Wrong shots at the wrong time, silly dismissals and the constant habit to throw away a good start or partnership has now become a trait for the batsmen.

Facing a second-grade bowling attack, the likes of Ashraful, Aftab, Nafees and the rest of the top-order were rather expected to boost their fledgling averages. But after being bowled out for 236 (that too with an over to spare) when there could have been more, the Tigers have again displayed their infamous consistent inconsistency.

Having won a hattrick of tosses, the hosts' captain Prosper Utseya -- having watched the carelessness of the visitors' opening pair in the previous matches -- decided to field first. And Shahriar Nafees made his decision worthy when the left-hander fell in the second over of the day. He was closely followed by his partner veteran Javed Omar, who looks completely lost out in the middle.

Omar has only managed 24 runs thus far, and the approach shown in this series so far by the once dogged batsman is nothing short of pathetic. Under seaming conditions, he would have been expected to show his usual grittiness but that has not transpired and maybe, given his contributions, never will.

The batting by the Tigers in this match has truly displayed that talent is not the major criteria to judge a cricketer.

A flash of brilliance is not an admirable contribution in a team game so being contented with 30s and 40s in quick time is not what Bangladesh requires from batsmen like Mohammad Ashraful and Aftab Ahmed.

Ashraful's potential could well be unmatchable, but he must use it since the team, still at its infancy, needs him to. Similarly, Aftab's hard-hitting batting looks good till it lasts.

Rajin Saleh was the perfect foil for Aftab and Ashraful, but he too seems to be pleased once a landmark is reached.

Generally, the Tigers' batting has only two gears -- ultra defensive or an all-out attack.

On Wednesday, as the wickets fell to some sloppy shots, the impetus could have been well used by replacement skipper Khaled Mashud. The usual anchor failed to do so with some reckless running between the wickets and the aforementioned happened.

Sadly with a highly regarded coach at their disposal, the batsmen seem to be failing to take advantage of his knowledge. Dav Whatmore must be at his wit's end by now trying to explain to his batsmen because it is absurd to think the other way around the coach could never have understood where the problem lies.