Bangladesh V England Test Series 2016

[Arthur Crabtree]

Dharmasena must be having the worst Test of all time. Imagine if there was no DRS.

Only watching the highlights, but Tamim's innings looks pretty handy. Just not enough control from the England spinners. Mo looked the best of the England bowlers, but all the spinners have bowled too many bad balls, and released pressure on a really tough batting pitch.

New ball tomorrow. I'm guessing England will get a lead. The bounce is erratic. Maybe 150 should be defendable in the fourth innings.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Imagine Monty and Swann on this pitch.

[backfootpunch]

Imagine Monty and Swann on this pitch.

They'd be unplayable

[Slipstream]

Why is Root in slip to the spinners? He's quite good. It won't do his back any good. I thought that was Stokes' position.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Don't know. I wondered about that. Unless it's to do with Stokes' recent injury.

Under Flower, England used to like putting bowlers in catching positions in hot conditions.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Nice late spell from Stokes and Woakes. Not just the shape, but flogging a bit of bounce as well.

[hopeforthebest]

Shakib must have been on a bender last evening. Stupid boy.

[hopeforthebest]

Any other international off spinner in the world would have changed to bowling around the wicket or taken some rotations off the the ball but not Moeen, he just ploughs on over the wicket.

[hopeforthebest]

This game's moving quickly on, could be over tomorrow.

[hopeforthebest]

Cook out early again. Root follows in double quick time, sweeping and missing a straight delivery.

[hopeforthebest]

28/3 at lunch, a normal position for England. Duckett bat-pad to short leg.

[budgetmeansbudget]

Decent spell from Stokes this morning by the looks of things, going to have to have a decent spell with the bat aswell after lunch.

As hope says, England are well versed in sod all for 3 so no real problems yet.

[hopeforthebest]

BD are big favourites to register their first victory against England unless the same batsmen that scored for England in their first innings succeed again and that's a tall order.

[Gingerfinch]

If we can get to 200 then I'd have us as favourites. Stokes will probably score some after taking wickets this morning.

[hopeforthebest]

Ballance needs an innings here if his test career is to continue and it needs to be a commanding one not a scratchy 40.