Sri Lanka v Bangladesh

[Bomber Spirit]

Chaminda Vaas took a hat-trick with the first 3 balls of the match. After the first over it was 4/5.
Bangladesh now 4/12. Any grade cricketer in Sydney would easily get a game for them - even a 3rd grader.

 

[My North]

Can Bangladesh be removed off there test status and replace it them with Kenya.

 

[My North]

Originally posted by Bomber Spirit
Chaminda Vaas took a hat-trick with the first 3 balls of the match. After the first over it was 4/5.
Bangladesh now 4/12. Any grade cricketer in Sydney would easily get a game for them - even a 3rd grader.

try any local/park crickter would get a game for Banladesh

 

[Bomber Spirit]

It's fine to say they'd struggle early in their international life - yes it does take time to develop a side.
But they've had Test status for a couple of years now, and there's no sign of any improvement.

 

[Destructive]

4/5 after the first over is shocking for a test playing nation. Maybe they need to be removed from playing international cricket so they can come up to international standards.

 

[St-KriS]

Originally posted by Destructive
4/5 after the first over is shocking for a test playing nation. Maybe they need to be removed from playing international cricket so they can come up to international standards.

Sadly, I dont think that will happen.

They should have been like Kenya and rejected test status and waited till they're more up to scratch.

 

[St-KriS]

And did my eyes decieve me or did I see a tree in the middle of the outfield?!

 

[scmods]

Originally posted by St-KriS
And did my eyes decieve me or did I see a tree in the middle of the outfield?!

No, that was Arjuna Ranatunga!

 

[jim boy]

Originally posted by St-KriS
And did my eyes decieve me or did I see a tree in the middle of the outfield?!

Yep, this is the second world cup running with a tree in the outfield too. Canterbury was the other place.

 

[wagstaff]

A good example of the problems of Bangladesh cricket was the first wicket of Vass's hattrick. For a batsman to play such an awful shot from the first ball of the match, swiping across the line like a tailender in the final over, shows how much further to go before they become competitve on the international stage.

 

[EagleBlue]

Bangladesh is an asian nation is it not ?????

 

[GoEagles]

Look at the top left hand corner - you see a tree!

 

[Generalissimo]

Bangladesh's plan to negate Chaminda Vaas for next time:

 

[St-KriS]

About that tree...if the ball hits it, is it worth 5 runs?

 

[Squeak]

Originally posted by St-KriS
About that tree...if the ball hits it, is it worth 5 runs?

I think it's behind the rope/coke line.

 

[Rob]

Originally posted by Jim Boy
Yep, this is the second world cup running with a tree in the outfield too. Canterbury was the other place.

Wasn't it the ground they used in Holland for a match in the last WC?