Bangladesh coach confident of improvement

Bangladesh coach Jamie Siddons insists his side has the potential to develop into a unit capable of challenging the world’s top sides despite their humiliating defeat against England in the second Test at Old Trafford.

Strauss wants team to be prepared for tougher tests to come

For the first time in the last four tests, starting from England’s tour to Bangladesh last year, and finishing with the two test series in England, England finally played to potential by beating Bangladesh within three days at Old Trafford… but England skipper Andrew Strauss reacted calmly to their emphatic series win, saying that tougher tests are to come in the future.

England finishes off Bangladesh inside three days on way to a 2-0 whitewash

Steven Finn picked up his second five-for of the series and James Anderson bowled a devastating opening spell as England bundled out Bangladesh for 123 in the second innings after asking them to follow on to wrap the second test match within three days, winning by an innings and 80 runs and clinch the two test series 2-0.

Bell battles on as England, Bangladesh share honours on Day 1

Bangladesh’s bowlers, like their batsmen in the last game, rose to the occasion on the first day of the second test at Headingley with a spirited bowling performance, which was backed by some superb fielding, to restrict England to 275 for 5 at stumps on Day 1.

Tamim praises coach for encouraging attacking batting

Explosive Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal believes that the national coach, Jamie Siddons, has a huge role to play in his growth as a test match batsman because it was he who encouraged Tamim’s extravagant style of batting.

Sidebottom to replace injured Bresnan in second test

England fast bowler Tim Bresnan has been ruled out of the second test against Bangladesh with a stress fracture and left-arm speedster, Ryan Sidebottom, has been recalled to the England test side to replace him.

Both Strauss and Shakib want higher standards from their teams

England may have finished off the first test against Bangladesh with a comfortable 8-wicket victory but it was another one of those occasions when the margin of victory masked a match in which Bangladesh made England earn their win for the first four days. But what happened on the final day is characteristic of Bangladesh cricket! They keep getting themselves into good positions and play competitive cricket for a major part of the game but when it comes to crunch situations, they falter.

Finn, Strauss take England to comfortable victory against Bangladesh

Despite a spirited fightback by the Bangladesh batsmen in the second innings after they were asked to follow on by England, the home team completed a comprehensive 8-wicket victory over Bangladesh on the fifth day of the first test at Lord’s.

Tamim Iqbal’s ton leads impressive Bangladesh fightback

Tamim Iqbal scored a scintillating hundred in his first test at Lord’s as Bangladesh scripted a remarkable comeback to take lead in the first test against England after being asked to follow on.

Tamim, Siddique lead Bangladesh fightback after Shahadat’s five-for

Bangladesh made a strong comeback in the first test against England, with fast bowler Shahadat Hossain picking up five wickets to help restrict England to 505 and Tamim Iqbal… and Junaid Siddique carried on the good work by taking Bangladesh to 172-2 at stumps on Day 2 at Lord’s.

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