Bangladesh ask England to bat in first test

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Bangladesh ask England to bat in first test

Bangladesh won the toss and asked England to bat on the first day of the first test at Lord’s on Thursday.

By (Reuters)

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Published: Thu 27 May 2010, 5:57 PM

Last updated: Mon 6 Apr 2015, 2:46 AM

England omitted pace bowler Ajmal Shahzad and gave a test debut to left-handed batsman Eoin Morgan.

The weather was cool and overcast and the pitch firm and dry.

Teams:

England - Andrew Strauss (captain), Alastair Cook, Jonathan Trott, Kevin Pietersen, Ian Bell, Eoin Morgan, Matt Prior, Tim Bresnan, Graeme Swann, James Anderson, Steven Finn.

Bangladesh - Tamim Iqbal, Imrul Kayes, Junaid Siddique, Jahurul Islam, Mohammad Ashraful, Shakib Al Hasan (captain), Mahmudullah, Mushfiqur Rahim, Robiul Islam, Rubel Hossain, Shahadat Hossain.

Umpires: Billy Bowden (New Zealand) and Asoka de Silva (Sri Lanka).


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