Bangladesh in England

[Dhoni]

Read them, too! Bangladesh aren't looking for the win--they just want to delay England's winning. They are saying, basically, "Don't come and expect to beat us on Day 2--we can last till Day 3". They are not saying, "Watch out, England, we are going to win at least one of the tests." Whatmore is not stupid. He knows how England and Bangladesh match up.

Meanwhile, Javed Omar and Mohammad Ashraful have scored beautiful twin centuries (I can only assume they're beautiful) against British Universities. Omar with 167 and Ashraful with 102. BU are 54/2 in response. So at least Bangladesh are not losing to a university-level side.

Hey well said mate!!! I'm sorry about that. I think I misunderstood.

 

[BarmyUK]

It's good to see Thorpe in the side

And Bell is back.

 

[jonah]

Surprised there's no place for Pietersen.

 

[andrew_nixon]

Surprised there's no place for Pietersen.

Not surprising really considering his poor early season form.

 

[jonah]

Fair point, but Bangladesh would give him the ideal opportunity to find that form. He may well come in for Thorpe though if his back problems don't get better.

 

[themuel1]

Sussex have made a great start against Bangladesh- 549-7. Michael Yardy-257, Tim Ambrose-78

Wish I could go and watch! Damn Revision!!

 

[Rangeela]

England vs Bangladesh - 1st Test

1st Test starts on May 26th 2005 at Lord's.

Odds:

England - 1/41
Draw - 2/1
Bangladesh - 9/1

Betting will be open until 26th May at 09:00 GMT. Bets will be settled when the result of the match is known.

 

[Stephen Bailey]

Does anyone know which of the Bangladesh tests is on Channel 4?

 

[jonah]

Does anyone know which of the Bangladesh tests is on Channel 4?

I think it's the first Test stevie, with the second being on Sky and also being the first Test in this country to start on a Friday, so I heard Jack Bannister saying on Talk Sport today.

 

[The Champ]

The test should see some records for sure i personally think

 

[Stephen Bailey]

I think it's the first Test stevie, with the second being on Sky and also being the first Test in this country to start on a Friday, so I heard Jack Bannister saying on Talk Sport today.

Cheers jonah. Looking forward to lazing infront of the TV again! :

 

[rahulk666]

Does anyone have the stats about how England perform at the beginning of English season? India always seems to find it tough to beat any opposition after a long break from cricket. How does England perform in such situation?

There is no doubt that England will win the Test and series but will it be a whitewash? That's the big question.

Menawhile, Just wanted to say that it was quite pleasing to see Bangladesh play well against the British Universities. Good to know that Bangladesh is better than a University cricket team.

 

[Stephen Bailey]

These are the results from first series of the summer from the last 4 years:

2001 - Drew with Pakistan 1-1
2002 - Beat Sri Lanka 2-0
2003 - Beat Zimbabwe 2-0
2004 - Beat New Zealand 3-0

So we havn't started badly in the last few years and given Bangladesh's woeful performance against Sussex so far, I expect to be typing in '2005 - Beat Bangladesh 2-0'.

However, in the last 4 years we've only won the second series of the summer once.

2001 - Lost to Australia 4-1
2002 - Drew with India 1-1
2003 - Drew with South Africa 2-2
2004 - Beat West Indies 4-0

 

[rahulk666]

These are the results from first series of the summer from the last 4 years:

2001 - Drew with Pakistan 1-1
2002 - Beat Sri Lanka 2-0
2003 - Beat Zimbabwe 2-0
2004 - Beat New Zealand 3-0

So we havn't started badly in the last few years and given Bangladesh's woeful performance against Sussex so far, I expect to be typing in '2005 - Beat Bangladesh 2-0'.

However, in the last 4 years we've only won the second series of the summer once.

2001 - Lost to Australia 4-1
2002 - Drew with India 1-1
2003 - Drew with South Africa 2-2
2004 - Beat West Indies 4-0

Hmm... interesting... That means that England play better in first half of the summer than later half. This can be due to following reasons:

1. Better quality opponents in later half than first half (over last 4 years).

2. England starting strongly but getting tired by later half of the season.

3. Or more importantly... England better at playing in conditions of early summer... swing asssting pitches, weather assisting. And not so bowler friendly pitches in later half of summer.

Thanks Stevie for the info.

 

[jonah]

Hmm... interesting... That means that England play better in first half of the summer than later half. This can be due to following reasons:

1. Better quality opponents in later half than first half (over last 4 years).

2. England starting strongly but getting tired by later half of the season.

3. Or more importantly... England better at playing in conditions of early summer... swing asssting pitches, weather assisting. And not so bowler friendly pitches in later half of summer.

Thanks Stevie for the info.

I reckon it has a lot to do with your first point rahulk. Look at the teams involved:
2001 - Pakistan then Aussies
2002 - Sri Lanka then India
2003 - Zim then SA
all stronger opposition in the latter part of the season, although I totally take your point about early season conditions in England, not so much maybe affecting England's performances as their opposition's, especially those from the sub-continent.