Originally Posted by SULLA:
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I would go with Rashid. He averages 3 wickets a game, better than any of the others and he never sells his wicket cheaply.
Certainly not”
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I would go with Rashid. He averages 3 wickets a game, better than any of the others and he never sells his wicket cheaply.
Certainly not”
He has the advantage over Moeen Ali in the test all rounder stakes imo. Since the one early failure in the UAE when he was so close to saving us he's tried his hardest. Mo in comparison has days when he gets hit into the stands too much or has his stumps splayed going for the heroic big shot. I still believe in Mo as at present there is no one else. So on a highly turning wicket I'd go with the spin options of Rasheed Ansari and Mo nothing ventured nothing gained. Who knows maybe indian arrogance and complacency might save us from a whitewash.
As for the recent poor showing I blame the selecters who must take some responsiblity. If we'd let junior teams tour out there or on similar wickets in recent years surely we'd have some batsmen with the confidence and ability to play the likes of Mehedi etc.
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“Originally Posted by owen10
Is Bangladesh beating England the biggest upset in the history of Test cricket”
“Originally Posted by owen10
Is Bangladesh beating England the biggest upset in the history of Test cricket”
No we are the only test country brave enough to play tests there recently and with our poor pre test match preparation and batsmen not really skilled to play on these wickets. Bangladesh set the traps of these wickets and came away with one win. I'm sure other countries if they go over in similar circumstances will come unstuck too.





