'We could not apply ourselves properly' - Ashraful

Not for the first time in his career, Mohammad Ashraful has blamed another defeat on Bangladesh's inability to cope with pace . Bangladesh crashed to an innings-and-29-run loss in the first Test against South Africa in Bloemfontein, following which Ashraful criticised the batsmen's failure to apply themselves.
"We knew they have a very good bowling attack with world-class pacers in operation. However, I still think we could have played them better," he said. "It's true that we are not used to playing on wickets that have bounce but we tried to prepare the best we could. It is difficult for any visiting team in South Africa and not just us."