One Day International Series: Bangladesh v Ireland

MySelf56

Score card latest from BBC


For the love of god, why RTE sports editor dont even mention word about it. !! :mad::mad::mad:

KevIRL

Not looking good for Ireland. Although from the sounds of things on the paper this morning, the Bangladesh guys had given themselves as much home town advantage as possible.

RuggieBear

8 wicket loss...not so good.

giddyup

Damn...I have to stop taking the p1ss out of my Bangladeshi colleagues now. Nafees had something to prove after his 7 last year.

cgf

If they give ye much grief, cast them back 3 weeks to Chittagong. Should cut short their banter

A poor effort by Ireland - 185 for 7 in a one-dayer - hopeless figure to defend.

giddyup

Bangladesh set a decent total - 246-8. Nafees and Aftab with 60 & 61. Lanky took 3-43. Ireland on 45-1 - Strydom gone for 15.

giddyup

Arrghhh - why do I get involved - Morgan just gone for 4. Caught by Nafees. 47-2. Porterfield on 25.

giddyup

That's it. 2 in the morning here and I'm off to bed. I humbly apologise. Porterfield caught by Reza with the next ball. It's all my fault for caring.

TrueDub

Ireland all out for 162, Andre the highest scorer on 34.

While our fielding effort seemed to be the Langford-Smith show (3 wickets & 2 runouts), the striking difference appears to be the performance of the respective top fours - each of the Bang top 4 made over 30, while none of ours did.

I think we're seeing a pattern emerge here: our guys are still the same players, with the same skills & heart, but what's missing is the fitness - fitness to cope with harsh conditions in the field, fitness to concentrate to build an innings. This is not the team's fault, far from it, but it's no coincidence that Ireland were at their best in the Carribbean a year ago after a long period of intensive full-time training, giving them the fitness to go with their enthusiasm.

I know they'll be very disappointed, but they'll pick themselves up & go on from here. One thing you can never accuse them of is stinting on effort!

giddyup

And here we go again. Bangla 293-7 in 50. Lanky 3-53 and Cusack 2-30. That's a big score to chase. We are currently 67-2 with Strydom on 22. My money is on a whitewash.

Strydom gone for 37. 100/3 right now. RR req'd now is over 7.22.

DMC

Ireland have lost the series 3-0, but the big news is that Trent Johnston has decided to take a break from international duty.

Johnston takes a break from Ireland
http://www.rte.ie/sport/cricket/2008/0322/johnstont.html
Saturday, 22 March 2008 17:45

Ireland captain Trent Johnston has announced that he is taking a break from international cricket with immediate effect.

Speaking after seeing his side lost the third ODI against Bangladesh, he said: 'I've told the squad that it's time for me to have a break.

'I've been struggling with various injuries (shoulder, elbow and ankle), and my body's telling me it's time for rest. I've been a bit of a passenger in the field, and it's not fair on the rest of the team.'

Johnston, who turns 34 next month, will play no part in Ireland's Friend Provident Trophy games, but hasn't ruled out featuring later in the year, in the Intercontinental Cup.

'It's been no secret that I've been contemplating this for some time. International cricket places a great strain not only on the body, but also on family life, and with a wife and two young children, I've got to prioritise.

'There are also the demands on my time with work. I've now got a terrific job with Architectural Hardware, who have been fantastic with their support.

'It's been a terrific time to have been involved with Irish cricket, and I'll always cherish the memories of the World Cup.'

'I do feel I've still got a lot to offer, particularly in the four-day format. I suppose I could still field in the slips, and I've been in good form with the bat, so could maybe concentrate on that aspect of my game more.'

'I'll be sitting down with Phil Simmons this week and discussing my plans. I don't think I'm up to the strains of One Day cricket any more. These 3 ODI's in the space of 5 days has nearly killed me.

'It's only fair to give Phil a chance to build up a working relationship with William Porterfield now, rather than drop this on him in 6 months time.'

Johnston will continue to play domestic cricket in Leinster, where he is captain of Railway Union. "I'm still going to be turning out for Railway, where the demands won't be as strenuous."

A Cricket Ireland spokesman said: 'Trent has been an inspirational captain of the Irish team for 3 years. We fully understand the reasons behind his decision to take a break. We feel he still has a lot to offer on the playing side.'

Johnston has captained Ireland to two successive Intercontinental Cup Final wins, against Kenya in 2005 and in 2007 versus Canada.

He has a superb record in first class fixtures, having taken 51 wickets at an average of 12.94, as well as scoring 368 runs at 36.80 in the11 games he has played.

Overall he has played 67 times for Ireland in all competitions, scoring 1332 runs at 21.48, and taking exactly 100 wickets at 24.43.

He is one of only two players to have taken a hat-trick for Ireland, doing so against Gloucestershire at Clontarf in May 2007.