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Fortunately, I was present at Hove and never saw any lack of application. If anything, it was the little technical adjustments that the Bangladeshi players struggled to make which is understandable as they are not used to the English conditions. Not one top order batsman got out to a 'flashy' shot and please remember that our team was up against a side that knew how to take advantage of the opponent's lack of local knowledge. But that doesn't mean that Bangladesh are going to play like they did in Sussex in the coming matches. Every warm up is an education and that is why we call them warm-ups and the Bangladesh players will learn from their mistakes. Your report sounded as if we had lost a Test match in a day. you make them sound like a bunch of no-hopers every time they fail. Give the guys some credit and don't act like the British press. This is our team and you should back them all the way.

Luckily, I saw the game and that helped me realise that I should never trust newspaper reports from Bangladesh as they are likely to be written from the comfort of the office chair and not from the ground. It is no surprise that Mushfikur Rahim is playing well. He has played in England before and is comfortable with the conditions. But making him an example after just a couple of first class innings is an insult to the players who have taken us this far.