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Morning after the trauma

AL-AMIN from London
It was a dream turned nightmare for Bangladesh in their first Test at Lord's. And a day after their dreadful innings and 261 runs defeat they had to take part in a painful morning training session just outside the grand old venue, where they were both physically and mentally bruised in a three-day mismatch against Michael Vaughan's vaunted England side.
Coach Dav Whatmore's early morning drill plan certainly came from the thinking that practice can only make them perfect or might follow the wistful remark of his paceman Mashrafee-bin-Mortuza who wanted his top order batsmen to stand and face shot-pitched deliveries coming at 90 mph in the nets.
But it is always easier said than done especially in England where India even on their third visit lost four wickets for nought in 14 deliveries at Headingly in 1952.
And Whatmore, who knows the conditions here better then anybody else in the Bangladesh team, expects another battle for survival in the second Test at Durham starting June 3.
"It will be a painful process but we will have to go through it and I'm afraid one or two players might never overcome those," said Whatmore while having breakfast at the Hotel Marriott.
It might sound rude but the fact is that if Bangladesh hopes to put up any sort of resistance at the Riverside ground in Chester-le-Street they need their techniques and heads in better condition.
Lord's is one of those few grounds in England where a visiting team can enjoy their batting. But Durham is not that kind to say the least and England captain Vaughan has already said that they will be as
hard as it can get.
But despite the fear factor of a four-pronged English pace attack Whatmore said that his batsmen are capable of facing it.
"It's just not how you go about your batting but how you adjust to the conditions," said Whatmore adding that most of his boys love to play shots.
And just to curb their appetite for going at everything the 50-year-old has instructed them to show their ability to stay at the wicket during the two-hour nets.
But in the nets no-one was there to bowl the same rising hot stuff that Khaled Mashud faced more times than anybody else in the team during the first Test.
Considered the best player who knows when and how to leave a ball, Mashud showed that aplenty at Lord's. He scored six in the first innings before being unfortunately adjudged leg before while his second knock of 44 was the best effort by a Bangladesh batsman at the home of cricket.
"It maybe because I've been
playing for a long time. But to frank I was always good at leaving the ball," said Mashud while recalling his two-hour battle against Matthew Hoggard, Steve Harmison, Simon Jones and Andrew Flintoff, who eventually took his wicket in the second innings.
"Harmison and Flintoff were a bit difficult because they were capable of making the ball kick. But if one stays at the wicket for a few overs you can see it nicely. Initially, I did not drive because I needed to adjust to the swing. But once I got my eyes
in I played my shots," said the inseparable Bangladesh wicketkeeperbatsman.
He said that a lot of batsmen have more shots up their sleeves but they desperately lack the application.
"Nothing could have been better had they applied my temperament with their ability to play shots."