Trevor Bayliss warns Bangladesh of England’s aggression
Apr 6, 2019 at 2:14 PM
After a feisty encounter in the second ODI at Mirpur, things are set for the third and deciding ODI of the series. With the series levelled at 1-1, everything lies ahead at stake for both the young and vibrant units. After making a mess of all their hard work, Bangladesh stormed back in the second ODI, as led by their inspiring captain Mashrafe, they defeated England by 34 runs to keep the series alive.
The second ODI though witnessed some severe clashes between players from both sides. After an incident regarding a send off to English captain, Jos Buttler didn’t go down too well, it was an altercation between Ben Stokes and Tamim Iqbal that added fuel to the fire. Ahead of the third ODI, England coach Trevor Bayliss has mentioned that his side wouldn’t back down from taking an all aggressive stance.
“Don’t forget there are always two teams in this type of argument and some of the teams around the world are not quite as pristine as they might like to make out,” Bayliss said. “We are not going to back down from anything and certainly we have some characters in the team who will not back down. I haven’t read the match referee’s report but they were fined and Jos was warned for retaliating and that in itself tells a bit of a story. I think Jos wearing the captain’s hat was not going to take it lying down. He got a slap on the wrist and I am sure he will be doing his best to stay out of trouble in the future.”
Backing skipper Jos Buttler’s passion, Bayliss added, “Since I have been here it is the first time Jos has been warned and his role is a little different to what it has been in the past.”
“I think he has every right as captain to back his players up. You only have to watch some of our pre-match football matches to see the passion he has got. I have no qualms about the passion he shows. He has to be a little more careful about how he reacts, but he gets respect for that as well from the rest of the guys. It is a case of just watching what he says and the way he reacts to that.”
The England coach concluded by saying that his team would have to ignore the hostile crowd, in order to focus on the game. “I think when playing in the subcontinent, with the crowds and the heat and that type of thing, some of these things can get out of proportion a little bit,” Bayliss said.
“We have got to be on the look-out to make sure it does not distract us from the way we want to play the game and concentrating on what we do. We have spoken about it before, when the Pakistan series started, and there will probably be a reminder from the coach leading into the third game.”