1st Test Match - Bangladesh v England

[ManOfSussex]

England won the toss and batted and are currently 140-5.

Ben Duckett makes his debut for England, who play 3 spinners including the 39 year old Gareth Batty, playing his first test for 11 years.

Bangladesh

Tamim Iqbal
Imrul Kayes
Mominul Haque
Sabbir Rahman
Mohammad Mahmudullah
Shakib Al Hasan
Mushfiqur Rahim(c)(wk)
Mehedi Hasan
Taijul Islam
Shafiul Islam
Kamrul Islam Rabbi

England

Alastair Cook(c)
Ben Duckett
Joe Root
Gary Ballance
Moeen Ali
Ben Stokes
Jonny Bairstow(wk)
Chris Woakes
Adil Rashid
Stuart Broad
Gareth Batty

 

[ManOfSussex]

50* - Moeen Ali

 

[ManOfSussex]

173-5 at tea on day one.

Moeen 61, Bairstow 26.

 

[mikeyjh]

5 reviews for Moeen, that's brilliant!!

 

[Simster]

5 reviews for Moeen, that's brilliant!!

I read that and I can't understand how they are allowed five reviews? How many reviews are you allowed in cricket?

 

[ManOfSussex]

I read that and I can't understand how they are allowed five reviews? How many reviews are you allowed in cricket?

2 reset after 80 overs but provided your review is not overturned you keep the 2 reviews.

 

[spring hall convert]

It gives you some insight into the pitch when TMS are whispering we are a seamer heavy, with 3!

 

[Pavilionaire]

It gives you some insight into the pitch when TMS are whispering we are a seamer heavy, with 3!

Although two of them are decent batsmen and there's not too many of those that are English.

I think this is about as good a selection England could have made in the circumstances. To have 3 seamers and 3 spinners in these conditions will give our bowlers time to recharge.

If we can get 250 with only 6 down tonight then Cook will be a happy man, and if we can get up to 300 England will be in a strong position.

Nice stat on Cricinfo - Ali and Bairstow have notched their 6th half-century partnership for the 6th wicket this calendar year, apparently that's a record for lower order partnerships 6th wicket or below in a year, a testament to England's long batting line-up. If only the opening pair were capable of posting 6 such partnerships in a year...

 

[pasty]

*note to self* Keep an eye on SkySportsMix as sometimes they have stuff on I want to watch!

 

[Papa Lazarou]

50 for Jonny Bairstow. Well played.

 

[pasty]

Bairstow 50

Balls 111
4's 8
6's 0
S/R 45.04

 

[Pavilionaire]

10 off the first over with the second new ball. Useful runs.

These two have put on 43 with Woakes the partnership daddy. England have almost dug themselves out of their 21-3 hole.

 

[pasty]

Bairstow b Mehedi Hasan Miraz 52

Eng 237/7

 

[Pavilionaire]

At least Rashid will get a chance to see what the wicket's doing first hand.

 

[jakarta]

90 overs bowled in the day, wonders never cease...

253-7

 

[Papa Lazarou]

90 overs bowled in the day, wonders never cease...

253-7

92 overs in the end. Hardly a surprise as the spinners bowled 69 overs.

 

[pasty]

Stumps Day1:

England 258/7

 

[ManOfSussex]

258-7 at stumps.

 

[Pavilionaire]

My gut feeling is that England have done OK. Bangladesh will be looking to skittle out England in the first hour tomorrow, England will be looking to reach lunch still batting. With all 11 players having scored first class centuries this might happen, and Batty and Broad will relish the opportunity to help see England put another 100 runs on their overnight score.

 

[ManOfSussex]

I disagree with the selection of Batty but he's created a test match record today - Most consecutive matches missed for a team between appearances - 142 games

http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/323040.html