1st Test, England vs Bangladesh

[sten_super]

England: Cook*, Carberry, Trott, Pietersen, PD Collingwood, IR Bell, MJ Prior†, SCJ Broad, GP Swann, TT Bresnan, ST Finn
Bangladesh: Tamim Iqbal, Imrul Kayes, Junaid Siddique, Aftab Ahmed, Mahmudullah, Shakib Al Hasan*, Mushfiqur Rahim†, Naeem Islam, Abdur Razzak, Rubel Hossain, Shahadat Hossain

Bangladesh won the toss and chose to field.

England currently 226/2. Cook 109*, Pietersen 38*

I really cannot understand the sense behind England's team selection. Only four specialist bowlers, of whom one has doubts over his fitness, and even more depressingly than that, only one spinner (compared to Bangladesh, who have included FOUR). What exactly would the wicket have to be like for England to play two spinners?!

 

[fleet]

Team selection seems odd, especially as we will now be bowling last on a spinning pitch. I guess they assume Swann will get them all and we just need to keep it tight at the other end?

Good start with the bat though.

 

[Gwylan]

Wasn't it odds-on that KP would get runs - it's always the way that as soon as there's talking of dropping someone, he scores runs.

It's normally Colly or Bell, nice to see it's KP's turn

 

[Simster]

243/2 at tea. KP gets his 50.

 

[The Wizard]

Just turned over from the F1 practice and the cricket was just starting again after tea.

 

[keaton]

Bloody Cook slogging a six to get his hundred. He's so bloody arrogant and egotistical, he should be putting the team first

 

[¡Cereal Killer!]

Is there anywhere I can watch this online?

 

[The Wizard]

Bloody Cook slogging a six to get his hundred. He's so bloody arrogant and egotistical, he should be putting the team first

 

[CHAPPERS]

I take it that's a dig at those who would have said the same about Pietersen?

 

[keaton]

Yes.

I'm now looking forward to a couple of days of "It's only Bangladesh"

 

[Simster]

Yes.

I'm now looking forward to a couple of days of "It's only Bangladesh"

There is no hiding from that fact though. Mind you, it's great to see KP scoring runs again.

 

[The Wizard]

Yes.

I'm now looking forward to a couple of days of "It's only Bangladesh"

He hasn't even got a hundred yet.

 

[CHAPPERS]

Yes, it is good to see him scoring again. It's very important to get him time in the middle now, injury free.

The last few months he really hasn't been playing well, maybe because he hasn't been fit but I think he was just playing in the wrong way. He was so determined to score himself back into form that he threw wickets away and that wasn't good for the side. I still think he needs to learn responsiblity if he really does want to be the best.

 

[The Wizard]

Bowltards.

 

[PHCgull]

KP teeing off now

 

[CHAPPERS]

KP putting his foot down on the approach to his ton. I can see us winning this by an innings. 20 overs left today, with KP in this form, could give us a 400+ lead.

 

[Simster]

Bowltards.

I've watched a handful of overs on Justin.tv and have concluded that you are correct. They're a ragged bunch.

 

[The Wizard]

f*** sake.

 

[PHCgull]

gone. gutted

 

[vegster]

ha ha !