Well done Bangladesh, England's top order have let themselves and there country down
England Cricket 2016/17 - Bangladesh, India & West Indies (ODI's only)
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Bangladesh getting into a position from where they can completely bottle it.
They haven't won it yet. 86 runs is a big task on this pitch. One wicket and England will be right back in it.
Exactly what I thought. Reminds me of the first ODI.
Tbh given how much the balls spun in at the start of our two innings its hardly surprising they got out cheaply.
The biggest problem is/was the failure of our spinners to get anywhere near as much out of a helpful pitch.
Momentous effort here by the Bangladesh batsmen.
Cook's captaining like an absolute bell end here.
Old news maybe but DRS would be used in the England India series
Key wicket from batty
England's game now surely.
Still anything can happen and Sabbir is still in.
8 down...
Braindead cricket by Sabbir.
Nail biting stuff this.
Sensible captaincy by Cook, seamers are bowling better.
Well done Bangladesh. Still 33 runs/2 wickets for a result but today has been excellent for the neutral fan.
England have this in the bag. New ball in 2 overs.
But the spinners are meant to be effective with the new bslk and Sabbir has taken a liking to them.
Suspect England will win.
Either way, Bangladesh have made a really good match of it, despite losing the toss.
They are not easy opposition, at home, these days.
Either way, Bangladesh have made a really good match of it, despite losing the toss.
They are not easy opposition, at home, these days.
It was never going to be but what a match, well played by England.
Sabbir messed up by exposing the tail so bloody much.
Sabbir messed up by exposing the tail so bloody much.
A fantastic test match. Well done to both.
Well done England, despite Bangladesh's record of only 7 wins (5 vs ZIM), this was never going to be a walk in the park. It's good to see us grind out a result but none of the spinners convince me - personally I wouldn't have Rashid near the squad - and I think we will get absolutely destroyed in India.
The spinners can bowl some really good deliveries but just aren't consistant enough.
I wonder if England have ever selected a worse bowling attack than this.
I'd never drop Broad. Sure he's inconsistent but has the ability to turn into a monster mid innings. Really don't get the thinking.
Tamim is playing superbly.
Tamim is playing superbly.
He is rested because England are playing 7 tests in two months in testing conditions. They aren't dropping him based on performances.
Well played Tamim Iqbal, 101 NO
England are going to be annihilated by India.
England should play five seamers wherever they go.
Bangla 
Oh dear
Stokes is really maturing on this tour.
Stokes is really maturing on this tour.
Stokes And Ali have bowled England back on top
Bangladesh gonna bangladesh. It's going to be so weird if they do eventually ever get it right, and become decent.
Poor old Dharma
Cook, Duckett & Ballance in 3 innings have scored a total of 85 runs between them,
Ashwin must be licking his lips.
The energy behind cricket in the country is nuts: existing international players are treated like rock stars, the national team attracts huge sponsorship funds from Telecoms companies which enables them to employ top international coaches, 1000s of young players under aged 18 who dream of making it, there is no other sport to compete for the attention of affection.
Its taken abit longer than anticipated but they have already made the mental and technical shift in ODI cricket: on their day, they can beat any team in the world, especially in home conditions. Test cricket is the last frontier, and it seems they have discovered a system that works for them: specifically a dependence on spin.
They are touring England next summer - lets see how they fare.
No doubt about any of that, and add in the insane population size (thus the pool of talent) it's inevitable they will be eventually good.
But it will just be strange for someone like me, who's grown up watching them be shit and essentially a laughing stock good for the occasional giant killing.
Death, taxes and a Bangladesh collapse.