30-August 2008
An injury problem in both of the teams has raised troubles for both sides in the coming three-match One Day International series. Despite of these situations Australia will be anticipating to stroll past a Bangladesh squad that looks incompetent of carrying out their featured potentiality.
There is a big question dwelling on the Australia squad now.
With the cricketing world waiting to look if the former unconquerable Australians can manage to overcome the worlds most in force team after the retirement of lot of powerful players in their side.
The One Day series will render a test in itself as the world superstars are not playing. First to be affected by injury was skipper Ricky Ponting, who will leave out the series for having wrist joint injury.
Veteran opener Mathew Hayden promptly followed Ponting in making a retreat from commitment to play this series. He is getting treatment on an Achilles injury so to suit for the upcoming four-match Test series versus India. This series is scheduled to begin in October. Australia received another blow when Brett Lee requested the management to drop the series after the break of his spousal relationship.
This will render a chance to Brett Geeves who will get an inexperienced bowling attack.
With Hayden missing out, Shaun Marsh and Shane Watson are likely to get the nod at the top of the order. The two stars of the IPL will have their own points to prove as Marsh has only recently broken into a settled batting line-up and Watson will want to demonstrate his undoubted talent and show that he has ditched his frustrating fitness problems that have plagued his fragmented career.
With Hayden dropping out, Shaun Marsh and Shane Watson are expected to acquire the nod at the crest of the arrangement.
The two stars of the IPL will bear their own points to demonstrate. Marsh has just freshly entered into a settled batting line-up, whereas Watson will have to exhibit his unquestionable endowment. He will have to depict that he has trenched his baffling physical fitness troubles that cause trouble to his fragmented career.
