Anderson and Finn rout Bangladesh
Steven Finn bounced through Bangladesh to complete his second five-wicket of the series, after James Anderson had broken their resistance in an unplayable spell of new-ball swing bowling
04/06Result
2nd Test, Bangladesh tour of England, Ireland and Scotland at Manchester, Jun 4-6 2010
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![England]( "England")
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![Bangladesh]( "Bangladesh")
216 & 123 (34.1 ov) (f/o)
Player of the Match
04/06Result
2nd Test, Bangladesh tour of England, Ireland and Scotland at Manchester, Jun 4-6 2010
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![England]( "England")
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![Bangladesh]( "Bangladesh")
216 & 123 (34.1 ov) (f/o)
Player of the Match
Day 3
Tamim goes global, the rest go missing
Bangladesh battled hard for long periods of their two-Test series against England, but were prone to dramatic collapses with both bat and ball. Cricinfo picks through the rubble to assess the 13 performers
Collapse clouds signs of progress
Jamie Siddons remains convinced his team has madestrides over the last two weeks
Bangladesh surrender leaves Ashes questions unanswered
England's powerful finale was too good for Bangladesh, but tougher tests await
Follow-ons and repeat failures
The Plays of the Day from the third day at Old Trafford
Rust removed ahead of sterner Tests
England encountered more problems than they'd anticipated against Bangladesh, but the scoreline was emphatic in the end. Cricinfo assesses the team's individual performances
Day 2
Swann's five eclipse Tamim heroics
England finished an incredible second day at Old Trafford in a commanding position, and could yet enforce the follow-on on Saturday morning after bundling Bangladesh out for 216, a deficit of 203
Shades of Warne ... and Simon Jones
Andrew McGlashan provides the Plays of the Day from the second day at Old Trafford
Tamim's primetime repeat
Tamim Iqbal produced his own highlights reel on the second day at Old Trafford
Shahzad swings the balance
Ajmal Shahzad's reverse-swing antics have justified his inclusion ahead of Ryan Sidebottom
Day 1
Bell battles to keep England on top
Bangladesh's bowlers followed the example of their batsman at Lord's last week, and rose to the occasion on the first day at Old Trafford with a disciplined and diligent performance, backed up by superb fielding
Shafiul provides more evidence of Bangladesh progress
Bangladesh are providing England with a tougher examination than anyone expected at the start of the season
Bell steadies England with timely contribution
The more occasions Ian Bell helps the team out of difficulty, the harder it will be for people to suggest he doesn't belong at this level.
Others
Swanny, Jimmy and Tuffers galore
Taking your son to his first Test is special. So much the better if there are a century and a five-for on offer
Shafiul shines before Bell settles in
Plays of the Day from the first day of the second Test at Old Trafford
England ponder youth over experience
It's a contest between Ajmal Shahzad, the uncapped Yorkshire paceman, or Ryan Sidebottom to replace the injured Tim Bresnan, and the final decision will provide an insight into the selectors' long-term planning
Bangladesh ponder twin spin option
Jamie Siddons, the Bangladesh coach, is hoping the Old Trafford pitch offers assistance to his spinners, as his team aims to build on their efforts in the first Test and give England another tough five-day contest
Rust-free England target improvement
It was comfortable in the end, but for the first four days of the Lord's Test, England were made to graft for their rewards against a Bangladesh team that exceeded expectations