Bell makes his 10th test hundred
Surely England should whitewash Bangladesh? Their test series in Bangladesh should be more straight forward than this. England played some scintillating cricket in the ODI’s with Eoin Morgan in particularly good form. Bangladesh, although new to the international cricketing arena, do not have the players that England do nor do they have the pedigree. Don’t get me wrong they have some fine cricketers including the young Tamim Iqbal and Shakib Al Hasan but they do not match up against the likes of Kevin Pietersen and Paul Collingwood.
Surely then this series is a foregone conclusion? With Bangladesh achieving a score of 419 in this test match, their third highest ever score in their short international cricketing history; it suggests that it is not.
A good consistent response from England which included 138 from Ian Bell and an unbeaten 74 from Tim Bresnan has left England on 440-8 at the end of day three in Mirpur. With the relative inexperience and the youth of the Bangladesh front line, England’s bowlers and Graeme Swann in particular, should see Bangladesh off in the end. Maybe it’s me being too expectant of England and their cricketing prowess or maybe I am just realistic but Cook and company should polish this off with relative ease (in theory)!
Rob
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Rob
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That is a very good point young Robert! England 'should' whitewash and beat Bangladesh easily, however as every cricket fan will know it is always easier said than done, and this, the unpredictability of cricket is what we all enjoy. Remember Anderson and Panesar in Cardiff and their last wicket stand! Nobody was expecting that! After all if the underdogs didn't have a go, get close or even win then we never would have had heard of Rocky or the Mighty Ducks!
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