“Bangladesh won the toss, something regular captain Andrew Strauss would have never let happen” – reveal all his secrets he will not, young Jedi.
“England defeated Bangladesh by 45 runs in the third and final One-Day International to sweep the three-match series 3-0. Chasing 285 runs to win, Bangladesh managed 239-9 in 50 overs” – what a good way to start the weekend.
With the kind permission of our readers, we’d like to take a bit of a liberty and mention Kevin Pietersen.
“Collingwood entered the fray with a grim countenance, and proceeded to turn an increasingly enthralling contest into a comfortable chase” – Cow Corner licks its pen for another coruscating match report after Paul Collingwood England beat Bangladesh in the first ODI.
“Being without Jimmy and a bowling coach definitely gives you that extra responsibility” – Broad steps up to the plate in Bangladesh. Er, no, wait a minute, that’s baseball, isn’t it…
“It’s a lack of respect for Test cricket. It’s disappointing that the captain of England decides to have a rest from a Test series, I can’t comprehend that… I hope they are not taking Bangladesh too easy because they can be quite strong” – watch out folks, here’s Shane Warne back at his post, fighting the Ashes air war on Ricky Ponting’s behalf. Stand by your beds!
“I know there are significant pressures, both professional and personal, in being England cricket captain, but it is a short career at the top of the game and, at 33 in early March, Strauss should be making the most of his time in charge” – John Emburey thinks the skipper should have gone to Bangladesh.
The ECB has named its Test and one-day squads for the Bangladesh tour this spring. As expected, Andrew Strauss is due to be rested, while Alastair Cook takes over the captaincy of both.
“There’s a lot of hard work ahead of me to get back on the cricket field and when that’s going to be I can’t say at this stage. I did say I’d like to go to Bangladesh in the one-day squad but whether that’s unrealistic I’m not sure” – Andrew Flintoff after 10 weeks on crutches as part of the recovery programme for his injured knee.
“It’s not like I won’t be able to sleep at night if it doesn’t happen” – Alistair Cook is relaxed about the prospect of standing in for Andrew Strauss in Bangladesh.
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