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Bangladesh Cricket Board XI , elected to field first

09.00 start, First Session 09.00-12.30, Interval 12.30-13.15, Second Session 13.15-16.45

23 February 2010 (50-over match)

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It's too soon to call Finn the next McGrath
Steven Finn’s fine performance in the first Test against Bangladesh has drawn comparisons to Glenn McGrath, helped no doubt by Finn’s own assertion that he wants to emulate the Aussie great
Trott's after runs, not fans
In the Telegraph , Simon Hughes burrows into the psyche of Jonathon Trott and determines the man is after runs, not fans, which is no bad thing for England.
The James Tredwell Story, and New Zealand's Wilf Rhodes
The English domestic season has begun, albeit in the wrong country and with the wrong ball, why England's win in Bangladesh is like balancing a pencil on your nose, and why Vettori can almost claim to being the greatest No
Oh captain, my (occasional) captain
So you thought Andrew Strauss was taking it easy and being posh while England slaved in Bangladesh, did you? Perish the thought
Bangladesh shows there's more to cricket than results
Michael Atherton says a couple of lifeless pitches robbed the series of excellence and intensity, but writes in the Times that despite the disappointing results for Bangladesh and the questions raised over their Test status, it is a country where

England XI BOWLING	O	M	R	W	Econ
A Shahzad	9.0	1	42	1	4.66	(1nb, 1w)
LE Plunkett	10.0	0	57	2	5.70	(3nb, 3w)
GP Swann	10.0	1	44	4	4.40	(1w)
LJ Wright	8.0	0	42	1	5.25	(1nb)
PD Collingwood	3.0	0	11	0	3.66
JC Tredwell	10.0	0	56	1	5.60