[Match Thread] Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe, 2nd Test, Dhaka

[Googly]

I wonder if they get the same daily expense allowance that the players do? After all they should all be in it together, all for one and one for all!

[TapsC]

Just read through the last 20 pages here, a lot of junk being posted but im happy to see AndyBliggz back

I will comment though about Hamilton taking off Tiripano for Williams, the reason was so we could always have 1 seamer bowling at one end to avoid the train wreck in the first innings where we had 2 spinners going for 5 an over which is where we let the game slip away. Everyone is quick to lay the boo into poor old Hamilton but I can see what he was trying to do.

The Chatara injury really hurt us, it's hard to judge exactly how many runs it's cost us but I'd say over 100 easy.

Zimbabwe have been unlucky with injuries in Test matches against Bangladesh, in the 2nd test in 2013 which was won by Bangladesh Meth got injured and couldn't bowl in the 2nd dig, also effected his batting.

Test cricket is basically about capitalizing on pressure moments. The very best teams can be bowled out for 80 in a test because of pressure. They were 10-3 with no runs coming. Mithun is on debut. He got 0 the last game. Williams gets put on and they started scoring. Hami brings back Don and he gets Mushy with his first delivery. 26-4.Hami even asked Jarv if he is ok and he said he can bowl till he gets him out. He was talking about Mushy at that point.

If it was the first innings I would understand but now it was do or die. For 5 minutes we had a sniff back into the game. 78-4 could have been 50-6. Riyad has been off form but he was smacking the spin around. They were bowling brilliantly. Bangladeshi players face Taijul everyday in the nets. The chances of Williams troubling them on relatively flat pitch compared to the first test are almost 0

[Googly]

Agreed.

[Googly]

Jaybro come in guns blazing and then disappears.

[PSR]

The pitch is not at all a minefield by any means..

Possible to survive 120 overs if we are mentally stable..

[Googly]

The total is irrelevant, surely give Mavuta a few overs?
Some strange decisions by Hamilton.

[jaybro]

Jaybro come in guns blazing and then disappears.

Im still here mate don't worry

It's all well and good to say he should have kept bowling the seamers but look both Donnie and KJ are gone now imagine if he bowled them both 10 straight

[Stoneman Returns]

Masakadza dumb ass brought spinner when the pacers were on song.

And they want Minister Coventry to call this dumb ass instead of Taylor.

[jaybro]

Masakadza dumb ass brought spinner when the pacers were on song.

And they want Minister Coventry to call this dumb ass instead of Taylor.

Yeah Jarvis and Tiripano should have bowled 15 over spells to open the innings

[jaybro]

Hamilton getting hammered here people are forgetting his 3 spinners have all bowled junk (as pointed out by the forum) he lost his opening bowler after 1 Day, the poor bloke doesn't have many options.

But nobody thinks of this whilst calling him an idiot