2023 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Game 31 Pakistan v Bangladesh 31/10 1900hrs @ Eden Gardens

[Gough]

Pakistan from, Babar Azam (c), Shadab Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Abdullah Shafique, Mohammad Rizwan, Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed, Salman Ali Agha, Mohammad Nawaz, Usama Mir, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Wasim.
Bangladesh from, Shakib Al Hasan (c), Litton Kumer Das, Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Najmul Hossain Shanto (vc), Tawhid Hridoy, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah Riyad, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Nasum Ahmed, Shak Mahedi Hasan, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Hasan Mahmud, Shoriful Islam, Tanzim Hasan Sakib.

 

[grumbleguts]

If Bangladesh win this, England are alone at the bottom of the table. Let's GO!

*If they don't win, I vote Australia throw our game against Bangladesh.

 

[Gough]

If Bangladesh win this, England are alone at the bottom of the table. Let's GO!

*If they don't win, I vote Australia throw our game against Bangladesh.

Doesn't really matter, even at the foot of the table they're having "the best time of our lives". Imagine how much fun they could have if they were winning games?

England players having ‘the best time of our lives’ despite World Cup woes

Liam Livingstone has rejected Eoin Morgan’s claims of disharmony in the squad and insists the mood is excellent despite miserable form in India

www.theguardian.com

 

[grumbleguts]

Doesn't really matter, even at the foot of the table they're having "the best time of our lives". Imagine how much fun they could have if they were winning games?

England players having ‘the best time of our lives’ despite World Cup woes

Liam Livingstone has rejected Eoin Morgan’s claims of disharmony in the squad and insists the mood is excellent despite miserable form in India

www.theguardian.com

Someone needs to tell them there's no draft, so there's no point in tanking.

Pretty sure they also weren't informed they can't ask for a all change every two overs, or they wouldn't have come.

 

[010203]

* Howie is on.

 

[Cleavy]

Bangladesh batting first

 

[Cleavy]

Bangladesh struggling at 2 for 8

 

[1989]

* Howie is on.

Who decided that Mark Howard warranted being part of a World Cup international commentary team?

 

[010203]

Who decided that Mark Howard warranted being part of a World Cup international commentary team?

They must be scratching for numbers if he has managed to get a gig there.

Being popular in India will help anybody get a gig covering an ICC event. Howie called Waqar Younis "great man" earlier.

 

[big_e]

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I listened to this at the time so I may have some details wrong, but from memory, he was one of the local commentator/hosts for the T20WC last year, and from there managed to get a shot on the IPL coverage. So he's basically "in" now with those who put together the commentary teams for these big events.

 

[JimmyBC]

Bangladesh bowled out for 205, that should be a pretty easy run chase for Pakistan.

Should be although if anyone could go to fertiliser it's Pakistan.

 

[Jamurp]

I'd rather literally any other side than Bangladesh in this WC, an Ireland, Zimbabwe or Windies wtc, they're just predictably mediocre.

 

[corbies]

I'd rather literally any other side than Bangladesh in this WC, an Ireland, Zimbabwe or Windies wtc, they're just predictably mediocre.

Interestingly though, they played 9 games against those 3 teams as part of the Super League for 8 wins, 1 No Result.

 

[Santana]

Interestingly though, they played 9 games against those 3 teams as part of the Super League for 8 wins, 1 No Result.

But having a bad World Cup now obviously means they shouldn't have been in it.

 

[1989]

Being popular in India will help anybody get a gig covering an ICC event. Howie called Waqar Younis "great man" earlier.

That's the sort of stuff I hate.