Not the best start. Win the toss, ball turning square, 35-3. Duckett opened, scored 14. Ballance scored 1, how many more chances? Cook the other bat out for 4.
England can regroup I guess, not like we haven't been 30-3 before....
Root goes for 40 soon after the resumption. Caught by slip off the keeper's gloves.
83-4
The fact that Bangladesh bowled the 2nd over of the match with a spinner (18 year old at that) tells us all we need to know about the wicket - he now has figures of 11-2-16-3
Ali given not out LBW. Bangla review and it is confirmed that the ball pitched outside leg so they have used up both their reviews - for another 30 or so overs at least.
Bairstow's ability to come in and steer England away from danger, reminds me a bit of Doug Walters for the Aussies, when I was a kid. If we ever had them in trouble, he was often hard to dislodge.
Because he built up a lot of "goodwill" not to say a Test average of over 70 against some impotent attacks - mostly in this country. I said at that time that his technique wasn't good enough and that he would get "worked out" and he has been.
Just a question as to whether (and assuming he doesn't get a score in the 2nd innings) they drop him for the 2nd Test. I suspect they won't but that will only prolong the agony.
Literally everyone except GB and his mum and maybe a couple of the selectors wants Hameed to play the Second Test, maybe Duckett at 3 (where I reckon he'll end up anyway)
Literally everyone except GB and his mum and maybe a couple of the selectors wants Hameed to play the Second Test, maybe Duckett at 3 (where I reckon he'll end up anyway)
I think Duckett will end up at 3 but would have him at 4 for now with Hameed opening and leaving Root a 3. That way, if Cook goes early we don't have both Hameed and Duckett facing the new ball.
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England can regroup I guess, not like we haven't been 30-3 before....
Root 38* (47)
Ali 17* (53)
83-4
The fact that Bangladesh bowled the 2nd over of the match with a spinner (18 year old at that) tells us all we need to know about the wicket - he now has figures of 11-2-16-3
106-5
Ali hanging on in there with 22* off 93
128-5
Ali 29* (110)
Bairstow 13* (24)
Ali has had five reviews and they have all gone his way.
Ali has his 50
Ali 61* (153)
Bairstow 26* (68)
As said, right from the start, it's like batting on a day 5 wicket.
200 is likely to set us up as a winning score if both teams play to their normal standard.
250 is definitely a good score.
So I backed England to win at 9am.
It's possibly easier for our right hand batsman, not sure if it will be the same for Bangladesh & how many right handers they have.
(That'll put the mockers on it).
Ali c Mushfiqur b Mehedi 68
194-6
Bairstow 38*
209-6 Bairstow 43 no
235-6
Just a question as to whether (and assuming he doesn't get a score in the 2nd innings) they drop him for the 2nd Test. I suspect they won't but that will only prolong the agony.
239-7
Mehedi, on his Test debut and still 18, has the remarkable figures of 30-5-60-5
Woakes 36* (77)
Rashid 5* (28)
Despite the relatively low score we should, providing our spinners perform, be well ahead in the game.