marcus North.
SO: Thanks, Ricky.
SO: Habibul, is this a good toss to lose?
HB: Yes it is, I was going to have a bat anyways. I think that after making the Semi Final of the World Championship, we will be looking to go one further and defeat Australia in a series. We have defeated them in an ODI and now we will be looking to win a Twenty20 series against them.
SO: Any changes to the team?
HB: No, the team will be the same as the Semi Final.
SO: Thanks, Habibul. Back to you in the box.
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MT: Thanks Simon. Here we are with the teams.

MT: Guys, any last thoughts before the batsmen walk out?
SW: I think Australia can bounce back from a disastrous tournament and beat the Bangladeshies.
MT: Now we go up into the commentary box with Michael Slater and Ian Healy??