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Proteas opt to tram

SPORTS REPORTER
Visiting South Africa felt the need of practice although their leading players
opted out of a stint at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur yesterday.
Bangladesh, meanwhile, enjoyed a full day's rest ahead of Friday's first Test, which will be held at the same venue.
Skipper Graeme Smith, Jacques Kallis, Makhaya Ntini and centurions of the lone warm-up match Hashim Amla and wicketkeeper Mark Boucher took rest while rest of the squad along with spinner Robin Peterson and batsman Neil McKenzie, who arrived early morning on Wednesday, wasted no time to take part in training.
The South Africans came off a drawn three-day warm-up game . against the BCB XI but that did not stop them from doing nets at the indoor facilities.
Despite heavy rain on Tuesday night, the ground was in shape to hold a fielding session for the tourists. They moved on to their team hotel where the players spent the afternoon at the swimming pool and the gym.
Later in the evening, the two teams enjoyed the official dinner at the teams' hotel.
For Bangladesh coach Jamie Siddons, it would be the first assignment on home front and the Australian would get the services of Mohammad Rafique for the first time and probably, the last time if the ace left-arm spinner retires after the series according to his wishes.
Rafique, who is six wickets shy of 100 Test wickets, was 'rested* from the New Zealand tour --Siddons's first mission as Bangladesh coach -- but has returned to exploit slow and low home wickets.
But the Tigers have really not flourished even in home conditions and South Africa's last trip to the country five years earlier proved disastrous for the hosts, who crashed to innings defeats in Dhaka and Chittagong despite having seasoned players from numbers 1-11.
Whether Siddons's young side, most of whom fared well in the warm-up game, can sustain the pressure against an inform side when It matters most will be the
question for Mohammad AshrafuTsmen.
Meanwhile, the Bangladesh Cricket Board yesterday confirmed the rate of tickets for the two Tests and three one-day internationals.
Following are the rate of tickets, to be available at different branches of AB Bank in Dhaka and Chittagong.
Tests (per day): VIP (only Dhaka) Tk500, Club HouseTk 100, Special Enclosure Tk 80, Gallery Ik 30
GDIs: VIP (only Dhaka) 1500, Club House Tk 300, Special Enclosure: Tk 250, GalleryTk 70.