27/05Result
1st Test, Bangladesh tour of England, Ireland and Scotland at London, May 27-31 2010
England won by 8 wkts
Player of the Match
Steven Finn
Steven FinnEngland
27/05Result
1st Test, Bangladesh tour of England, Ireland and Scotland at London, May 27-31 2010
England won by 8 wkts
Player of the Match
Steven Finn
Steven FinnEngland

Day 5

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1952dThe Bulletin by Andrew McGlashan

Finn and Strauss secure eight-wicket victory

In the end England's eight-wicket victory came with ease on the final afternoon at Lord's as they comfortably chased down 160 following Steven Finn's first five-wicket haul in Test cricket

1952dCricinfo staff

Shahzad hopeful of making Test debut

Ajmal Shahzad could be in line to make his Test debut against Bangladesh at Old Trafford on Friday, following the foot injury to Tim Bresnan that ruled him out of the reckoning

1952dAndrew Miller at Lord's

Strauss and Shakib target improvement

For the third Test in a row, a comfortable margin of victory masked a match in which Bangladesh forced England to graft for their rewards, but the events of the final day were typical of the gulf that still exists in the mindsets of the two nations

1952dAndrew Miller at Lord's

Steven Finn lays down high marker

The Ashes may be six months away, but a solitary Test against an unexpectedly obdurate Bangladesh has already identified the man who will surely come to be recognised as England's new attack leader

1952dAndrew Miller

Fraser endorses Finn for Ashes

Angus Fraser, Middlesex's director of cricket, has backed his county colleague Steven Finn to live up to the hype and expectation that his impressive home Test debut against Bangladesh has generated

1952dCricinfo staff

Bresnan ruled out with stress fracture

Tim Bresnan has been ruled out of the second Test against Bangladesh at Old Trafford on Friday, after suffering a stress fracture in his left foot during England's eight-wicket win in the first Test at Lord's

Day 4

1952dAndrew Miller at Lord's

Flower admits to bowler rustiness

England's coach, Andy Flower, admitted that his bowlers were finding it tough to readjust to the disciplines of five-day cricket after another chastising day in the field

1952dAndrew Miller at Lord's

Tamim does a Slater...and a Lara

Andrew Miller presents the highlights from the fourth day at Lord's as Tamim Iqbal captivates the crowd with a brilliant hundred and Jonathan Trott claims a vital first Test wicket

Day 3

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1952dThe Bulletin by Andrew McGlashan

Steven Finn rattles Bangladesh on rain-hit day

Steven Finn made the most of the 28.5 overs allowed by rain and bad light on the third day at Lord's to further enhance his reputation with three wickets as Bangladesh limped to 237 for 7 under overcast skies

1952dAndrew Miller at Lord's

Steven Finn brightens England's mood

In sunny conditions on Friday, England's bowlers toiled for the best part of two sessions and managed just one wicket between them; 24 hours later, with grey skies camped overhead, they slotted back into command with five for 65 in 28.5 overs

Day 2

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1952dThe Bulletin by Liam Brickhill

Tamim and Siddique build on Shahadat's five

Bangladesh more than held their own on the second day at Lord's, reaching 172 for 2 at the close - 134 runs away from the follow-on - after Shahadat Hossain's 5 for 98 saw England bowled out for 505 with Jonathan Trott hitting 226

1952dAndrew Miller at Lord's

Shahadat ends bitter Lord's memories

On this very day five years ago, Bangladesh were subjected to one of the most comprehensive drubbings ever witnessed in the history of Test cricket

1952dAndrew Miller at Lord's

Finn the stand out for lacklustre England

On an otherwise lacklustre day from England's bowlers, one man stood out from the crowd - and not merely because he's the lankiest player on show. Steven Finn's Test debut came in bewildering circumstances in Chittagong back in March, only days after arri

Day 1

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1952dThe Bulletin by Andrew McGlashan

Resurgent Jonathan Trott puts England in control

For many England players their standing has never been higher, but Jonathan Trott began this season with ground to make up and made the ideal start with a controlled, unbeaten 175

1952dAndrew Miller at Lord's

Siddons rues poor Bangladesh bowling

Jamie Siddons has witnessed plenty of disappointing days in his three years as Bangladesh coach, so he was in a phlegmatic mood as he assessed the damage done to their prospects on the first day of the Lord's Test

1952dAndrew Miller at Lord's

Trott finds fluency on home turf

Of all the South African-born cricketers to have been selected for the England team in recent times, Jonathan Trott has attracted more opprobrium than most

Others

1952dCricinfo staff

Tamim achieves career-best ranking

Tamim Iqbal ignited the fourth day's play at Lord's with a second-innings 103 and has now jumped six places in the world's leading batsmen to No.25, his highest ranking

1952dAndrew Miller at Lord's

Shakib shakes off the pox

It's fair to say that Bangladesh have not enjoyed the ideal build-up to the first Test at Lord's

1952dAndrew Miller at Lord's

Strauss sets sights on twin peaks

There are two ways to look at Andrew Strauss's optional break from international cricket, which comes to an end when he leads the side out in the first Test against Bangladesh at Lord's on Thursday

1952dAndrew Miller at Lord's

Shakib confirms fixing approach

Bangladesh's captain, Shakib Al Hasan, has confirmed he received an approach from an unknown person whom he believed wanted him to manipulate the result of a one-day international against Ireland

England 4th innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st67AJ StraussAN Cook
2nd80AJ StraussIJL Trott
3rd16KP PietersenIJL Trott