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Lee relief for Tigers

AL-AMIN from Cardiff
The first look at the Sophia Gardens in Wales where Bangladesh will play their second game of the NatWest Series against world champions Australia on Saturday is not at all inspiring.
The oval shaped ground, which is the home of English county side Glamorgan, has the shortest boundary behind the wicket and promises a lot of runs. And given the strength of the mighty Australian batting lineup it is going to be another tough engagement for Habibul Bashar's men after their 10-wicket thrashing by hosts England at The Oval on Thursday.
"The difference with Australia compared to other teams is that they always try to dominate. Their batsmen might be beaten by a good delivery but they will try to hit the very next ball for four. And if you succeed in hitting one of their bowlers for four he will never think of bowling defensively," observed the
Bangladesh captain ahead of his side's first one-day match since the three-match ODI series down under in 2003.
But coach Dav Whatmore was undeterred by the fact that his inexperienced side was going to face the wrath of the wounded Australians. Ricky Ponting's worldbeaters launch their tournament campaign on the back of two demoralising defeats -- a 100-run thrashing against England in a Twenty20 game and then suffering a four-wicket loss against Somerset despite putting up a massive score of 342.
"It's nice to have yellow and green for a change," said the 50-year-old Sri Lankan-born Australian.
Whatmore and his charges can also get take comfort from the words of Michael Kasprowicz, who has been playing for Glamorgan for the last two years.
"The wicket keeps a bit slower and lower here," said the Australian quickie while talking to reporters before practice. The other good news for the Tigers is that fast bowler Brett Lee will miss the game
even though a scan in London confirmed that his right shoulder was alright.
The problem however for Bangladesh was that they will not get a chance to have a feel of the ground. The Bangladesh team started from London at noon by an ECB bus, which has been the lone mode of transport for them on tour, and they are likely reach the Welsh capital in the evening.
A travelling member of the team feared that they might have to postpone a brief visit to the ground due London's notorious traffic jams.
It is very tough for a visiting team to play a game and then set off next morning to travel a distance not less than 140 miles and play another match on the following day. The hotel arrangements in England are also very interesting. If you are coming before two in the afternoon no matter who you are you will have to wait outside till that time.
Unfortunately, the Bangladesh team had that bitter experience once and it was reported that they went straight to the ground and trained there for some time. Both Whatmore and Bashar however said that they had nothing to complain about the arrangements and even the prospect of playing back-to-back matches.
"it is true that we are travelling a lot and will play two consecutive matches. But i can't complain since we agreed the arrangements before coming here," said Bashar.
Although Bangladesh was unlikely to train before their first-ever game at Sophia Gardens, the Australians enjoyed a full workout.
Meanwhile, the six-thousand capacity venue promises a full house for Saturday's match with the caretaker of the venue confirming that already half of the tickets had been snapped up well in advance.