english cricket team bangladesh england cricket team toured bangladesh end cricket season playing day test matches regular england captain missed tour rest ashes series team led bangladesh captained england bangladesh test series maintaining record test playing nation beaten england gave debuts players series including south african born drew criticism number foreign born players england team particularly england captain background previous matches sides test matches england winning record bangladesh international team able record previous year bangladesh claimed test series victory senior test nation came west_indies heavily weakened industrial dispute england came tour half month series south_africa tied test international series secured series win squads england announced september likely sending weakened squad tour bangladesh press possible candidates rested included captain squad officially announced january anderson omitted touring squad reason given anderson break opportunity undergo specialist review rehabilitation chronic injury right knee enable return fitness world decision rest national feel important takes break ahead extremely busy programme international cricket decision universally accepted england captains spoke claimed captain need team think major mistake england called players naming squads opening batsman test squad following string impressive performances south african born wicket keeper batsman added squad completed qualification period england day lions match previously represented south_africa england captain unhappy inclusion squad said ideal world like complete team complained problem got ship system looking talent injuries cover test series remained squad originally squad contrast selection issues injury problems surrounding england bangladesh came tour relatively stable squad players named squad fit play making warm game england having played july knee injury playing withdrew squad remaining test matches citing disagreement fitness bangladesh chairman announced withdrawn ailing mother bangladesh capped player omitted test squad failed convince right frame mind international cricket day squad announced bangladesh preparations opening test match thrown disarray announced retirement international cricket age reported retirement displeasure omitted provisional squad world called squad replace series 1st winning toss england opted bangladesh bat new ball failed maintain good line length providing opener plenty bad deliveries away boundaries breakthrough came 10th bowled slower ball found leading edge caught mid wickets followed closely hit half volley fielder square leg run 13th leaving bangladesh runs loss wickets captain vice captain provided support advanced wicket provided edge catch stumps attempted run available presented second run match provided resistance showing ground measure maturity innings came balls including eventually dismissed 43rd bowled broad bangladesh final batsmen lasted overs adding score leaving england requiring win england reply captain played fashion reminiscent man replaced tour played innings score brought team provide firepower start innings cook nearly dismissed twice offering edge wicket keeper balls later caught umpire ruled dismissed 13th completely missing drive presenting easy later fell run leaving england cook new man runs opener leg wicket indicated ball missing stumps leg anchored chase pair adding runs score dismissal morgan left prior join add required runs england won overs spare 2nd sides changes going second england way england opted hand debut order play bangladesh called dropping second consecutive match england won toss chose field match began similar fashion quick wickets 10th 11th overs taking bangladesh wicket partnership innings helped bangladesh gain confidence dismissal increased scoring rate series boundaries score past dismissed slower ball score late swinging tail saw bangladesh finish highest total england england lost opener caught slip ball innings having dropped keeper ball trapped passing morgan joined cook middle score initially morgan supported captain rotating strike cook dismissed ball played freedom partnership wicket keeper prior brought england close wright fell leaving england requiring runs balls wickets remaining england seemingly disarray morgan took control match completed run chase boundaries balls morgan finished game century england 3rd saw change venue teams moving coastal town england bowling changes coming team injured broad spinner making way bangladesh remained unchanged second hosts won toss series england bat natural game played partner cook dismissed 13th scored balls opener continued accumulate runs carefully reached half century 33rd passing milestone began score quicker cutting driving shared run partnership reached century run international cricket appearance years days old second youngest england batsman score century contrast action style expected century resolve saying match games wasn aware going pace innings terms helping team win game today tried pace bit try playing big shots dismissal soon century brought wright freedom aggressive cameo runs balls help england total response bangladesh lost duck giving wicket ball match removed opener 10th wickets match wicket brought played aggressively putting overs run looking non existent run bangladesh started struggle fell making good starts required run rate started rise making victory look slow scoring islam took victory away bangladesh eventually finished runs short target granting england series test series 1st test teams remained test england gave test debuts finn bangladesh preparations match disrupted middle order batsman announced retirement international cricket days earlier called squad replace took place team test bangladesh won toss calls putting england bat surface looked certain deteriorate cook decision barely troubled remained close day having faced balls scored cook early fell going ambitious sweep wicket brought scored slowly dismissed bouncing ball hit helmet caught wicket keeper prompting umpire caught struggling left arm spin bowling adjusted style play innings staying leg ball scored runs falling short century bowled left arm spinner scored runs added runs increased run rate second day propel england point declared half hour tea interval england took advantage bowling hosts tea shortly break claimed wicket caught short leg bangladesh lost wickets runs scored partnership brought match caught slips reaching half century captain followed end day dismissed following day overs later dismissed leaving runs wickets remaining thoughts quick victory bangladesh record partnership eighth wicket islam added runs played batting balls reach score runs described lesson team mates partnership eventually broken run bangladesh added runs final wickets finish runs playing man bowling attack spent longer field wanted england opted enforce follow batting england pressed score quickly regular batsman scored runs run rate innings claimed wickets england batting minutes fourth morning declaring leaving bangladesh requiring runs second innings win bangladesh lost wickets regular intervals start innings end 38th lost wickets joined fifth wicket fell pair batted force match final day partnership continued battle fifth morning match reached test century coming deliveries shortly prior failed difficult catch mistake adding runs caught slips shortly lunch bowler swore walked pitch later apologised saying testament frustrated bowled overs later despite late assault scored 10th victim match england won runs took wickets innings english spinner wickets match performance match led rising second place bowling rankings 2nd test teams returned second test changes bangladesh selected replace england added second spinner making way toss won bangladesh opted bat 21st birthday scored runs freedom morning reaching half century balls dropped twice cook innings described taking normally slightly forbidding making wild batting drew interest fifth player test history score century morning dismissed attempting sweep particularly expensive took wickets lunch leave bangladesh innings scoring runs dismissed close succession patient partnership islam took bangladesh past runs second morning bangladesh pressed aggressively particularly scored half century quicker run ball cook criticised claimed cook fields defied logic described robotic islam remained bangladesh bowled england response opted use scoring opportunities tactic led cook dismissal fellow opener scored run 33rd delivery continued bat second day attempted score quickly took bad allow shot leaving resulted caught followed soon leg wicket delivery bell joined middle pair added runs dismissed prior bad bowling reach half century fell shortly giving bangladesh hope innings lead bell took england brink lead adding runs including century bell occasion bell scored century test cricket team mate having innings suggest score run tough conditions speaking century bell alluded stating things bed dismissal batted tail taking score england lead runs day bangladesh captain criticised paying use believed number decisions gone technology given better chance test win england bangladesh second innings started similar fashion lost early wicket scored quick half century dropped times caught broad runs good starts bangladesh respectively low scores left bangladesh end fourth day final morning batted lower order batsmen narrowly missed century man attempting score boundary reach landmark batting helped establish run lead bangladesh resulted england requiring runs reach total england chase batsman dismissed run suggested possibly wrong decision cook scored second century series finished scored run ball bangladesh bowling attack tired rarely threatened england opted switch hit deliveries described second morning possibly england lowest point long winter said final day england supremacy rarely looked marked despite england victory maintained percent winning record bangladesh named man match tour matches tour matches england england won day warm matches comfortably match england batted scored runs posted centuries scoring quicker run ball described century ensuring making england debut match shortened overs england bowled restricted hosts runs bowled particularly economically allowing runs seven overs response england reached winning total balls spare cook prior scored half centuries day tour match
English cricket team in Bangladesh in 2009–10