Live video scorecard - England v Bangladesh
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By Ben Dirs
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ENGLAND FIRST INNINGS
1344 - 99-3 Right we're back out and it's Razzak to bowl the first over after lunch. His first ball is dragged down, but Pietersen is only able to carve him away for one. Same again second ball, and this time Bell picks up one with a cut. Pietersen shows some intent, skipping down the track, but crashes the ball straight back to the bowler. Crackerjack stroke from KP, skimming the ball to the wide long-off boundary. A slip and a short-leg in and a shortish extra-cover and Razzak goes up for an lbw, but that was sliding down leg.
1330: Just a reminder that Aggers is chatting to Whispering Death on TMS, AKA Michael Holding. Not much whispering going on at the moment, he's got some fairly forthright views on the game...
Ian Bolton in the TMS inbox: "Re Dai in Newport - I'll Top Trump that by taking to the field to the tune of 'One Million Billionth Of A Millisecond On A Sunday Morning' by the Flaming Lips. That's providing I'm batting on a Sunday (and in the morning)."
Nick Grief, Chatham, in the TMS inbox: "I'm looking forward to hearing what Geoff Boycott has to say about Bangladesh's bowlers. Presumably they're a bit better than his grandmother now? Maybe she's been coaching them?"
Paul Harper, Manchester, in the TMS inbox: "Re Benny Hill. My parents used to run a pub in Rochdale and one of 'Hill's Angels' used to play for our women's darts team. She was very nice to know, but was never chased through the pub out of the front doors and back in through the side doors at high speed to my knowledge."
1301 - 92-3 KP moves to 22 with an extravagant, rather regal, sweep for one. Bell slips into 'thou shall not pass' mode, reeling off a series of coaching manual forward defensives, and that's that, definitely Bangladesh's session.
1259 - 91-3 Other than that one piece of machismo, a lofted drive straight over the top for four, Pietersen has been rather anchored so far, which might be a good thing. He dabs Razzak off his pads for one before Bell is unable to pierce the off-side field with one of those impeccable, text-book drives. Bell cuts, but is again unable to find a gap. No, we will have one more over before lunch, Shakib to bowl it.
Ben, New Cross, in the TMS inbox: "Re the lady that looks like Gary Busey (see below), was her mate dark- haired, keen but dumb, and prone to use the word dude a lot?"
1250 - 90-3 KP nurdles off his pads for one. Bell, looking twitchy at the crease, his Test place not entirely nailed down, but that's a settler, the Warwickshire man helping a full-bunger down leg all the way to the boundary. Perhaps just one more over before buns and cakes and stuff...
Rob, Derbyshire, in the TMS inbox: "Re Dai in Newport - Well in that case, I'll trump you with '7 Seconds' by the mighty Youssou N'Dour. Hold on - does that even give me time to get to the crease?"
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1250 - 85-2 That was some bowling change from Bangladesh skipper Shakib, and it brings Ian Bell to the crease. Chat on TMS as to why they haven't got a short-leg in, and hey presto, Bell inside-edges his first ball and the ball pops up to where short-leg would have been. The switch is made, but the horse is already halfway down Sir Matt Busby Way. Bell is off the mark with a twiddle round the corner, KP gets one for a sweep, but England in a bit of a pickle here.
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More left-arm spin, this time in the form of Abdur Razzak, who was absent at Lord's. Cook takes a new guard... and he's gone first ball! Edge, and that's a sharp catch by the man at slip, who goes by the name of Siddique.
1243 - 83-2 One for Cook before Pietersen turns Shahadat off his hip to fine-leg for one. Shahadat from round the wicket, and that ball, angled into the left-handed Cook, is turned away for one more.
1239 - 80-2 Pietersen gets to the pitch and drives into the covers for two before sashaying down the crease and flipping Shakib over mid-wicket for a few - the fielder didn't see that at all, suggestions he lost that in the background of this new conference centre, all red paint and dazzling glass. One more for Cook with a nibble to mid-wicket.
1235 - 73-2 Shahadat over-pitches a couple of times but Cook is unable to get him away. One bye, but that's the only run from that over. Pretty full crowd in now, although there still look to be plenty of seats. It's strictly flip-flop out there, a real doozy of a day.
Dai, Newport, in the TMS inbox: "Re: Danny in Bolton - The Cure's '17 Seconds' beats you by a whole four. Plus, it involves not listening to the pathetic posturing cack that passes for So Solid Crew's 'music'. Hope that rant doesn't earn me a cap in my bottom."
1230 - 72-2 Pietersen prods forward rather unconvincingly and the ball strikes his back leg. A strangled appeal from Shakib, who, when it is turned down by Umpire Bowden, wears the slightly disgusted and startled air of a man who has surreptitiously picked his nose at a dinner party, forgetting that he had previously been tucking into a slab of Roquefort. A maiden over. Pietersen's highest score at Old Trafford is only 60, so now's the time to put that right - the situation rather demands.
1227 - 72-2 Pietersen gets all squared up by Shahadat and edges, but the ball falls well short of the slips. A rather triumphant looking shot from Pietersen, standing tall and twirling into the covers for one.
1222 - 71-2 Cook in no frills mode as he pushes a single into the covers, and there's nothing overly-frilly about that from Pietersen, who uses his feet to Shakib and creams him through the covers for a couple. Shahadat, distinctly mediocre in his first spell, replaces Shafiul...
1219 - 67-2 Shafiul to continue to continue and Cook tucks him off his hip for one. Shafiul seeks to test KP out with a bumper, but only succeeds in picking up a wide for his efforts. Shafiul may well be given a rest now, he's had nine industrious overs. To the lady sitting opposite me on the train this morning - the one telling her mate she had to leave Bluewater early on Sunday because she was getting "too much unwanted attention" - you look a little bit like Gary Busey.
1215 - 66-2 Phil (see below), by Yakety Sax I assume you mean the Benny Hill 'chase' music? Would you employ a lady in a neglige and a little bald old chap to lead you to the crease? A slip, a short-leg and a short extra-cover in for Shakib to Pietersen - left-arm spin is KP's kryptonite. Cook carves through point for a couple before clipping off his pads for one. Two more for KP with a dab round the corner before he gets a little bit bored, pitter-patters down the wicket and thumps Shakib over the top for four.
Phil in the TMS inbox: "I'd go out to bat either to Yakety Sax or Entrance of the Gladiators (the clown music). People should be prepared for what they're about to see."
1210 - 56-2 Lordy, Shafiul's got that one to hoop back miles off the seam and scythe Pietersen in two. Unfortunately, the wicket-keeper was equally as bamboozled as the batsman and the ball raced away for four byes. News in that Steve Finn, taker of nine wickets at Lord's, has been given an incremental contract by the ECB.
1206 - 52-2 Shakib Al Hasan with his left-arm loopers into the attack. Cook pushes into the covers for one before Pietersen nudges him through mid-wicket for a single of his own.
Danny in Bolton in the TMS inbox: "I think So Solid Crew's '21 seconds to go' would prepare the crowd perfectly for my imminent dismissal."
1204 - 50-2 In case you're wondering why this isn't going through, it's because it isn't working properly. Sorry about that, we've got our best men and women working on it. Kevin Pietersen is the new batsman, let's hope he fancies a bit of Bangladeshi action now, he didn't look too interested down at Lord's. He's off the mark with a clip off his hip for one. Shafiul getting plenty of hoop away from the left-handed Cook, but there's England's fifty courtesy of a leg-side bye.
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Trott's gone! Shafiul is scything through the England top order - that one looked to nibble a bit and it castled the Warwickshire man via inside-edge and pad.
1157 - 48-1 Rather a surprise that Strauss wicket, the previously torpid crowd stirring suddenly, as if some young scamp had just ruffled the hair of the priest after receiving the host at Sunday mass. Mahmudullah really does rattle through his overs, that was a maiden to Cook...
1152 - 48-1 Jonathan Trott is the new man at the crease, England's double-centurion at Lord's. He goes through his various affectations at the crease, tucking and checking and double-checking, looking like a man about to tackle the north face of the Eiger, and is off the mark with a clip to deep mid-wicket. A vociferous lbw appeal from Shafiul as Trott falls forward, but that was missing leg.
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We've got a wicket! Mahmudullah sends down a rather innocuous over of spin before Shafiul gets to to nip off the seam, Strauss has a half-hearted push and Kayes snaffles a simple chance at second slip.
Paul in Lancs in the TMS inbox: "Being something of a cricket traditionalist, I'd prefer to go out to bat to John Cage's avant-garde 1952 composition '4 Minutes and 33 Seconds (of complete silence)'. Indeed, given my batting, that should be long enough for me to go out, have my innings and get back in again."
1145 - 43-0 Shafiul gets one to arc away from Strauss and the England captain, leaden-footed, fences and is beaten. Short and wide from Shafiul but Strauss misses out, crashing the ball straight to the man at point. Strauss picks up a single for a drop into the covers before Cook fills his boots, lacing Shafiul through cover-point for four. I see Stuff Magazine has published it's top-15 'cool list'. Unsurprisingly, you will find none of the items in my man-purse, although there is invariably a pack of Juicy Fruit.
1140 - 38-0 It's the ninth over and already we've got some spin, Mahmudullah is now into the attack. He goes round the wicket immediately and appeals a few balls in, but that was missing a second set down leg. One for Strauss with a back-foot steer.
Joe, London, in the TMS inbox: "On the subject of entrance music, I've got my first White-Collar boxing match tomorrow night. I'm going in to 'Mama said knock you out' by LL Cool J, but I was very tempted by Boy George's 'Do you really want to hurt me'."
1137 - 36-0 This Bangladesh new-ball attack is what you might call genuinely pop-gun. Shafiul seaks to prove me wrong with a bumper, but Strauss sways underneath as if it's nothing more menacing than a stray dandelion clock. No alarms and no surprises so far for this England opening pair, just a Cook single into the covers from that over.
Chris Hey in Stockport in the TMS inbox: "In response to the T20 batting 'theme' music question, I would have Steady As She Goes by The Racontuers. I am not a T20 style batsman."
1131 - 35-0 Bit ugly this for Bangladesh so far - Shahadat strays onto Strauss's pads and is worked away for four more. England are incontinent with runs at the moment. Shahadat attempts a slower ball and Strauss reaches for it and cue-ends the ball to the third-man boundary. Rob Davies (see below), I think I'd like to make my way to the crease to that music Darth Vader bowls about to in Star Wars - the sci-fi chap a couple of seats down assures me it's called the 'Imperial March'. Menacing.
Rob Davies, the best number five in the league and the destroyer of many a promising career, in the TMS inbox: "With the return of Twenty20 cricket to these shores, what 'theme' music would you walk out to bat to? Had a think last night during a game and would find it hard not to choose 'I am the Resurrection' by the Stone Roses, but if that is too pretentious would settle for 'Big Pimpin' by Jay Z."
1127 - 22-0 "It's a statement," is Phil Tufnell's diplomatic verdict on Old Trafford's new conference centre. He might be right, if by 'statement' he means a very unwelcome one with a see-through plastic window and covered in lots of threatening red. Over-pitched from Shafiul and Cook whips him off his pads for four.
1123 - 18-0 Shahadat, despite his bristling approach, rather 'puts' the ball down the other end - for a Test-class batsman it must be like seeing a drunk rushing towards you in a pub, only for said drunk to give your chops a playful squeeze on arrival. Four for Strauss, short and wide from Shahadat and the England captain rocks back and whip-cracks him through cover-point. Jack (see below), would Aggers forgive Lily Allen if he ever discovered she'd been ingesting her cricket via Sky instead? Exactly.
Jack, possibly sinning in Basingstoke, in the TMS inbox: "Ben, I feel quite dirty - I would normally be following the Test via your live text coverage or by TMS Special, but I have some time off work and would feel like I'm having an affair if I watched it live. Will you forgive me if I give into temptation?"
1118 - 14-0 England into double figures courtesy of a single from Strauss into the covers. Cook is squared up by Shafiul and gets a leading edge, but Shafiul rather spoils his good work by then sending down four leg-side byes.
1113 - 9-0 Cook is off the mark with a dreamy little clip off his pads for four - bowl there to the Essex southpaw, and that's how he rolls. Another peach from Cook, spotting the full-length ball from Shahadat early and just persuading the ball to the wide long-off fence for four more. One slip is given the heave-ho in order to bolster the off-side field.
1108 - 1-0 Three slips and a gully in for Shafiul Islam to Strauss, and the England skipper gets an early bumper - 86mph, decent revs. Bit of sideways movement for Shafiul and Strauss is beaten by some distance outside off. Decent first over that.
1104 - 1-0 Not sure about this new conference centre at Old Trafford, it looks like the baddie's cliffside gaff in North by Northwest. But red. Right, the first spurt of Jerusalem this summer, and in comes Shahadat Hossain into Andrew Strauss. The first run of the match goes to the England skipper courtesy of a dab into the covers. Shahadat, right-arm medium-fast, bustles in towards Cook with lips pursed and plenty of intent, before plopping the ball down the other end like a bag of mouldy spuds.
Tim from Sunni Dubai in the TMS inbox: "Morning Ben, good news reaches me of a newly opened curry house called 'Brick Lane', serving authentic British Indian curries brought to Dubai. I wonder if I order now it will be here before tea?"
Ben, Essex, in the TMS inbox: "Pleasantly surprised to see England doing some forward thinking with regards to Shahzad. The conservative selection policy seems to be slowly ebbing away in favour of more experimentation, which is exactly what we should be doing on home turf against Bangladesh with the Ashes in mind. Here's hoping he impresses now he's finally got his chance."
Rosalie Birch in the TMS inbox: "I was just wondering if you might be able to mention our Chance to Shine mascot at the toss today? He's Declan Fisher, 11, from Blackpool. If you were able to say that he's a Chance to Shine mascot that would be a fantastic help to the charity and hopefully all the ball-by-ball commentary faithful will take a look at our website in one of the breaks in play!"
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1051: Former England skipper Mike Atherton, intimate with Old Trafford of course, reckons there should be pace and bounce in this pitch, although the green tinge it had seems to have been toasted off. It's a ripper of a day in Manchester - a no-nonsense early June ripper, a daubing of Smurf blue sky above a slosh of green, it's poster-paint, infant school simple.
1048: Shahzad announced a couple of weeks ago, after the Twenty20 reception at Downing Street, that he had never been to London before. "I was lost on the Edgware Road, doing U-turns and getting nowhere," he said. If things don't work out with England, he could always get himself a job as a London cabbie.
1041: Shahzad, 24, became the first British-born Asian to play for Yorkshire back in 2004, but he has only played 26 first-class matches since, mainly because of injury problems. He takes his wickets at an average of 34, and he's pretty handy with the bat, averaging almost 33. He's not express, but Andy Flower likes him, he's got what coaches call that "something".
Bangladesh: Tamim Iqbal, Imrul Kayes, Junaid Siddique, Jahurul Islam, Mohammad Ashraful, Shakib Al Hasan (capt), Mahmudullah, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Shafiul Islam, Abdul Razzak, Shahadat Hossain
1037: Bangladesh have made two changes to the side beaten at Lord's - left-arm spinner Abdur Razzak and seamer Shafiul Islam come in for seamers Rubel Hossain and Robiul Islam, who were pretty powder puff last week.
England: Andrew Strauss (capt), Alastair Cook, Jonathan Trott, Kevin Pietersen, Ian Bell, Eoin Morgan, Matt Prior (wk), Ajmal Shahzad, Graeme Swann, James Andeson, Steven Finn
1034: England skipper Andrew Strauss has won the toss and England are, rather predictably, going to have a bat. Yorkshire's Ajmal Shahzad will make his debut for England, with Ryan Sidebottom missing out. "It was a tough one," said Strauss. "Ryan's more experienced and being a left-armer gives us more variety, but it's a big chance for Shahzad and he gives this attack a youthful look."
1029: Morning all, or whatever it is where you are. It's the first day of the second Test between England and the touring Bangladeshis today, with the hosts defending a 1-0 lead in the series. Although I feel compelled to warn you that anyone expecting a similar level of entertainment and excitement to Phil Taylor's recent Premier League match against James Wade, in which 'The Power' hit two nine-darters, is likely to be sorely disappointed. When they cremate that man, they will discover he was made of pubs.
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