Bangladesh national team head coach Chandika Haturusingha conveyed utter disappointment as the host Ireland failed to provide them with adequate facilities before they take on the home side in the opening match of three one-day internationals in Chelmsford today.

The match is scheduled to start at 3:45 p.m. and ICC TV will televise the game live.

Although Bangladesh reached England on May 2 ahead of the series, they were not allowed to hold their training at the County Cloud Ground, where they are set to encounter the Irish, due to its occupation for the match between Essex and Surrey that concluded on May 7.

At the same time, their lone warm-up tie, that was extremely significant to be finished with a proper build-up, was also washed away due to inclement weather.

‘It is a unique situation. We are playing Ireland in England. So normally it doesn’t happen too often. I can’t blame anyone. It is the first time, said Hathuru on Monday in Essex.

‘If we knew this was the case, we wouldn’t have agreed to this kind of schedule. This is not ideal preparation. I won’t blame anyone. We will learn from this one, he added.

The veteran Sri Lankan further vowed to uphold their aggressive brand of cricket that they played in their past two series against England and Ireland at their home in recent times.

‘If we play the same way to our potential and skillset, our competency. Only thing we consider is the condition. It will dictate how we play tactically.’

‘Other than that, we will try to play the same brand of cricket.’