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(09-04-2022 11:21 )Boomerangutangangbang Wrote:  

(08-04-2022 22:42 )Boomerangutangangbang Wrote:  SA v Bangladesh 2nd Test Gqeberha Day 3 Close
SA elected to bat
SA 453 & 176-6 dec (39.5 overs) Erwee 41 Bavuma 30 Elgar 26 Verryenne 39 no Taijul 3-67 Mehidy 34
BAN 217 All out (74.2 overs) Mushfiqur 51 Tamin 47 Yasir Ali 46 Mulder 3-25 Harmer 3-39 Olivier 2-39 Maharaj 2-57
BAN 27-3 (9.1 overs) Maharaj 2-17
Target 413

(10-04-2022 12:22 )Boomerangutangangbang Wrote:  

(09-04-2022 11:21 )Boomerangutangangbang Wrote:  

(08-04-2022 22:42 )Boomerangutangangbang Wrote:  SA v Bangladesh 2nd Test Gqeberha Day 4
SA elected to bat
SA 453 & 176-6 dec (39.5 overs) Erwee 41 Bavuma 30 Elgar 26 Verryenne 39 no Taijul 3-67 Mehidy 34
BAN 217 & 80 All out (23.3 overs) Das 27 Mehidy 20 Maharaj 7-40 Harmer 3-34
South Africa won by 332 runs

^^ For anyone confused as to the name of the venue, Gqeberha, is the new name for Port Elizabeth, St. George's Park.
Despite what was said after the 1st Test, it was spin again from South Africa, after the first 5 wickets of the Bangladesh 1st innings falling to seam bowling, the next 15 went to the spinners. This time Bangladesh survived for 4.3 overs longer in their 2nd innings than the previous defeat, surly heads will roll after this debacle.

I see that Joe Root has resigned as captain of the test team.

Rob Key has left Sky TV and takes up the role of Managing Director of England's mens cricket.

I wasn't surprised Joe Root resigned I think it has been hard to maintain success and often wonder how Australia captains manage to make big scores as captain and still captain well. I think Ben Stokes probably was natural choice, but I do think being captain of England can be a highly pressured role to fill. I would like to think Stokes has the right mental approach to be captain and just hope he is given enough time to find his feet how does Root's win/loss record compare to other England captains? I have a feeling Root has lost more Tests

Brendon McCullum has been appointed England Men's Test Head Coach.

Bangladesh v Sri Lanka 1st Test - Chattogram - Day 1 Close
Sri Lanka elected to bat
SL 258-4 (90 overs) Matthews 114 no Kusal Mendis 54 Oshada Fernando 36 Nayeem Hasan 2-71

(15-05-2022 15:12 )Boomerangutangangbang Wrote:  Bangladesh v Sri Lanka 1st Test - Chattogram - Day 2 Close
Sri Lanka elected to bat
SL 397All out (153 overs) Matthews 199 Chandimal 66 Kusal Mendis 54 Nayeem Hasan 6-105 Shakib 3-60
Bangladesh 76-0 (19 overs) Tamin 35 no Joy 31 no

Saqib Mahmood has been ruled out for the rest of the season. Scans have revealed that he has a lumbar stress fracture.