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Jamie couldn't be happier

Strikes back at critics

Sports Reporter
Coach Jamie Siddons believes that his charges performance in the recently concluded successful tours ofWest Indies and Zimbabwe was a fitting answer to those who raised questions after his team's early exit from the ICC World 1’20 in England.
" I here is now no doubt that despite the negative noises from some quarters following the performance in England in the ICC World T20 this year, this group of players is gaining ground on the big boys of international cricket and they are improving with every series," the Bangladesh coach told TigerCricket.com while summarising the triumphant journey and looking ahead to the busy future.
The Australian was highly satisfied with his charges success in the last couple of months with a lest and ODI series sweep in the West Indies followed by a 4 -1 thrashing of Zimbabwe in Bulawayo. And he has seen his belief in the young group starting to payoff.
"Yes the tour was a huge success and to win two Test matches [the first for most of us| was amazing. Teams are truly judged on how they perform in the longer version
as there is no place to hide and if you don't play well for five days then you will lose. We have been preparing for Test cricket the whole time.
"I have been involved with batsmen practicing the skills required to both survive and succeed, mostly handling the short ball and also being prepared and skilful enough to leave the danger ball outside off stump and wait for the bowler to bowl a bad ball.
"Our focus on spin bowling and including many all-rounders in our team was a bonus as we had many options in the spin department to back up the pure class of Shakib Al Hasan, the best allrounder in the world," he said explaining his side's bright spots on the tour.
Siddons admitted that the absence ol leading players created the winning opportunities in the Caribbean but still he was excited with the outcome.
"Of course the fact that some of the established West Indies players went on strike when we arrived made our chances of winning a lot more realistic and possible. The cricket we played however was first class. 1 believe that the players
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though still very young and on the whole very inexperienced, have just shown the wisdom and improvement that comes with time."
He also heaped praises on Shakib Al Hasan s captaincy. "Shakib's captaincy was successful although at times his youth was tested and his patience with others of lesser ability in his team tested. He led magnificently with his own performance throughout the tour and I think won three or four man of the match awards and man ofthe series as well.
And what he believe is that after this fantastic success, the critics admit his team's improvement at the highest level.
"If nothing else I hope that all of those who saw fit to criticise this team of young cricketers can now admit that there is definite signs of us improving and that we are on the right track for big things in the future. Young players take time to mature and gain confidence at this level and we have now taken a major step forward," he added.
The Australian coach, who
is now enjoying vacation at home after a long 51-day trip, however said that his young side needs to improve more to threaten the top sides at the world’s rankings.
"We all know that we have a long way to go to be classed as a real threat to the top four teams but they will no longer take us lightly," he observed.
"We know we have room for improvement in areas such as fielding and in many other departments, however all of this will take time and cannot be solved by words or criticism but will be solved by hard work and commitment, both of which this group of players have vowed to continue," he added.
And he firmly believes that this young side is very much on track to becoming a very competitive team.
"We would all love instant success at all levels but we should be realistic and be enthused by the prospects of this group. I am excited and my experience with the Australian team tells me that our players are on track to becoming a very competitive team," he said.
"For now let's celebrate the team's latest triumph and keep supporting them as they grow and attempt to find their way at the highest level.”
The Tigers next assignment is against Zimbabwe in October at home and after the series the big challenge is ahead for the Siddons men.
"We have a very big season coming up, especially from the end of December. We have series' against Sri Lanka and India, a tour of New Zealand and a home and away series versus England. We also have another chance to perform in the World T20 in May. All of this in the space of just five months.
"Our next assignment is against Zimbabwe in October and I am sure we will have another very competitive series with the winner being the team that makes the least mistakes and who applies more pressure in the crucial moments of the matches. This is something we are working hard at doing."
The national players will come back to their business on September 10 to prepare for the series.