Turner points at the gap
It was always going to be an uphill task for the GP-BCB National Cricket Academy side during the BCB Cup and head coach Ross Turner believes that there is a marked difference between his youngsters and the rest.
After their 56-run defeat against Bangladesh A yesterday, Turner took a long time in explaining to his batsmen what they forgot during the defeat as well as their six-wicket loss against the national team.
"The most important rule of batting is to bat out the overs; that's the golden rule. They weren't following this message and it was evident in the scoreboard," said Turner.
"It was a good bowling effort, especially from the spinners Sanjamul Islam and Sohag Gazi who were very good. But we also dropped catches and if you give these players a chance, you might not get a second one," he added.
The man who joined as head coach on May has overseen some interesting times including a tour to South Africa as well as stints from specialist coaches (Alan Campbell and Geoff Lawson) but this is the toughest test for the 2011 Academy graduates so far.
"It is a fair comment that the quality of attack they faced yesterday [Monday] was better. It was a on a wicket that offered pace and bounce and the national team pace bowlers exploited it very well. We weren't up to the standard," said Turner, adding that Tuesday's defeat was triggered by the loss of Tasamul Haque and Mominul Haque who were building a solid platform but failed to add more to their 40-run second wicket stand.
After the duo fell by the 17th over, Turner's team never recovered and were bowled out for 151 runs.
Academy take on Bangladesh A in their next match on Friday.
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