Wenze kahle eNgilandi ukunqoba professional ODI uchungechunge ngokumelene Bangladesh. AmaTigers angahle angabukwa yiwo wonke njengabaphikisi abanzima kakhulu futhi izivakashi zizobhekana nokuhlolwa okunamandla - kepha noma yikuphi ukuphikiswa kwase-Asia enhlabathini yasekhaya akusho lutho ngaphandle.Ukunqoba namuhla enkundleni enzima kukhombise ukuvuthwa eqenjini elincane nelisathuthuka - indlela ye-smash and grab incishisiwe kulo mcimbi - ngisho noJos Butter uphethe kancane nje kunokugijima ibhola kuma-innings akhe. Ubuhlakani, ukubekezela nezinzwa wabona ekhaya side.
Umugqa onamandla wokushaya onjalo uzohlala uthola ama-plaudits kepha i-bowling nayo yaqondiswa futhi u-Adil Rashid ukhula ngokushesha abe ngomunye wabadlali abahamba phambili be-overs emhlabeni.. Any bowling attack that can leave out David Willey is one blessed with quality.
Yize ngizihlonipha izinqumo ezenziwe ngu-Alex Hales no-Eoin Morgan ukuhlala lolu hambo ngaphandle ngeke balindele ukubuyela emuva ohlangothini. UBen Duckett ungene futhi wayiswa kwikhilikithi yamazwe omhlaba njenge… duck ku… kahle uthola okusele!
Kuhle ukubona uBen Stokes ebuyela eceleni futhi - uletha ibhalansi eqenjini, ukungena ngokugijima okuningi (ubone ngempumelelo iNgilandi ekhaya namuhla) and relatively economical bowling figures.
Sekukonke ngicabanga ukuthi kunezikhathi ezithokozisayo ezizayo ngalolu hlangothi lwaseNgilandi oluzayo - ngamathalente amaningi alinde ezimpikweni.
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