Steve Rhodes, Bangladesh's head coach, said that he was pleased with the performance of the side in the limited overs series in the recently-concluded tour of the Windies but has asked them to guard against complacency. He also praised Shakib Al Hasan and Mashrafe Mortaza for displaying fine leadership skills.After being humbled to a point of embarrassment in the two Tests, in which they were defeated within two days on both occasions, they managed to pull their way back in the limited-overs leg and won the ODI and T20I series that followed."We don't want to get too carried away, but certainly we are very pleased," Rhodes said on Thursday (August 9), and added that the team could have won the 50-over series 3-0."I think it (the win) would give confidence to the squad. There's nothing better than winning. We have already played pretty well in ODIs previously, so we are optimistic."While he wasn't surprised with the result in the ODIs, he didn't expect the side to beat Windies in the T20Is. In Windies, not only were they up against the world champions in the shortest format, but Bangladesh had also failed to win a single T20I series away since mid 2012."The T20s came as a bit of a surprise," he said. "We really did play well in the second and third game. I am delighted that we have two series trophies. It was a great effort."The newly-appointed coach believes the defeat in the Test series served as a wake-up call for the side. For Rhodes, himself, it wasn't the easiest of starts in his new assignment as Bangladesh were bowled out within the first session on Day 1 in Antigua.Even as the visitors were outplayed in all departments in the first Test, Rhodes believes the toss played a crucial role in deciding the outcome of the contest."The Test series was tough. We took a bit of a beating. Our batting was exposed a little bit in the Test matches. I think we need to generally tidy up a little bit, to try to improve our Test match batting," he said, adding that the issue with the batsmen was more mental than technical. "But we have got quality players. We just need to adapt to conditions and opposition a little bit quicker in away Test matches."I think in the first Test, the toss was crucial. The wicket seamed, bounced and swung. The West Indies attack - (Kemar) Roach, (Shannon) Gabriel and (Miguel) Cummins - with the Dukes cricket ball were very useful. Most batting would have struggled in Antigua."

Not good news

Our correspondent at the venue Vishaal has some bad news. The rain is quite steady now he says. If it stays this way, we are in for a long long day.

It's very difficult to digest the fact that South Africa have lost yet another game which should have been easily pocketed by them. They had the asking rate under control for most parts of the chase and with at least one top batsman in the middle throughout, they should have finished the job at hand. However, those two wickets in the 13th over seemed to have a big impact on the chase. Although, Miller was there at the crease, he too seemed a little reliant on those three fours off Maharaj's bat. With a three-run win, Sri Lanka finally ended their 11-match losing streak against South Africa. Can Sri Lanka make the scoreline look better with a win in the final game? We shall know soon. Until then, take care and goodnight.

Manchester United have contacted Atletico Madrid over a possible Deadline Day move for Uruguay captain Diego Godin, according to Sky sources.Jose Mourinho is desperate to land a central defender before the window closes on Thursday and 32-year-old Godin, who led Uruguay to this summer's World Cup quarter-finals, could be the answer to his problems

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