[Match Thread] Zimbabwe v Bangladesh: 2nd Test

[CrimsonAvenger]

Switched to this one a while back: http://www.crictime.com/live_cricket_st ... line-8.htm
Not as good quality, but would do I suppose.

[Jemisi]

My stream on hitcric is dodgy.

I actually think we are in big trouble and a good solid full frontal attack with all of our resources is, though scary, probably our wisest course. BD think that the wickets will just come to them. If we put some fear into them then they will get unsure and may choke. They have done it before.

I know it sounds crazy and I am usually cautious, but I think in this particular circumstance the percentages actually favour us charging at them. If we make them worried we will take some of the initiative away from them. Robiul is tired. He must be. If he starts to suffer some boundaries and the others drop their heads... well I just think there is more hope that way than allowing them to dictate everything.

If it were 90 overs to survive I'd think different, but 130 is so many in the 4th innings.

[brmtaylor.com admin]

Switched to this one a while back: http://www.crictime.com/live_cricket_st ... line-8.htm
Not as good quality, but would do I suppose.

Ah that is a good one, thanks.
I can put up with the video freezing now and then, but when the audio goes as well it's unbearable.

ZC need to get their act together with regards to TV rights. Someone said here that they made just $70,000 in TV rights off this tour... if it's true that it's that cheap, then why aren't they selling it at bargain basement prices to Australia, New Zealand and whatever other countries aren't airing it. Even though it would not have mass appeal, surely Fox Sports Australia would pay $5,000 to air this in place of kickboxing repeats?

I know it sounds crazy and I am usually cautious, but I think in this particular circumstance the percentages actually favour us charging at them. If we make them worried we will take some of the initiative away from them. Robiul is tired. He must be. If he starts to suffer some boundaries and the others drop their heads... well I just think there is more hope that way than allowing them to dictate everything.

I see the method in the madness. Although if we were to go down that route I'd prefer we tried to get through to stumps today without losing a wicket, that way we could have launched an assault with 10 wickets in hand and a target of say 340 instead of 400. As it stands, we might be chasing 250 with 6 wickets in hand if we keep dropping at the current rate - which I think is a worse position to be in.

That was a nice by Taylor... played on the up though, so I'd have preferred to see it go through to the keeper.

[Jemisi]

Who says Taylor doesn't look pretty - that back foot drive was gorgeous.

[CrimsonAvenger]

Who says Taylor doesn't look pretty - that back foot drive was gorgeous.

Yes, that's a curse, and its curtains

[CrimsonAvenger]

Was that the South African anthem people were singing in the background briefly?

[Jemisi]

Sorry Crimson.

[CrimsonAvenger]

Sorry Crimson.

Well, that was a good delivery wasn't it? Unlucky to get it very early in his knock Taylor.

[Jemisi]

Yeah, if he'd been listening to me he would have charged him and hit it over cow corner. Instead he mucked around and his number came up.

[foreignfield]

... and its curtains

I take that as a brilliant attempt at reverse jinxing, Crimson.