Live video scorecard - England v Bangladesh
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BANGLADESH FIRST INNINGS
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By Ben Dirs
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1144 - 275-9 Robiul is off the mark from the last ball of Anderson's over with a drive through mid-off for two. Finn and Anderson both have four-fers so far, but Strauss might have to make an unpopular decision and pull one or two of them from the attack in a minute. Three for Rubel with a clip off his pads before Robiul unfurls a peach of an on-drive for four, that was a sweet-sweet shot. Actually, you may not get to see KP do much today - word around the campfire is that Strauss will enforce the follow-on.
1139 - 266-9 Plenty of tickets available today if you fancy watching England having a bat - it all seems a little bit innocuous so far, but maybe you'll see something historical, like KP hitting the fastest Test ton? You just never know... Robiul Islam is now at the crease, and he's on debut.
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After all that careful nurturing and shielding and farming of strike, Mahmudullah goes and misses a straight one, which is rather more surprising than Sir Boycott's disclosure that his daughter would usually withhold her surname when talking to people at university. Funnily enough, I used to do that as well...
1133 - 266-8 Rubel, who averages just 4.28 from eight Tests, can actually bat a bit, his technique looks proficient enough. Five balls from Finn seen off and he is off the mark with a jab to mid-off. Finn either side of 80mph so far this morning, some way down of yesterday.
1129 - 264-8 Mahmudullah has a waft at a widish delivery from Anderson and is beaten before rolling his wrists on a bumper and picking up a couple to mid-wicket. Odd stroke, he was almost on his knees when the ball left the face of his bat. Anderson hasn't quite slotted into the groove yet this morning, still too many widish balls.
1125 - 262-8 Mahmudullah's come over all paternal, refusing a couple of runs now - Rubel could have easily got off the mark from the last ball of the previous over and now the senior batsman turns down a single to square-leg. Mahmudullah plays a pretty decent pull shot, but straight to Morgan out at mid-wicket. Mahmudullah, looking to upper-cut over the slips, backs away but is followed by Finn, that's a pretty good bit of bowling. Mahmudullah does manage to retain the strike, nibbling the final ball of the over off his pads for one.
1119 - 261-8 Mahmudullah backs away, has a go at one from Anderson in the slot but is beaten. Good backing up from Rubel Hossain - it is he, not Robiul Islam, I was thrown a wrongun by the boys on TMS - and Mahmudullah picks up one with a nudge into the off-side.
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1115 - 260-8 Robiul Islam, on debut, looked pretty solid facing the final ball of Anderson's last over, getting in right behind it - no idea how Shahadat came in ahead of him. Bangladesh need 51 more to avoid the follow-on, Finn needs one more scalp to get himself on the old honours board. A rare all-run four for Mahmudullah courtesy of a heave to deep mid-wicket and he nicks another single with a drop into the off-side.
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Shahadat plays an authentic drive before picking up four more with an outrageous carve over the slip cordon. Anderson eyes him hawkishly, as if he's just found out Shahadat has besmirched his Panini album by accidentally sticking Brian Laudrup in Michael Laudrup's slot. Wonkily. And another! This time he backs away and mows Anderson through the covers, but he's gone next ball, Anderson sending down a slower ball and the ball ricocheting off his front pad and onto his stumps.
1105 - 247-7 Finn with the first full over of the day and Mahmudullah backs and away and chops him to third-man for one. Shahadat is what you might call rustic - strike that, he's more Jurassic than rustic. He hoicks to leg for a couple before scything Finn over square-leg for four. A couple more for Shahadat with another primeval heave to leg and he nicks one more courtesy of an under-edge. Irritating.
1100 - 237-7 It's Jimmy Anderson with the first over of the day and Shahadat Hossain is on strike - looked like a walking wicket last night, about as much permanence as one of Jordan's hubbies. Just the one ball from Anderson, he was merely completing an over.
1056:Tony (see below), I reckon your Missus and kids have done you a massive favour, given a choice between watching a grand prix, watching an entire re-run of Eurovision and listening to two small children whacking things with sticks, watching a grand prix would come rock-bottom. And, yes, I am aware the poor kid representing the UK came last...
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Tony in Sydney in the TMS inbox: "Hope it's a good day's play - the Missus is watching the re-run of Eurovision (thus causing me to miss the Grand Prix) and both my kids are pretending they can play drums. Have to have something to cheer me up... Also, out of curiosity, has anyone ever been given out in all the possible ways in a career?"
1051: Young Finn impressed yesterday, didn't he? Much more of that and he'll have played himself bang into Ashes contention, and I can think of plenty of inferior fast bowlers who have been on that plane to Brisbane in the past. Just don't ask him about it though, he tends to get a little bit irritated...
1033: Good day. Cloudy skies above West London this morning, but no rain and it looks as though we'll be starting on time and have a lot more cricket today. England's bowlers with a vice-like thumb and forefinger applied to the Bangladesh neck, not sure the rest of the batting line-up will last too much longer.
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