Bangladesh are indeed ordinary

India were expected to thrash Bangladesh, and when the winning margins are 100+ runs and 10 wickets, it is fair to say Bangladesh were thrashed. Bangladesh had fun for at most 1.5 days - day 1 of the first test and around 50 overs on day 3 of the second test.

There was a lot written about Sehwag's comment before the first test on Bangladesh being an 'ordinary' side. Sehwag was perhaps being politically uncorrect, saying such a thing in Bangladesh, especially when the BCCI had played a huge role in Bangladesh getting test status.

Yet, the facts are that barring a series win against a West Indies 'B' team, they had achieved zilch in nearly a decade of test cricket. There have been a few individual achievements (e.g. Aminul Islam in their first ever test, Ashraful v India in 2004, Shahriar Nafees v Australia in 2006, Shakib forming the 'SLA Atlas' club along with Vettori and occasional bursts from Mortaza).

They did run Pakistan and Australia close. They do indicate that they can be occasionally competitive. However, the reality is that as of the start of this series, they hadn't made 300 in the first innings of a test since April 2006, which was also the last time one of the batsmen scored a first-innings century.

The malaise hasn't just been with the batting. On an average, opponents can expect that one of their top 7 batsmen will score a first innings 100 every time they face Bangladesh.

There was absolutely no need for Sehwag to be politically correct. I'll repeat what I wrote nearly 6.5 years ago.

I wonder why captains are nowadays so politically correct. I'm not saying the captain should do a Richie Richardson and claim that the visiting Aussies have been the worst side to play West Indies in the last 20 years after losing the series. Tony Greig's attempt to make WI "grovel" backfired spectacularly. But why does Steve Waugh not say Australia is going to crush Bangladesh or Zimbabwe?

On a parting note, why on earth did the proceedings break for lunch with Bangladesh on the verge of defeat at 312/9? Why can't the playing conditions be changed to allow captains to opt for extra time regardless of whether it is close of play or not?

Currently, under clause 16.2 of the test match playing conditions, the umpires can extend play by 30 minutes at the end the day (except the last day) if either captain puts in the application in triplicate along with a photocopy of their last 5 years income tax payment statements and if the umpires believe that the extension could end the ordeal for everyone.

Statistical trivia: This is only the 7th time that a side has reached the target in <= 2 balls.

Source: Cricket 24x7

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Code of conduct : The Benn-Haddin-Johnson fiasco

During the first over after lunch on day two of the Perth test in the Frank Worrell Trophy featuring Australia v West Indies, Suleiman Benn, Brad Haddin and Mitchell Johnson got into a fracas. The sequence of events, which you can see in the video on YouTube, was approximately this:

• Haddin plays a ball towards mid wicket and sees the possibility of a quick single
  
• Benn, bowling from around the wicket, runs across to his right to cut off the single
  
• Johnson put his head down and ran, reviving memories of Forrest Gump
  
• Benn tries to get to the ball, and ends up looking like he was dragging Johnson back with his hand
  
• When the ball is 'dead', Haddin points his bat at Benn possibly asking him to stop coming in the way
  
• Benn is now really mad and keeps chattering & abusing away
  
• Gayle is standing still, first listening to Haddin's point of view and then to Benn
  
• Umpire Billy Bowden then steps in and asks Gayle & Benn to get on with it
  
• Benn, still very angry, asks Haddin some questions, throwing in a couple of obscenities rhyming with 'chuck'
  
• Benn then bowls an absolute ripper of a delivery that Johnson has no clue about. The batsmen cross over for a bye
  
• Benn is still unhappy and chattering away. He even appears to ask Johnson something, while Johnson practices his straight drive at the non-striker's end
  
• Benn bowls to Haddin, who drives the ball straight back. Benn threatens to throw the ball back (unsure if he was threatening to hit Haddin or the stumps) and Haddin provides a view of his stumps, requesting him to take a shot
  
• That was the last ball of the over. Haddin walks down the pitch grinning and saying something to Benn
  
• Benn tries to point out something to Haddin with his hand and accidentally brushes against Johnson
  
• Johnson pushes Benn away
  
• Bowden finally realizes things could be going from bad to worse and steps in

Purely going by what was seen on TV, there were multiple people at fault here:

• Benn - He had no business tugging at Johnson's shirt and trying to drag him back
  
• Haddin - He had no business pointing his bat and interfering with something that Benn & Johnson should have (and could have) sorted out between themselves
  
• Johnson - He can't be blamed too much because it is unlikely he would have realized that Benn brushing him was accidental. But given the heated situation at that time, pushing Benn away was a bad choice
  
• Bowden & Gould - The umpires are the biggest culprits here. The moment it seemed like Benn & Haddin were in a war of words, they should have stepped in and called a halt to the verbal warfare. They didn't, couldn't, or chose not to. Then, when Johnson pushed Benn away, Bowden was almost apologetically pleading with the players to move on. All this while, Gould, the square-leg umpire, was conspicuously absent, probably day-dreaming about the sumptuous lunch he had just finished

A couple of aspects of today's incident are interesting, and give me a huge sense of deja vu.

Symonds v/s Harbhajan at Sydney in early 2008: Harbhajan patted Lee on the back and Symonds, standing quite far away from the scene of action, stepped in quite unwarrantedly to save his mate's arse from Harbhajan.

Today, Benn ran into Johnson and Haddin batted on Johnson's behalf.

A couple of years ago, during the 2nd final of the triangular ODI series in Australia, Michael Clarke, the bowler, nearly pulled down Sachin Tendulkar's pants in order to prevent Tendulkar, at the non-striker's end, from taking a single.

There was no sign of any apology from Clarke, because he was only doing it hoping that Tendulkar's greatness would have 'rubbed off' on him. Tendulkar also seems to have rather enjoyed the fondling. Gautam Gambhir, who played the shot, did nothing. Of course, it is quite likely that this unwarranted & deliberate physical contact, and the absence of any action around it, 'inspired' him to try a similar stunt a year later.

Today, Haddin couldn't keep quiet, and had to intervene. An issue that could have been sorted out in a few seconds dragged on and on. It's quite likely that there will be follow-ups over the next 3 days of the test.

Benn has now been charged with a Level 2 offence while Haddin & Johnson have been charged with Level 1 offences under the ICC's code of conduct for players.

Clause 2.2.4 refers to "Inappropriate and deliberate physical contact between Players in the course of play during an International Match".

If Benn's physical contact (the act of tugging at Johnson, for I am unaware of any other deliberate/inappropriate physical contact) was wrong, Johnson is also guilty of pushing Benn away.

Haddin would be guilty under 2.1.4 (Using language or a gesture that is obscene, offensive or insulting) or 2.1.8 (conduct that is contrary to the spirit of the game or brings the game into disrepute). I don't think he should be charged with a Level 2 offence because he only brandished his bat (admittedly, that did sort of make the whole incident a lot worse than it could have been) and almost definitely needled Benn.

Am I surprised that Haddin & Johnson are likely to get away with a lesser charge laid against them? Of course, not! We know by now who gets away with it.

Benn should actually feel proud that the Australians seem to be targetting him now. That usually happens to combustible folks who're doing well against the Aussies.

On a related note, Malcolm Conn's ghost-writer has once again forgotten to use the magic phrase "India have been the worst-behaved team in cricket over the last decade" in his latest piece.

source: Cricket 24x7 blog

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Once again, it's Australia who enter a tournament final as firm favourites, against New Zealand. We've heard of other teams going past them in rankings and statistics, but when it comes to the big tournaments, Australia are still the team to beat.

The Australia we saw on Friday even was a far cry from the tired, fatigued outfit we saw against West Indies in the opening game. In the semifinal against England, the batting of Ricky Ponting and Shane Watson was really exceptional, and proved two things. First, Ponting has not lost his hunger and ambition to save his best knocks for the biggest arena. Second, that Shane Watson is remarkably well-suited for the opening slot, and is a quality player, when fit. This knock would have greatly boosted his confidence and hopefully this will ensure stability at the top of the order.

Perhaps the West Indies game was a wake-up call, but even against Pakistan, the game went too close to the wire for Australia's liking. However, they did enough to make the seminfals and now have some serious momentum going into the final.

Their other finalist has also been pretty impressive through the tournament. I have always been impressed by how well the New Zealand team performs as a unit. They are a tight, well-knit team that plans well and strategises meticulously for every game. This was in evidence yesterday in the way they first unsettled the Pakistan side with their sharp running between the wickets, and later by the way they used their batting powerplay. Daniel Vettori has been a good leader and it helps that he has some very good batsmen in the top order, namely Brendon McCullum, Martin Guptill and Ross Taylor. I was also impressed with Elliot, who along with Vettori, got their side into the finals with a very balanced and no-fuss attitude.

The big shot in the arm for New Zealand has been the return of Shane Bond from ICL exile. He has given their pace bowling some teeth, and along with Ian Butler forms a very effective pace attack. I had seen Butler as a youngster, and it's good to see him finally realize the potential he had shown.

On Monday, New Zealand will have to once again try and unsettle the Australians by hustling them with good aggressive fielding and sharp running between the wickets. They are a side that make a large number of semifinals, but rarely go beyond. This makes them the underdogs tomorrow, since there is no denying that Australia save their best for the big games.

The Australians will try and see off the in-form Vettori and take on some of the other bowlers. I would imagine that the Australians will target taking around 40 off his 10 overs of left-arm spin. The defending champions have more experience and form in their bowling, and the fate of the game could be decided by how the New Zealand openers fare against Brett Lee, Mitchell Johnson and Peter Siddle. (Gameplan)

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The Champions trophy reaches its final stage as Australia and England face-off in the first semi-final today at Centurion. Buoyed by the recent hammering of England in their bilateral series, Australia will be confident enough to pull another one on their traditional rivals. The camp must be rejuvenated after winning a last ball thriller against Pakistan though the batting is still a concern for Coach Tim Nielsen. Vice-Captain Michael Clarke’s absence due to injury is a major blow but replacement David Hussey is a proven match-winner. Master batsman Ricky Ponting and young wicket-keeper batsman Tim Paine are in sublime touch and English seamers will be wary of them. New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori had pointed out familiarity helped them beat Sri Lanka. England and Australia will look for the same after playing two months of cricket against each other in the English summer. The Aussies will also be hoping that Left arm fast bowler Mitchell Johnson will add to the performances that got him the ICC player of the year award last night. Michael Hussey and Brett Lee would do well to prove the theory “Big Players for Big games”. In addition, Shane Watson and Cameron White have largely remained dormant and will be itching to fire. In short, the English surely have their hands full.

England having started with a bang have fizzled out a little, losing their final game cheaply to the Kiwis and also due to the doubt surrounding their top performer Stuart Broad. But observers the world over including yours truly knows better than to write them off the second time in the tournament. The pitch in the New Zealand game was tricky otherwise the English batsmen have been nothing short of explosive throughout the tournament. Paul Collingwood is a man on a mission with able deputies in Owais Shah and Eion Morgan. Andrew Strauss could be the dark horse as a batsman specially after tormenting the Aussies throughout the summer. Ryan Sidebottom and James Anderson will be looking to grab the big stage. What will make or break it for the English though, will be the performance of Off-spinner Graeme Swann and if he can control overs 20-40. The ever so shrewd Ricky Ponting summed it up aptly in the pre-match, “England is playing some pretty good cricket of late, but we know their strengths and weaknesses and have been able to exploit them in the past. Now it is a matter of doing that again”. On that note, let’s brace ourselves for the 1st semi-final!

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“We are cheering for Pakistan as they play a day game. We will know where we stand when we go out. Hopefully Pakistan will win.” declared the Indian captain here in the pre-match conference ahead of India’s last match against the West Indies in Johannesburg. The Indians know that even a huge win against the West Indies, which is almost mandatory considering the run-rate factor; will not guarantee them the semi-final spot. A lot depends on Pakistan’s game against the Aussies. On India’s part, they should be looking to field first so that should the Aussies lose to Pakistan, the Indian batters will have an exact target to get into the semis; having said that Aussies don’t often lose 50-over big games! History has taught them to find different ways to win. On current form and with their seasoned spin arsenal, Pakistan is the one team who can beat the transitional Australian team. Last night, the Kiwis kept their heads and left no scope for drama as they beat England putting the Sri Lankan aspirations firmly to rest. India will be hoping Wednesday brings a different outcome for them. Among all this West Indies have the perfect opportunity to become the party poopers for India!

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