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Kevin Pietersen has said his forced break from international cricket due to an Achilles injury had refreshed him at a time when he was beginning to fall “out of love with the game”

Cricinfo staff30-Oct-2009Kevin Pietersen, the England batsman, has said that his forced break from international cricket due to an Achilles injury had refreshed him at a time when he was beginning to fall “out of love with the game”.”The big thing is the mental rest,” Pietersen told the . “This year has been one of the toughest of my career, with the captaincy debacle in January plus the injury. My Achilles won’t hamper me any more and I definitely feel fresh mentally. I’ll be starting off really enjoying myself — and this year I haven’t particularly enjoyed playing cricket because I was in pain and because of what happened in January. It’s been a tough thing for me.””I believe everything happens for a reason and these three months have happened to refresh me and knowing that I was sort of falling out of love with the game, it was a symbol or a sign for me to refresh and recharge my batteries.”Pietersen last played for England in the second Ashes Test at Lord’s after which he had surgery on his Achilles. He then missed the following seven-ODI series against Australia, the ICC Champions Trophy in South Africa and the inaugural Champions League Twenty20, where he would have played for the Bangalore Royal Challengers.England’s next assignment is a tour of South Africa, which begins in the first week of November. Pietersen is expected to travel to South Africa on November 9 or 10 and, if fit, his comeback match could be the warm-up fixture against South Africa A in Potchefstroom on November 17.”I can’t wait,” he said. “I haven’t been at my best since India last year. Preparation is what I bank on and preparation has definitely been hampered because of external thoughts. These last three months have cleared my brain and my thoughts.”

Jacques Kallis’s participation in this Test was in such doubt last week that South Africa packed him off to an oxygen chamber to hasten his recovery from a rib fracture

The Bulletin by Andrew Miller16-Dec-2009Close South Africa 262 for 4 (Kallis 112*, Duminy 38*) v England

Live scorecard and ball-by-ball detailsJacques Kallis was unstoppable as England rued bowling first at Centurion•Getty Images

Jacques Kallis’s participation in this Test was in such doubt last week that South Africa packed him off to an oxygen chamber to hasten his recovery from a rib fracture. The success of his treatment was plain for all to see on the opening day at Centurion, as he produced a brilliant unbeaten 112 to asphyxiate England’s ambitions in the rarefied Highveld atmosphere.In a performance buttressed by solid contributions from Ashwell Prince, AB de Villiers and JP Duminy, South Africa reached the close of a classic Test-match day on 262 for 4, a healthy return that left Andrew Strauss ruing his decision to bowl first on a green-tinged wicket. There could be no legislating, however, for the class of Kallis, who consigned his shaky form in last year’s tour of England to history to produce his 32nd century in 132 Test appearances.His recent experiences in the IPL have transformed Kallis’s mindset to such an extent that he is even unleashed as an initiative-seizing opener in limited-overs internationals. But nothing rouses him quite like the opportunity to drop anchor and bat all day, and for 203 deliveries he was the epitome of insuperable – just as he had been on England’s last tour of South Africa in 2004-05, when he top-scored for the hosts with 625 runs in five matches.In the course of his masterclass, Kallis had just two significant moments of alarm – the first from his very first delivery when Graham Onions induced a low edge through the cordon, and then again six overs before the close, when Stuart Broad, armed with the new ball, induced a streaky top-edge that flew wide of fine leg to secure his century in an improbably undignified manner.In between whiles, however, he paced his performance to perfection – bedding in when the sting went out of the attack; cashing in when the part-timers, Paul Collingwood and Jonathan Trott were handed exploratory spells; and counterattacking with premeditated effectiveness to knock Graeme Swann off his stride, after England’s offspinner had struck with his second delivery of the match to remove Prince for 45. Just when Swann believed he was turning the screw, Kallis dropped to one knee to put him back in his box with a six and a four through midwicket.Regardless of that indignity, Swann was the stand-out performer for England. Both of his dismissals were straight out of the textbook, with sharp turn and bounce accounting for Prince at slip and de Villiers at short leg in the last over before tea. It added up to the impression that Strauss had been suckered by the lurid nature of the Centurion wicket – to such an extent that he shelved his pre-series plan to hand a debut to the allrounder Luke Wright, and instead turned to the extra batting insurance in Ian Bell.In mitigation, Strauss was also let down to varying degrees by his three-pronged seam attack. England were given a flying start when Graeme Smith was strangled down the leg side for a duck by Broad’s third delivery of the morning, but instead of building on his good fortune, Broad quickly reverted to his back-of-a-length default setting. After an injury-plagued fortnight, James Anderson could not locate his rhythm despite two promising new-ball spells, and though Onions showed the way with a toiling wicket-to-wicket line that accounted for Hashim Amla (19), he succumbed to a calf strain midway through the final session and was limited to 14 overs in the day.To compound England’s frustrations, they also squandered both of their umpiring review opportunities during a foreboding afternoon session in which de Villiers and Kallis added 66 in 20 overs to push South Africa into the ascendancy. In the morning session, Prince had successfully overturned an lbw appeal from Onions when he had made just 19, and England were unable to redress the balance.Strauss had steadfastly (and correctly) refused to be drawn on three earlier occasions, but his resolve cracked twice in quick succession – first when Anderson ducked an inswinger off an inside-edge and into Kallis’s pads, and then when Swann and Prior were convinced that de Villiers had under-edged an attempted slog-sweep. With no HotSpot available to the third umpire, however, that decision was never likely to be overturned, and Strauss was rightly left kicking himself afterwards.As the afternoon wore on and Kallis’s bat grew broader with every delivery, Duminy settled into a tempo to match his senior partner, and was unbeaten on 38 from 103 deliveries at the close, with four fours and a two-stepped driven six off Swann to his name. South Africa’s measured tempo means that England remain very much in contention, especially with a still-new ball in their possession. But Kallis’s intent knows no bounds. Curiously, he has never yet managed a double-century in Tests. The time, he will feel, is nigh to put that right.

Marcus North says he has never taken his spot for granted but does not believe the third Test in Hobart will decide his immediate international future

Cricinfo staff10-Jan-2010Marcus North says he has never taken his spot for granted but does not believe the third Test in Hobart will decide his immediate international future. North has scratched 20 runs in the series against Pakistan and is the most vulnerable in the order following Michael Hussey’s return to form.”Look, I don’t feel like this is a disaster,” North told the Sunday Herald Sun. “I’ve missed out the last two Tests. If I was feeling uncomfortable with my game, I’d be going out and seeking some advice from people. But I’m honestly feeling good. I know I can get a result next week.”North, the No. 6, has posted 8, 10 and 2 against Pakistan to follow his collection of 166 against West Indies in three Tests, which included two half-centuries. One of the major problems for North, who has three hundreds during his 12 Tests, is that he either scores heavily or fails early. He has been dismissed for less than 20 in 13 of his 20 innings, leaving him vulnerable if the selectors want to keep Phillip Hughes in the XI for Hobart if Simon Katich recovers from his elbow injury.”I haven’t lost my confidence,” North said ahead of Thursday’s final Test. “Why shouldn’t I be going into this Test feeling positive? It’s taken me 10 years to play for Australia, I’ve been part of this great team for a year and I’ve just been in an amazing Test win for my country. Obviously, I want more runs, but I’m living my dream and I want to keep it going for as long as possible.”I feel I’m hitting the ball really well in the nets. Unfortunately, I haven’t been able to stay out there long enough to build an innings and get that big score. It wasn’t long ago that I hit 68 against the West Indies in Perth and two games later people are asking questions about me. I know I’ve got to start contributing and getting some runs. Hopefully, it starts this week.”

The ICC has asked Cricket Australia for a report into the breach of security that allowed a spectator to rush onto the field and tackle Khalid Latif

Osman Samiuddin01-Feb-2010The ICC has asked Cricket Australia for a detailed report into the breach of security that allowed a spectator to rush onto the field during Australia’s fifth ODI against Pakistan in Perth on Sunday and tackle to the ground Pakistan opener Khalid Latif.The incident occurred in the 46th over as Australia were coming to the end of a tense run-chase. Latif was brought down from behind, but emerged unscathed; the spectator has been charged with assault
and given a life ban from the ground.”Obviously the ICC is very disappointed by the incident,” an ICC spokesperson told Cricinfo. “There has been a clear security breach. We have asked CA to send us a detailed report on the incident before we can make any comment.”Given the ICC’s zero tolerance for such breaches, the matter is being viewed with some concern and it is possible it could be brought up at the ICC executive board meeting, due to take place in Dubai from February 9-11.Condemnation has come in from every quarter over the incident; WACA chief executive Graeme Wood has called for his state government to increase fines for pitch invaders; Ricky Ponting, the Australian captain, said he would’ve considered taking his players off the field if it had happened to them.The PCB has also contacted the ICC over the incident. “We have decided to inform the ICC about it,” Nadeem Sarwar, PCB’s media manager, told Cricinfo. “Cricket Australia has also sent us a letter regarding the incident.”

Jhulan Goswami will lead the side, and Amita Chopra, like in the 2009 World Cup, will be her deputy

Cricinfo staff15-Feb-2010The offspinner Nooshin Al Khadeer has been recalled to Indian squad for the first two matches of the one-day series against England starting February 19 in Bangalore. Jhulan Goswami will lead the side, and Amita Chopra, like in the 2009 World Cup, will be her deputy.Al Khadeer, a former No. 1 ranked international bowler, was not part of the World Cup in Australia or India’s squad for the World Twenty20 in England last June. From the squad that played the World Cup – which was India’s last one-day assignment – the notable absentees are Reema Malhotra, Sulakshana Naik, and Snehal Pradhan.England, the world champions and World Twenty20 champions, will be playing five one-dayers and three Twenty20 matches. The tour will open with a warm-up match against Board President’s XI in Bangalore on February 17. The city will also host the first two ODIs on February 19 and 21. The next two matches have been scheduled for February 24 and 26 in Visakapatnam, with Mumbai’s MIG stadium hosting the final ODI.Squad: Jhulan Goswami (capt), Mithali Raj, Anjum Chopra, Rumeli Dhar, Amita Sharma, Priyanka Roy, Anagha Despande (wk), Poonam Raut, Harmanpreet Kaur, Thirush Kamini, Gouher Sultana, Nooshin Al Khadeer, Preeti Dimri, Sonia Dabir.

Afghanistan continued their fairytale rise in international cricket with a tense victory over tournament favourites Ireland in the World Twenty20 Qualifier in Dubai

Cricinfo staff09-Feb-2010
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Mohammad Nabi produced a magnificent allround display to continue Afghanistan’s fairytale rise in international cricket with victory over Ireland, in a gripping match at the World Twenty20 Qualifier in Dubai.In a fluctuating contest, neither side were separated for long until Afghanistan surged to victory with four wickets from the final four legitimate deliveries of the match. The day began with William Porterfield winning the toss and inserting Afghanistan on a lively pitch in the International Stadium. Trent Johntson, Ireland’s evergreen opening bowler, made the most of the bounce available, getting his side off to an ideal start with two quick wickets. Karim Sadiq was bowled in Jonhston’s first over before Shafiqullah, lashed out after a couple of dot balls to be caught smartly by John Mooney.It could have been worse for Afghanistan as a number of chances were spilled before Noor Ali and wicketkeeper Mohammad Shahzad steadied things with a 47-run third-wicket stand in just under seven overs. At 57 for 2 at the half-way stage the foundations had been laid for a decent total but Shahzad was run out by Mooney for 12 before Ali fell soon after. He was dismissed by a full-length diving catch by Paul Stirling as he tried to flick Andre Botha into the leg side. It left Afghanistan reeling at 69 for 4 with just over seven overs to go.Nabi immediately arrested the momentum with successive sixes off young left-arm spinner George Dockrell, which was followed by another captain Nowroz Mangal. Though Mangal was stumped the next ball, trying to repeat another heave, the damage had been done with 23-runs from the over. As wickets tumbled around him, Nabi’s blend of quick running and occasional boundary swiping lifted the total to 139 and he finished unbeaten on 43 from 25 balls.As a captain opening the innings, Porterfield had an important role in calming the nerves and setting the tone for the run chase. With a four in the first over and successive, massive sixes over midwicket off Shapoor Zadran in the third, he got off to a flyer. Zadran held his nerve, however, and removed Niall O’Brien off the final ball of the third over. Having already taken 14 from the first five legal deliveries, there was no need for O’Brien to try and smite another boundary, it proved his undoing as he was caught by Ali for 2.Stirling, Ireland’s most promising young player, joined his captain as the two calmly lifted the total to 49 off just six overs. At that stage Ireland looked like they could coast home but Sadiq made up for his earlier disappointment with the bat with a crucial double-strike in the seventh over. First Porterfield was bowled by a sharply-spinning offbeak and then Andre Botha was bowled through that gate from one that came back at him for a duck. Kevin O’Brien and Stirling soon followed as Afghanistan took charge to leave Ireland at 98 for 7, still 41 needed from 33 balls.Johnston and Mooney then wrestled back some of the momentum, putting on 27 in four overs to keep Ireland in the hunt, before Johnston holed out off a full toss from Nabi to leave Ireland needing 14 from the final six balls. They didn’t get close as Hamid Hasan ran out Peter Connell from the first ball and castled Mooney off the second to secure Afghanistan a sensational start in their quest to reach a global tournament.Speaking after the game Afghanistan coach Kabir Khan was delighted with his side’s performance. “It is very heartening to beat a top side like Ireland on a consistent basis. This reflects that we are learning and learning fast,” he said. “It is certainly a jump start for my side as Ireland is the best side in the tournament. The victory has given us a tremendous boost and confidence.”Porterfield, meanwhile, was very disappointed with the way his side imploded today. “We lost it all round really. I don’t think we deserved anything from the game, the way we went at it,” he said.”We didn’t bowl badly but we probably gave them 20 or 30 runs with the amount of dropped catches. But even walking off the field, I would have taken 140, I wasn’t too disappointed to be chasing that. Just the way we went about it with the bat wasn’t good enough. The way we’ve been preparing for the last two weeks has been nowhere near that standard, and it wasn’t good enough.”

A round-up of the fourth day’s matches from the RBS Twenty20 Cup

Cricinfo staff03-Mar-2010Group A
Peshawar Panthers posted an easy 30-run win on the back of Jannisar Khan’s unbeaten half-century and four wickets in an opening spell which snuffed out Quetta Bears’ challenge at the National Stadium.After opting to bat, Peshawar made a competitive 150 with only the top order carrying any weight. Israrullah and Adil Amin gave them a quick start, scoring 46 in five overs before Amin was dismissed by the economical Nasrullah Khan. Isrullah and Jannisar then shared a 26-run stand to keep the run-rate up but Quetta hit back with five quick wickets. Shoaib Khan jnr, bowling his medium-pace, snared three of them while the slow left-arm spin of Jalat Khan stemmed the runs in a spell of 4-0-16-1.But the one man Quetta failed to dislodge turned out to be the decisive player in the end result. Jannisar finished unbeaten on 55 from 42 balls, hitting five fours and a six while adding 24 for the sixth wicket in 11 balls with Mahfooz Sabri. Sabri swung his bat for 17 off eight balls as Peshawar finished their innings on a high.Quetta’s chase began poorly, with Jannisar striking in his first over. He then grabbed three more in a super spell that included a maiden over, leaving Quetta at 46 for 4. That soon became 52 for 6. Taimur Siddiq’s 19-ball 32 led a 52-run stand for the seventh wicket but his dismissal in the 16th over, bowled by Zohaib Khan, allowed Peshawar to regain control. Zohaib picked up his third wicket in the same crucial over and Quetta folded shortly afterward with Umar Gul nipping out the tail.The result means that Peshawar have won one of three games and Quetta have yet to get off the mark in as many attempts.Group C
Islamabad Leopards opened their tournament campaign with a facile nine-wicket win over Abbottabad Rhinos in Karachi. Abbottabad, after opting to bat, were rocked early in the piece by Islamabad’s new-ball pair of Iftikhar Anjum and Azhar Mahmood, who quickly had them at 20 for 4. Mahmood was destructive in his spell, taking three wickets, and it needed a circumspect 53-ball 54 from the opener Yasir Hameed to lend respectability to Abbottabad’s total. His dismissal to Iftikhar in the 17th over was followed by Mohammad Kashif’s 34 as Abbottabad made it to 117 from 20 overs.Islamabad’s openers, Raheel Majeed and Umair Khan, went about the chase steadily. Majeed led the scoring initially without accelerating, and none of the bowlers rotated were able to make an impact. After playing second fiddle to Majeed for seven overs, hardly getting strike, Khan opened up with a four and six to jack up the run rate. The pair raised the fifty stand at a good clip and after ten overs Islamabad were well set on 70.That’s when Mohammad Sami dismissed Majeed for 35 in the same over that he was struck for six, but Mohammad Yousuf’s first-ball four maintained the tone the openers had set. Yousuf’s breezy unbeaten 27 from 22 balls helped finish the affair in the 17th over. Khan hit the winning runs and finished on 40 from 35 balls. Abbottabad have failed to win either of their two games so far.

Surrey’s new era under Rory Hamilton-Brown didn’t all go to plan as Chris Rogers, given a life on 46, dominated the opening day at The Oval with an unbeaten 178

Andrew McGlashan at The Oval09-Apr-2010
ScorecardChris Rogers dominated at The Oval with 178 on the opening day•Getty Images

For all the big-name players you can import it won’t matter a jot if catches are dropped and Surrey’s new era under Rory Hamilton-Brown didn’t all go to plan as Chris Rogers, given a life on 46, dominated the opening day at The Oval with an unbeaten 178. A couple of days before the Championship began, Chris Adams said he’d have a better idea about his new-look team after this game, but what he will already have learned is that his bowling attack is in for some hard toil on home soil.Acquiring quality overseas players who are available for a whole summer is becoming increasingly difficult. However, in Rogers, Derbyshire have someone in the old mould who has formed a second home with his English club. Yet, unless the regulations are changed again, this will be his last season as he won’t qualify for a visa come 2011.The ECB are completely right to try and block the influx of random players from abroad, but precluding the likes of Rogers from doing a sterling job for a small club shows the chink in the system. All Derbyshire can do, for now, is make the most of him while he’s around. For them to mount a promotion push (if that matters come September) he’ll need to score 1500-plus runs. That’s well within his range.He ended last season with 222 against Essex and, although his Sheffield Shield season was a slightly disappointing 641 runs at 49.30 as he missed the final with a broken thumb, he has slotted straight back into top gear. He had to withstand a testing start against the new ball as Andre Nel and Jade Dernbach proved a handful, but was soon notching up the boundaries as he dominated the scoring. He should have gone shortly before lunch, but Stuart Meaker shelled a regulation catch at backward point off Nel – never the best man to deny a wicket to.After the break Rogers raced into the 80s with three consecutive fours off Dernbach – the best being a pristine on drive – and brought up the first Championship hundred of the season from 174 balls. The fact that he is unlikely to add to the one Test cap he earned for Australia against India just goes to highlight the riches of their resources.Play was preceded by a minutes silence for Alec Bedser as both teams and a large number of Surrey staff stood on the outfield looking at the stand that carries his name. He was part of the greatest Surrey side ever in the 1950s, but the team of the last few years has probably been one of the worst to wear the brown cap. This is the second year of Adams’ rebuilding process, but 2009 was basically to remove the dead wood. Now the work really starts.They could have had a wicket in the first over when the two openers argued over a sharp single to cover. Tim Linley had two ends to aim at, opted for Wayne Madsen at the non-striker’s but missed. However Linley, a tall seam bowler, soon made an impression when he struck with his fourth ball to have Madsen caught at first slip. Hamilton-Brown’s first bowling change had worked a treat.No further wickets fell before lunch and Surrey, despite bowling well, didn’t help themselves when Nel spilled Paul Borrington on 7 at third slip. Unlike Rogers with his later reprieve, Borrington couldn’t cash in when he gloved a catch off Gareth Batty who found encouraging bounce. A change of ends brought Batty his second wicket when Garry Park fell sweeping at the offspinner who has joined from Worcestershire.Greg Smith offered Rogers the support he needed, albeit with a few strokes of fortune as he twice inside-edged past his stumps against the pace bowlers. After Rogers moved to his hundred, Smith started to increase his tempo and Surrey were looking short of options when Hamilton-Brown threw the ball to Usman Afzaal.As so often happens a lesser bowler caused a break in concentration and Smith played an awful shot to be caught at mid off, then Dan Redfern followed two overs later when he drove loosely to cover.Nel returned for another spell with the new ball but somehow remained wicketless despite continually beating the outside edge of Rogers, even though he was well beyond 150, and giving his former South Africa team-mate Robin Peterson a working over. On another day he’d have had four wickets. But it’s a long season ahead.

FThe Supreme Court has issued a notice to N Srinivasan, the BCCI secretary, on a petition concerning the latter’s ownership of the Chennai Super Kings IPL franchise and asking whether it constituted a conflict of interest

Cricinfo staff07-May-2010The Supreme Court has issued a notice to N Srinivasan, the BCCI secretary, on a petition concerning the latter’s ownership of the Chennai Super Kings IPL franchise and asking whether it constituted a conflict of interest. The petition has been filed by former BCCI president AC Muthiah.Srinivasan is the managing director of India Cements, the owner of the Chennai franchise. Muthiah has challenged the right of BCCI officials to have stakes in IPL teams, stating that it was a conflict of interest. His petition, filed last month, follows the Madras High Court’s decision to dismiss a similar plea filed by Muthiah. He questioned the authority of Srinivasan convening the IPL governing council meeting on April 26, given his dual role of team owner and board secretary.Under its original rules, the BCCI prohibited its office-bearers from having commercial interests in the league, but this rule was retrospectively amended in September 2008, eight months after the inaugural round of bidding for IPL franchises.The court directive comes a day after it served a show-cause notice on suspended IPL chairman Lalit Modi, based on complaints from the ECB chairman Giles Clarke.Modi reacted to Muthiah’s allegations, saying that it was an issue which needed to be sorted. “This is in court for sometime now. What Muthiah has been alleging is something that needs to be looked into,” Modi told the news channel . “I am just starting to look at my paper work and yes I do think there is an issue here. At first glance there is a problem here and I will look into it seriously.”Things have been done out here for sure and I have to see the paper trail that has been created in this case.”

On an otherwise lacklustre day from England’s bowlers, one man stood out from the crowd – and not merely because he’s the lankiest player on show. Steven Finn’s Test debut came in bewildering circumstances in Chittagong back in March, only days after arri

Andrew Miller at Lord's28-May-2010On an otherwise lacklustre day from England’s bowlers, one man stood out from the crowd – and not merely because he’s the lankiest player on show. Steven Finn’s Test debut came in bewildering circumstances in Chittagong back in March, only days after arriving in Bangladesh as injury cover. But the promise he displayed then was on show once again today, as he returned steady figures of 1 for 39 in 12 overs, in the vastly more familiar surroundings of his home ground, Lord’s.Using his height well on a slow surface, Finn was the closest that England’s attack came to finding a cutting edge on an attritional day, and after Tamim Iqbal was run out for 55, he claimed the only other Bangladeshi wicket to fall, that of Imrul Kayes for 43, who gloved a lifter to Andrew Strauss in the slips.”It was a fantastic feeling to get my first [Test] wicket at Lord’s in front of that crowd, and the atmosphere,” said Finn. “Initially, I wasn’t sure whether he had gloved it or it came off his forearm or what, but I was excited to see it go through like that. It was relatively hard work, because the wicket’s a little bit slow, but there’s a bit of bounce from the Pavilion End, and we hope we can exploit that tomorrow.”After grafting his way through the lifeless decks of Chittagong and Dhaka, Finn was happy to play on a surface offering even a fraction of assistance, and remained upbeat about England’s hopes of forcing the pace against a dogged Bangladeshi line-up.”It wasn’t that bad as Chittagong,” he said. “I’m still having nightmares about that. A little bit more sun on it, and potentially the roller tomorrow, I think it could change. There’s been a bit of variable bounce and that could be a big thing for us and work to our advantage tomorrow.”At the moment it looks like a battle of attrition, us again trying to limit their boundary options and being clever with field-setting and able to attack at the right time. But you can see one going up, one going down. We’re still 300 odd runs ahead, so if we can get a couple of quick wickets that’s going to be in the back of their minds that they could potentially be following on within a session.”The start to the Bangladeshi innings had a recurring theme, with Tamim Iqbal blazing a 62-ball 55 before being run out by a direct hit. It was his fourth half-century in five Test innings against England, but having seen his hurricane style blow out on previous occasions, Finn was confident that the bowlers would be able to regain control as the match develops.”Obviously, Tamim Iqbal is going to come out and play his way. But if we can ‘dot him up’ second innings, when he’s faced two or three on the trot, he’ll play a silly shot – try to slash one that’s too straight through point. We did go for a few runs today but we bowled to our plans and stuck to our guns.”We saw them bat like that in Chittagong and Dhaka earlier in the year,” he added. “They’re a developing team who are getting better game-by-game. They have players who are dangerous, and it’s important we don’t take them lightly, treat them with respect and have to be able to build dots against them.””We’re not just going to be able to blast them away; we have to build pressure, which will in turn get us wickets. The important thing is to use the new ball, because we know the Bangladeshis will struggle against the moving ball.”