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Siddons seeks two years

BlSHWAJIT Roy tn Bloemfontein
After a crushing innings defeat in the first Test, Bangladesh coach Jamie Siddons asked everybody not to be frustrated with his young charges, rather he assured that this side will be better in two years time.
"This team performance is going to get better. My guarantee is this team will be better in two years time because they have got the ability and have good coaches around them. They also have the facilities. We are training for the future, not for now. They are training hard in a very disciplined way," said the Tigers coach yesterday.
While South African players took a day off to share time with their families following the early finish of the Test match, Siddons returned to business with his boys yesterday to make a match-like practice at the centre wicket of the OUTsurance oval.
Bangladesh coach said that unfortunately they have to complete the schooling of the players in the national team which should have been done before they got the nod for the highest level of the game.
“My guys are improving, they are working hard but still they are very young. They were run up to the mark against tough opponents like South Africa but they are going to be. They are not world-class right at the moment and I need time to develop them," observed the Australian.
“There are no Smith (Graeme), (Neil) Mackenzie or Hashim Amla who came through a process. They have had the schooling before entering into this level but there is almost nothing at a micro level. You can say we just started our schooling,” he added.
And he reiterated his demand that Bangladesh should improve it's cricketing infrastructure to complete the schooling of the players before selecting them for the national team and that without that the future of Bangladesh cricket will be bleak.
“I'm talking more on infrastructure and the board needs to do these things. You can take an idea from here about what should be the facilities for an international standard. I thought we had indoors in every division but there are no bowling machines and other facilities," he suggested.
“I don't know whether the locals have access in the indoors but it's a very basic requirement for a player to be groomed and we need to prepare good wicket also.
Look at this ground and the indoor facilities, it's just a first-class or club ground but they have all the cricket facilities here. That's what I am talking about,” said Siddons praising the facilities at the OUTsurance oval.
The former assistant coach of the world's number one team however was satisfied with the facilities available for the national team but he was worried with the overall facilities in the country.
“I am not worried about the national team facilities as there are good coaches around them and they get everything they require. But we have to look at the future, not only at the national team. We should focus on the players coming in and what kind of facilities they get. What coaches are coaching there....it's very important. And everybody should understand this," he said.
Siddons also said that he has to work with some players who are not ready to play in the highest level of the game.
"If we don't change the infrastructure at home then nothing will be changed. Look, probably Nayeem (Islam) and Imrul (Kayes) are not ready but we have to play them because there are no back ups,” warned the shavenheaded coach.
But Siddons was very much optimistic with the young side and said that he was not setting any target for any competition.
“I can give you guarantee about this team. I don't think too much about next World Cup (2011) because it's another competition. Cricket means improvement. I am very much hopeful with the team but once again we have to improve the infrastructure for the future," he hoped.