Match Thread - Zimbawe v Bangladesh 1st Test

[brmtaylor.com admin]

We make 145 here and they have to chase 401. Granted 145 is a long way away at 4/36, but even a contribution from Elton and the tail that we have, we should make it there.

Need to see off Robiul. It remains to be seen how effective Enamul and their part timers will be.

[Jemisi]

If Elton gets a counterattacking 50 here and Taylor makes some more runs, it will look a lot more sensible.

[Jemisi]

good running.

[brmtaylor.com admin]

If Elton gets a counterattacking 50 here and Taylor makes some more runs, it will look a lot more sensible.

Yeah agreed. Chigumbura looks much more at ease playing his shots rather than trying to grind out a score.

[Jemisi]

If we were 4/305 trying to set a target for the fourth innings at the beginning of today, we would all have been cheering. We are on top, these two just need to settle the dressing room down with a decent stand.

[Yorker]

good running.

Indeed. It's good to see those 3s on the scoreboard, especially involving Taylor who had a reputation of being sub-continental between the wickets.

[brmtaylor.com admin]

If we were 4/305 trying to set a target for the fourth innings at the beginning of today, we would all have been cheering. We are on top, these two just need to settle the dressing room down with a decent stand.

Yeah, you're right. It's too easy to just look at the third innings score and say we're in trouble (been guilty of this myself over the last hour!). But in context it doesn't look bad at all.

[zimfan1]

If we were 4/305 trying to set a target for the fourth innings at the beginning of today, we would all have been cheering. We are on top, these two just need to settle the dressing room down with a decent stand.

Very true, and we still have batting down to number 10 so i am confident that we can get to at least 400.

But worrying that once again Taylor is the only one putting his hand up

[brmtaylor.com admin]

Chigumbura throwing his bat at everything full and wide.

[Yorker]