[ Poll ] Enforce follow on or not?

[eugene]

It would have been nice for Zimbabwe to win a test match by an innings. That certainly is a rare occurrence.

[clikcspeed]

Edd said ZIM didn't enforce the follow-on so they could cash in on the weekend gate takings by 'extending' the match.

Correction. That was Jeremy Freidricks.

It was a 50/50 decision. I didn't see Bangladesh scoring 255 on that wicket, the seamers could have used the momentum that they had and extract some of the assistance still left on the wicket, game could have been wrapped by now which would in turn have asserted some authority going into the second Test. On the other hand, I can see the reasoning behind batting again - cashing in on the tired bowlers as well as avoiding chasing in the 4th innings - even a small total was going to be tricky.

[Dr_Situ(ZimFanatic)]

We should have enforced the follow on. The bowlers were coming from a lunch break and had momentum. Moreover, nothing like an innings win. Having said that, it was good to see Taylor approaching back to back tons. It also gave us an opportunity to think about our top 3 batsmen in next test who failed here.