Bangladesh v Australia 2015

http://www.cricket.com.au/news/australia-tour-of-bangladesh-october-two-tests-dhaka-chittagong-fatullah/2015-08-02

A three-day tour match, and two tests.

It's been nearly a decade since Australia last played a test versus Bangladesh. The first test of that series was a real "one that got away" for Bangladesh, they should have had us.

Hopefully a) there will be decent weather and b) there will be a decent contest.

Announcing the tour just two months before it's scheduled to go ahead seems a bit late notice. The Bangers will be no walkover for Aus.

Test double ton for Koo or Midge?

It'll probably rain for 4 of 5 days.

skully wrote:Test double ton for Koo or Midge?

highly unlikely.

skully wrote:Test double ton for Koo or Midge?

Yeah, with the ball based on the Bangers' current form!

lardbucket wrote:It'll probably rain for 4 of 5 days.

October should be reasonable. November to around April was the best time in Kolkata, but Australia won't be available then.

Chance for Clarke to get the average above 50 again?

You think he'll play?

JGK wrote:Chance for Clarke to get the average above 50 again?

He's going to start bowling again?

Aust squad:

SQUAD: Steve Smith (c), Adam Voges (vc), Cameron Bancroft, Joe Burns, Patrick Cummins, Andrew Fekete, Usman Khawaja, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Marsh, Shaun Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Peter Nevill, Stephen O'Keefe, Peter Siddle, Mitchell Starc


Fekete?

JGK wrote:Aust squad:

SQUAD: Steve Smith (c), Adam Voges (vc), Cameron Bancroft, Joe Burns, Patrick Cummins, Andrew Fekete, Usman Khawaja, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Marsh, Shaun Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Peter Nevill, Stephen O'Keefe, Peter Siddle, Mitchell Starc


Fekete?

Well that's a bit left-field. And a blow for James Pattinson, who obviously didn't impress in the ODIs.

Henry wrote:

JGK wrote:Aust squad:

SQUAD: Steve Smith (c), Adam Voges (vc), Cameron Bancroft, Joe Burns, Patrick Cummins, Andrew Fekete, Usman Khawaja, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Marsh, Shaun Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Peter Nevill, Stephen O'Keefe, Peter Siddle, Mitchell Starc


Fekete?

Well that's a bit left-field. And a blow for James Pattinson, who obviously didn't impress in the ODIs.

Maybe they think Pattinson will be better off continuing to train in Aust rather than travel around Bangladesh.

RDs SOK?

WTF

Have to agree. SOK is not worth another go. And What the Fekete?

This team looks like a JAMODI squad with a few newbies.

Fekete. I would not have guessed that.

JGK wrote:Aust squad:

SQUAD: Steve Smith (c), Adam Voges (vc), Cameron Bancroft, Joe Burns, Patrick Cummins, Andrew Fekete, Usman Khawaja, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Marsh, Shaun Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Peter Nevill, Stephen O'Keefe, Peter Siddle, Mitchell Starc


Fekete?

This is the test squad?

some dickhead has obviously gone the 'its only bangladesh' route
were gonna get thrashed

For once this might not be reverse woofing.

not intended as such. the selectors might not care so much about results as giving a few people a go on the international stage. which is good cos i can see the whole thing blowing up in their faces

I just got 17s on the Bangles.

Ethics? The Gall! wrote:not intended as such.  the selectors might not care so much about results as giving a few people a go on the international stage.  which is good cos i can see the whole thing blowing up in their faces

Khawaja? Don't the selectors know he was Trevved aims ago

JGK wrote:

Henry wrote:

JGK wrote:Aust squad:

SQUAD: Steve Smith (c), Adam Voges (vc), Cameron Bancroft, Joe Burns, Patrick Cummins, Andrew Fekete, Usman Khawaja, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Marsh, Shaun Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Peter Nevill, Stephen O'Keefe, Peter Siddle, Mitchell Starc


Fekete?

Well that's a bit left-field. And a blow for James Pattinson, who obviously didn't impress in the ODIs.

Maybe they think Pattinson will be better off continuing to train in Aust rather than travel around Bangladesh.  

he's better off trying to get some cricket under his belt (grade, one day domestic, Shield)

JGK wrote:Aust squad:

SQUAD: Steve Smith (c), Adam Voges (vc), Cameron Bancroft, Joe Burns, Patrick Cummins, Andrew Fekete, Usman Khawaja, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Marsh, Shaun Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Peter Nevill, Stephen O'Keefe, Peter Siddle, Mitchell Starc


Fekete?

Nothing wrong with that selection given some of the others the selectors have come up with in the past. Fekete had an outstanding Shield season & did ok on the Aust A tour. He's obviously just there as a backup but i think his selection can be justified.

you are so four faced