In case you missed this earlier...
WORLD RECORD: @jbairstow21 has the most runs ever scored by a wicket keeper in a calendar year #bbccricket pic.twitter.com/GQCaqORLDU
— Test Match Special (@bbctms) October 22, 2016
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76th over: England 228-8 (Woakes 11, Broad 10) A review and a maiden ends another enthralling day’s play. England and Ben Stokes’ day, that. Superb fightback, from start to finish. England lead by 273...
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Broad gets forward as Shakib returns and looks like he might have edged that to short leg. Umpire Chris Gaffaney doesn’t think so. Mushfiqur reviews... NOT OUT
75th over: England 228-3 (Woakes 11, Broad 11) Chris Woakes looking to give Bangladesh a few jabs in the ribs before stumps. He frustrates Mushfiqur with a ramp sweep on the leg side which brings two runs.
74th over: England 226-8 (Woakes 9, Broad 10) A surprise six from that over, as Broad sweeps around the corner – the ball racing fine as most around the bat appeal rather than chase it.
73rd over: England 220-8 (Woakes 8, Broad 5) Shakib’s work today is done and Taijul Islam comes in to replace him. It’s a mixed bag of flat and flighted deliveries, but Woakes and Broad are eyeing heavily armoured bus back to the hotel.
72nd over: England 219-8 (Woakes 8, Broad 4) A maiden from Mehedi Hasan, who returns for an over as the sun starts to dip below a stand square of the wicket.
71st over: England 219-8 (Woakes 8, Broad 4) Runs it is – Woakes gives Broad the strike and the rangy left-hander sweeps Shakib off leg stump and into the boundary sponge at square leg.
70th over: England 214-8 (Woakes 7, Broad 0) Diligent from Broad, given the strike after three balls as Woakes runs one down to third man. Don’t really know how these two should play this. Hold firm till stumps or try and pick up, say, three an over?
Bangladesh have won a Test while chasing only once
— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) October 22, 2016
Beat Zimbabwe @ Mirpur in Oct 2014
Target:101
Bangladesh made 101/7 (33.3 overs)#BanvEng
69th over: England 213-8 (Woakes 6, Broad 0) That’s Shakib Al Hasan’s 15th five-wicket haul. Rashid had looked comfortable defending albeit with a very pre-DRS method.
@Vitu_E waking up in Curacao to see Stokes-shaped tail wagging vigorously - hard to call but breakfast definitely on back burner #ENGvsBAN
— Harry (@FactDeJour) October 22, 2016
Had to Google where Curaçao is and now I *really* hate you, Harry.
WICKET! Rashid LBW Shakib 9 (England 213-8)
That’s a very good review from Bangladesh and Mushfiqur Rahim. The ball did indeed strike pad first, before bat, and ball-tracking shows that not only was the impact in line, but the ball would have gone on to hit middle stump.
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Rashid gets forward and defends the ball back down the pitch which draws a belated appeal... The fielders are convinced the ball struck pad first. It’s sent upstairs...
68th over: England 213-7 (Rashid 9, Woakes 6) Woakes *just* manages to keep out a searing yorker from Kamrul, who is really building up a head of steam. Though even he, in this mood, can’t summon anything worthwhile from the middle of the pitch as a short ball is played easily to square leg for another run to Rashid.
67th over: England 211-7 (Rashid 8, Woakes 5) He might have four wickets, but Shakib has bowled as poorly as I can remember. There are certainly more long-hops that usual and Rashid pounces on one of them to test the strength of the advertising boards at midwicket.
66th over: England 205-7 (Rashid 4, Woakes 5) I’ve been critical of Kamrul Islam, but he looks a threat with the ball moving into the right-hander late. While Woakes keeps out most, he doesn’t do so well with the final delivery and is lucky not to be on his way as his inside edge is found. Luckily, the stumps remain undisturbed and the ball races away for four.
65th over: England 201-7 (Rashid 4, Woakes 1) Not ideal for England, with two new batsmen in, but selfless stuff from Stokes to try and get the score moving along (and then for refusing to review). Adil Rashid is welcomed to the crease by four men around the bat and a gift of a long hop from Shakib which he flashes through cover for four.
Bit embarrassing for Stokes there, trying to review and having to be told by the umpire that the remaining review is, of course, Broad's.
— Dave Tickner (@tickerscricket) October 22, 2016
WICKET! Stokes LBW Shakib 85 (England 197-7)
Shakib has his man – Stokes tries and fails to connect with a powerful sweep. Woakes implores him to review but he declines and trudges off. Some innings, that.
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64th over: England 197-6 (Stokes 85, Woakes 1) Woakes gets off the mark first ball, but nearly chips to midwicket in the process. Kamrul got one to tail in, which Woakes jabbed down on and inadvertently chipped up in the direction of two catching fielders. Stokes, back on strike, tries to manufacture some runs on the leg side. Just one, though.
63rd over: England 195-6 (Stokes 84, Woakes 0) The first appeal in a while as Shakib, around the wicket to Stokes, serves up a full delivery that Stokes tries to sweep and misses. It hits his front pad but Mushfiqur decides not to review. It looked a decent shout but, maybe, it just pitched outside leg stump. A few more deliveries have Stokes slightly uneasy, so he responds with his third six of the innings, over square leg.
62nd over: England 189-6 (Stokes 78, Woakes 0) Another poor delivery from Kamrul Islam and Bairstow has a freebie on his pads to flick through square leg for four. But a few balls later, Bairstow chops on to end a superb partnership. Together, Stokes and Bairstow put on 127 at a rate of 3.68. Chris Woakes is the new man in.
WICKET! Bairstow b Kamrul 47 (England 189-6)
A wicket – where on earth did that come from? Bairstow, in an attempt to cut through the off side, having given himself room, chops onto his stumps. That’s Kamrul Islam’s first Test wicket...
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61st over: England 183-5 (Stokes 77, Bairstow 42) Bangladesh are going very defensive but still, with pace off the ball, Bairstow manages to force a short length ball through midwicket for four.
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60th over: England 177-5 (Stokes 76, Bairstow 37) Mushfiqur looks crestfallen as Kamrul Islam shoots one down on leg stump that deflects off Stokes’ pads and away for four leg byes. One side of the balls is a scruffy mess but there’s nothing through the air that suggests anything resembling reverse swing.
59th over: England 172-5 (Stokes 75, Bairstow 37) Some much needed drinks and these two are back at it, running briskly between the wickets to take four comfortable singles.
@GeorgeDobell1 I'm not saying I think he's great but if I found him in bed with my wife I'd tuck him in.
— Mark Wilson (@Willo79) October 22, 2016
58th over: England 168-5 (Stokes 73, Bairstow 35) Karum Islam is back into the attack as part of Mushfiqur’s Bowling Attack Roulette. Unfortunately for Mushfiqur, all the chambers are empty.
England have become the first team ever to have a 6th wicket partnership of 50+ in 7 consecutive innings.https://t.co/fmUDCZ4xPQ#BANvENG pic.twitter.com/45XppLxf0v
— Test Match Special (@bbctms) October 22, 2016
57th over: England 166-5 (Stokes 72, Bairstow 34) Three from the over, all singles, all a bit dismissive of Shakib’s nous. “A beard soaks up the sweat and protects you from sunburn,” writes John Starbuck, in response to Guy Hornsby’s Tweet in over 55. “Surprising more players don’t have them. Apart from Cookie of course - he just hints at one but is too cool to go the full beaver*.”
56th over: England 163-5 (Stokes 70, Bairstow 33) Exceptional pull shot from Stokes, as he leaps into a short ball and whips it through midwicket. I don’t quite know how he’s managed that.
Different opinions are great and all. But anyone who doesn't rate Stokes really shouldn't be allowed to vote. Or drive. Or carry scissors.
— George Dobell (@GeorgeDobell1) October 22, 2016
55th over: England 156-5 (Stokes 65, Bairstow 33) Good footwork from both batsmen see them use the crease to good effect.
Super Test match @Vitu_E. Making my sizeable hangover ease slowly. Though how on earth Bairstow can sport a beard in this heat is beyond me.
— Guy Hornsby (@GuyHornsby) October 22, 2016
It’s eased mine, too. I thought I was taking a turn on the tube in, not helped by a woman eating a very garlic-y sandwich close by. But this partnership has nourished me like a bacon sandwich washed down with full fat Coke.
54th over: England 154-5 (Stokes 64, Bairstow 31) Just excellent game management from these two. With so much time left in the game and England well ahead now, they are just preying on Bangladesh’s desperation. Shafiul Islam is searching for something: when he doesn’t get it wide, he tries for the stumps and is picked off by both for singles off the pads. Simple stuff really, which ties into this below...
So much Thorpe in this stand: hands down the handle, shortened backlifts, watchfulness, mainly content to bunt and nudge into gaps...
— Scott Oliver (@reverse_sweeper) October 22, 2016
53rd over: England 152-5 (Stokes 63, Bairstow 31) Mahmudullah’s spell lasts just the one over as Shakib is back into the attack. He is over the wicket to Stokes and around the wicket to Bairstow. Not that it seems to matter: Stokes bunts him down the ground for one, before Bairstow cuts late (a touch streakily) for four inside third man. Tim Woollias emails in this belting start from TMS: “England’s 6th wicket partnership in 2016 averages 83, comfortably their best. Their next best is the 7th which averages 53.”
52nd over: England 147-5 (Stokes 62, Bairstow 27) A first bowl of the innings for Shaiful Islam. It’s not a bad move but, if you’re bringing on your frontline quick, why not give him a slip or two? There’s an LBW appeal – more desperation that anything – as Stokes moves across his stumps, with the ball going down leg from the hand. Bairstow, for the second time this session, gets a thick inside edge past his stumps for a couple. In case you missed this from yesterday’s play...
Ben Stokes not letting the tense scenario of a DRS referral in a Test get the better of his natural instincts https://t.co/52WvaXv3di
— Nick Miller (@NickMiller79) October 21, 2016
51st over: England 144-5 (Stokes 61, Bairstow 25) Mushfiqur, desperate for something, brings Mahmudullah on and, well, it’s not pretty. He gets away with a few horrid short balls but the third, to Stokes, is thumped through extra cover for four.
People who bafflingly insist Ben Stokes ain't all that and who haven't watched this match will later say "it's only Bangladesh", the idiots.
— Dave Tickner (@tickerscricket) October 22, 2016
50th over: England 138-5 (Stokes 56, Bairstow 24) Bairstow and Stokes taking heed from the two previous days: this seems to be the best time of day to score. Without doing anything risky – and I include a reverse sweep for one in that – the pair pick up five from the over.
STOKES FIFTY!
49th over: England 133-5 (Stokes 53, Bairstow 22) Another short ball and another fine shot from Stokes – clouting the ball high over square leg for six to bring up his seventh half-century, this one from 102 balls. He has totally changed the complexion of this game, with both bat and ball. What a cricketer.
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48th over: England 125-5 (Stokes 46, Bairstow 21) Another boundary to Stokes, this one biffed crisply through midwicket as Mehedi bowls a real horrible long hop.
47th over: England 120-5 (Stokes 41, Bairstow 21) Delicately done by Stokes, as he gets on one knee with the impetuousness of a trigger happy wannabe fiancé and flicks Taijul over his right shoulder for four.
46th over: England 115-5 (Stokes 35, Bairstow 21) The ball is turning and bouncing but Mehedi Hasan can’t quite combine the two with a decent length. Everything he serves up in his over is managed simply by Bairstow and Stokes.
45th over: England 114-5 (Stokes 35, Bairstow 21) Taijul Islam from the other end, as the crowds come in with the sun at its most bearable. Bairstow’s sweeping has reminded me of Matthew Hayden, who struggled in India and rectified the matter by perfecting the sweep then using it to quell Harbhajan Singh. Also, if you’re not checked out Hayden’s website, you should. It’s a treat.
44th over: England 113-5 (Stokes 34, Bairstow 31) Mehedi Hasan kicks us off in the evening session and immediately gets a bit extra from the pitch, turning one past the very top of Ben Stokes’ bat. He tries to sweep but mistimes to get just one. Bairstow, on the other hand has been getting full value for his sweeps and does so again to end the over with a boundary.
Hats off to Ben Stokes: bowled like a dream this morning, now batting pretty well too. England effectively 153 for 5 at tea on day three.
— Lawrence Booth (@the_topspin) October 22, 2016
TEA
43rd over: England 108-5 (Stokes 33, Bairstow 17) Excellent from Bairstow. This may be the last over before tea, but he doesn’t rest on his laurels and picks up the length of the second ball quickly enough to cut it through extra cover for four, beating an outfielder in the process. A good comeback sees Taijul turn one sharply past his outside edge and then nick the next delivery low and to the right of slip, who does well to prevent runs. Pretty solid session for England, that: two wickets lost but 80 added. They lead by 153...
42nd over: England 104-5 (Stokes 33, Bairstow 13) Shakib gets a deserved rest and is replaced by slingy seamer Kamrul Islam Rabbi. Presumably the thought is that something different before the interval could open things up. All it does is allow Ben Stokes to thump the first ball gloriously through extra cover, off the back foot, for four. Brilliant shot, that. A better finish to the over sees Bairstow almost chop on, as Kamrul gets one to cut in off the surface.
41st over: England 98-5 (Stokes 28, Bairstow 12) Another over by and another couple of deliveries that, perhaps, should have reaped boundaries. Is there going to be a big release? Not long till tea, so no real need to do anything hasty.
40th over: England 97-5 (Stokes 27, Bairstow 12) Somehow, Shakib gets away with a maiden in an over that featured a long hop and a full toss.
39th over: England 97-5 (Stokes 27, Bairstow 12) Some good running sees two at the start of the over and then two at the end. Ben Stokes misses out on getting full value for a well-timed sweep before Bairstow greets a welcome half-volley with a drive for one.
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38th over: England 93-5 (Stokes 24, Bairstow 11) “Told you, told you,” yaps Mushfiqur. “Bowl two balls there, buddy!” The area in question is full but short enough to have Bairstow reaching. The delivery that brings the quip is one that jumps up more than most and hits the glove of Bairstow. Unfortunately, Shakib doesn’t bowl another ball there and gets swept firmly in front of square for Jonny’s first boundary.
An impromptu drinks break, with 20 minutes left till tea...
@Vitu_E re over 35. Careful pic.twitter.com/wZaYKOk4fh
— (((AndyinBrum))) (@AndyinBrum) October 22, 2016
37th over: England 89-5 (Stokes 24, Bairstow 7) Ben Stokes pulls out the reverse sweep again but gets nothing but air. There’s a big appeal, led my Mushfiqur and followed by the bowler, Taijul Islam. It’s a ropey appeal, truth be told, and even umpire Dharmasena in his tragicomedy of a performance can dismiss it with ease.
36th over: England 89-5 (Stokes 24, Bairstow 7) Sharp work in the field keeps Bairstow to one, as Shakib – who has bowled unchanged this innings – drops one short that he tries to smite through the leg side. The discussion earlier on Sky was of 200 being a good lead. Seems a bit light for me.
35th over: England 87-5 (Stokes 23, Bairstow 6) The runs aren’t coming that freely - helmet and Stokes six aside – but this is competent stuff from both batsmen. Worryingly competent...
34th over: England 86-5 (Stokes 23, Bairstow 5) Mushfiqur Rahim sounds like he’s affecting an Australian accent behind the stumps. It’s quite off-putting, but it doesn’t seem to be fazing Stokes, who is happy enough to stay put and punch a few deliveries back down the pitch. It’s a bad accent (obviously). He just keeps saying “mooooit”.
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33rd over: England 85-5 (Stokes 23, Bairstow 4) Change of spinner as Taijul Islam (left arm) replaces Mehedi Hasan. He starts well but, fourth ball, a flighted delivery is slog swept over square leg for six by Stokes. Not quite a controlled shot, but the aggression was enough to take it over the rope, beating the man on the fence. First biggie of the innings.
32nd over: England 79-5 (Stokes 17, Bairstow 4) Cripes - a couple of real shooters in that over. The first causes Ben Stokes to miss out on clouting one to midwicket for a boundary. The second, more precarious, shoots between Bairstow’s bat and pad, through the keeper’s legs and onto the helmet for five penalty runs!
Bangladesh helmets serving England well: Moeen saved by one, now five bonus runs #BANvENG
— Andrew McGlashan (@andymcg_cricket) October 22, 2016
31st over: England 72-5 (Stokes 16, Bairstow 3) Stokes decides to give a bit back to Mehedi Hasan, who has looked very settled. There’s no width but Stokes still manages to flay him through point with a well-struck reverse sweep.
30th over: England 66-5 (Stokes 11, Bairstow 2) Might be the time of day, but Shakib seems more round arm this over. Still managing to get the ball up around the eyes of Stokes and turn it. Stokes is at ease, though, pushing back to the bowler and then picking up a single into the leg side.
29th over: England 64-5 (Stokes 10, Bairstow 2) Hello everyone. Now then, hasn’t today been entertaining? I must admit, I’ve missed about an hour of play today which coincided with that top order duffage. Bairstow’s single – the only run in the over – means he now has the record for most Test runs in a calendar year for a wicketkeeper. Tidy.
28th over: England 63-5 (Stokes 10, Bairstow 1) For the second time today a wicket falls at the session’s midpoint. England will want another 100 runs from here to feel confident and few will feel confident of them getting there. They currently lead by 107 with four wickets and Stuart Broad remaining. Bairstow joins Stokes – a 399-run partnership at seven an over would be brilliant for England here and probably make the match safe – and is beaten straight away by a beaut from round the wicket.
Vish will now take you through to the close.
Bye!
Wicket! Moeen c Mushfiqur b Shakib 14
Shakib gets his third! It’s a similar way to Alastair Cook in the first innings: the sweep and the ball coming off the glove, pad and back of the bat. Only this time it’s caught, by the keeper diving forward to grab it well. The game remains in the balance.
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27th over: England 62-4 (Stokes 10, Moeen 14) A change of bowling as Mehedi returns to bowl to the left handers. The move looks a good one straight away as a nice off-break beats Stokes’ defensive push. A cut each, both against the spin and thus risky, bring the only two runs of the over.
Kevin Wilson writes: “Re your thoughts about Shakib being the spit of James Dean Bradfield, well I don’t know about that but I’m nervous he’s going to slash ‘n’ burn through the England batting, leaving g us England fans from despair to where? And if they win, he’ll call out ‘you love us’ to the crowds.”
On reflection the resemblance is little, baby – nothing.
26th over: England 60-4 (Stokes 9, Moeen 13) Stokes makes like Daft Punk and gets lucky, backing away to one that turns into him and bottom-edging a cut on to his boot. Actually only the very first part of that analogy was like Daft Punk, come to think of it.
25th over: England 59-4 (Stokes 8, Moeen 13) The crowd have gone very quiet pretty quickly. Come on Bangladesh, entertain them! Entertain! You miserable bastards! Moeen sweeps for a single – a bloody single! In this day and age! – Stokes, then does the same – the cheek of it! – and that’s the sodding lot!
24th over: England 57-4 (Stokes 7, Moeen 12) Shakib into his 12th over now and two runs comes from it.
@DanLucas86 Re 15th Over question - an idea: 1995, Eng v SA, 18-year-old frog-in-a-blender Paul Adams bowled 65 overs on debut.
— Ned Harrison (@NedmundHarrison) October 22, 2016
That’s a decent effort, although without looking at the scorecard I can’t say whether Adams or Mehedi is/was older.
23rd over: England 55-4 (Stokes 6, Moeen 11) Shot from Stokes, who backs off and punches Taijul through extra-cover for three and with that takes the lead to exactly 100. I know I criticised Duckett for doing pretty much that earlier, but Stokes seems to have far better judgement of when to do so.
“Morning Dan.” Morning, Simon McMahon! “Cocktails on me if there’s no more wickets before tea. In other news, my daughter, 14, is obsessed by The Walking Dead (not Gary Ballance, the TV show). Can’t watch either myself. Too gruesome.”
Cocktails? I will be in bed long before tea, Simon. Some of us have been at work all bloody day.
22nd over: England 50-4 (Stokes 2, Moeen 11) Shakib serves up a rare bit of dross, floating it down the leg-side and Stokes tries to murder-sweep it away for four but only gets it to the sweeper on the fence. Moeen, watchful, then times nicely through the covers for two to bring up his team’s 50. Wooh!
@Vitu_E Gary Ballance as Wayne Rooney? A player everyone except the management can see is not good enough, and slightly rotund to boot.
— Jimmy Tyldesley (@JimmyTyldesley) October 20, 2016
@Vitu_E @DanLucas86 thinking of pinning this tweet to make it easier for me to tag the next OBO reporter every time Ballance is out.
— Jimmy Tyldesley (@JimmyTyldesley) October 22, 2016
21st over: England 47-4 (Stokes 1, Moeen 9) Stokes is up and running from the first ball of the over, which I missed because I had to close the blind. A few balls later, Taijul gets a ludicrous amount of turn and bounce to send the ball over leg-slip’s head via Moeen’s hip. They go up for three quarters of an lbw appeal for one that hits him on the pad, but it’s probably going down the leg side.
20th over: England 46-4 (Stokes 0, Moeen 9) A maiden of little to no note. Unless you’re a scorer, I guess.
19th over: England 46-4 (Stokes 0, Moeen 9) As James Dart arrives in the office to edit the website keep me company, we get the first bowling change of the innings and the fourth wicket. It’s hard to blame Ballance for that one but it is another failure with the bat. Surely Duckett, who was all at sea earlier, has to drop down to No4 with Haseeb Hameed coming in to open? Stokes, who bowled like a damn hero this morning, comes to the crease with his side needing him once again. Wicket maiden.
Wicket! Ballance c Imrul b Taijul 9
This is a great catch from the Bangladesh opener! Ballance looks to take short leg out of the equation by sweeping hard round the corner, but he belts it straight to leg-slip where Imrul Kayes shows cracking reactions to hold on.
18th over: England 46-3 (Ballance 9, Moeen 9) Does anyone else reckon Shakib looks a bit like a Bangladeshi James Dean Bradfield? Just me? Oh well. Moeen comes walking down the track and looks to clear the square-leg boundary and indeed the stand beyond it; only problem is he doesn’t connect with the ball, which instead clumps dimly into his pads. Maiden.
17th over: England 46-3 (Ballance 9, Moeen 9) A single each and beaten outside off once each.
16th over: England 44-3 (Ballance 8, Moeen 8) Hearts are in English mouths for a moment as their best player of spin looks to have popped it straight to short leg, but the law that says you can’t use your protective equipment to aid you in taking a catch – and the third umpire yet again – save him. Ballance gets an inside edge too, but it loops up over the fielder’s head. He learns his lesson well and sweeps; once for a single and later for four to fine leg. Another three singles make that a good over for England.
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Not out!
Yep Mominul juggled it into his grille and gathered at the second attempt. Unlucky for the fielder.
Wicket? Moeen c Mominul b Shakib 6
D’oh! Moeen turns it to short leg but reckons it might have hit the fielder’s helmet and thus be a no ball. They’re checking...
15th over: England 36-3 (Ballance 2, Moeen 6) Mehedi continues. Any ideas when the last time anyone this young bowled this many overs on debut? I’d work it out myself but they’re making me do this instead. Moeen already looks so much more comfortable than any other batsman against the teenager. He shovels away for two then drives into the covers for one more with minimal fuss.
14th over: England 33-3 (Ballance 2, Moeen 3) There’s a slip, leg-slip, short-leg and silly mid-on in a catching position for Ballance. The crowd get slightly excited when he looks to have turned one just short of the second of those, but I think that was off the pad. Two singles from the over, which passed by serenely.
13th over: England 31-3 (Ballance 1, Moeen 2) Apologies, this is the 13th over. Ballance opens his account by tucking Mehedi out to midwicket for one. Moeen then does likewise, albeit with a sweep for two that’s fielded in the deep by Shafiul, who does himself a mischief when his knee gets caught in the turf. He looks in a bit of pain and, after getting up to return the ball, goes down again. He hobbles off for a bit of treatment but thankfully it looks like he’ll be fine.
12th over: England 28-3 (Ballance 0, Moeen 0) Four balls remain in the over Shakib started before lunch. Moeen, who made 68 for six of sorts in the first dig, faces them and doesn’t get out.
If it’s your bag, Russell Jackson has coverage of New Zealand v Australia. It’s 5-0 after seven minutes there ... what do you mean, ‘to whom?’
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We – well, they – will begin again in two minutes. No wickets have fallen over lunch, though you’d only half question it if I told you they had.
Strange as it may be to say for a team 28 for three, England aren’t doomed yet. They genuinely bat to No11 (skipping four and 10 admittedly) and given the way things are going 150 could easily prove a defendable lead. It might prove nothing of the sort, but still.
.@ashwinravi99 and @imjadeja watching England batsmen against Bangladesh's spinners #BANvENG pic.twitter.com/IF4GGqnXs3
— Jaideep Vaidya (@jaideepjourno) October 22, 2016
Right I’m going to get some lunch breakfast. It’s not quite panic stations yet for England, but a defendable total looks a way off just yet and their spinners didn’t bowl anything like as well as Bangladesh’s have this morning. See you in half an hour or so.
Lunch: England lead by 73 runs
12th over: England 28-3 (Ballance 0) Shakib with the final over and with just the second ball of it he strikes! This morning has seen a ludicrous eight wickets fall for 55 runs.
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Wicket! Duckett c b Shakib 15
Duckett turns a bat-pad catch to the 5’3” short-leg!
11th over: England 28-2 (Ballance 0, Duckett 15) This should be the final over of the session. Duckett pushes to cover for a single, which takes him to his highest Test score. Reasons to be cheerful and all that, England. In fact we’ve got time for one more over, which neither batsman looks overly enamoured about.
@DanLucas86 The fact Bangladesh are now a very competitive test nation makes me feel warm and fuzzy.
— Steve (@smplkd) October 22, 2016
It is good to see. And a pat on the back for the ICC for letting them actually play a couple of Tests here, which is good of them.
10th over: England 27-2 (Ballance 0, Duckett 14) That’s Shakib’s 150th Test wicket.
“Oh good, England are two down for not a huge amount, the man watching the collapse from the other end is making his debut and struggling against spin, but here comes the man for the moment, Gary Ballance.”
– Bangladesh
Wicket! Root lbw b Shakib 1
We call lots of decisions plum. But that one could been served floating in perfume in a man’s hat.
Review! Root lbw b Shakib 1
He’s been given, sweeping one that straightens from middle and leg and hits him low on the pad. That wasn’t a good shot from Root.
9th over: England 27-1 (Root 1, Duckett 14) Mehedi gets his seventh with ball one of the over – it’s another pretty mediocre shot to get out from Cook. Root gets his first run with a nice sweep from outside off, before Duckett backs away showing his stumps yet again. He doesn’t really have much clue what’s going on out there and plays down the wrong line to the next ball.
Wicket! Cook c Mahmadullah b Mehedi 12
Cook is trapped on the crease and prods leaden-footed away from his body. The nick goes via the keeper’s pads to first slip and Bangladesh have hope.
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8th over: England 26-0 (Cook 12, Duckett 14) The second boundary of the innings goes to Duckett. One ball after nearly turning it into the hands of leg-slip he pulls out the slog-sweep. It’s a safe shot when executed this well and he nails it square for four, then plays a more restrained version for one.
Tim Myles sends the first email of the day, almost three hours (a record?) into the OBO! “Morning from Tanzania! So what total do you think England need in the second innings to be in with a decent shout of winning?” 200 should do it.
7th over: England 20-0 (Cook 11, Duckett 9) I’m not sure about this from Duckett, he’s still opening up his body and exposing his stumps. Is there any better sport for tenuous euphemisms than cricket?
6th over: England 18-0 (Cook 10, Duckett 8) Bangladesh are excited for just a moment when Cook pushes aerially past short-leg but the ball goes well wide of the fielder and they get a single; the only one of the over. Anyone out there?
5th over: England 17-0 (Cook 9, Duckett 8) Duckett comes stepping forward and lifts Mehedi down the ground but he doesn’t really time it, only getting two. I do wonder if Duckett has seen the tentative way in which the previous opening “dasher”, Alex Hales, batted and failed and is looking to avoid making the same mistakes. We’ll applaud it if it comes off...
4th over: England 13-0 (Cook 8, Duckett 5) Cripes this is tense. Duckett comes forward and the ball pops just short of short-leg. Look at the Hawkeye replay of the previous over’s lbw appeal against Cook it was far closer than I first thought: hitting middle but he was saved as it was “umpire’s call” whether or not it hit him in line. Which, 100% of the time, means it did.
3rd over: England 12-0 (Cook 8, Duckett 4) What do we reckon England will want to defend in the fourth innings? I reckon another 200 will be beyond Bangladesh. That will be easier said than done though and there’s another big appeal when Cook is struck on the pad by one that’s just sliding down.
Meanwhile as the dawn nears, people are getting in touch re. Mehedi.
@DanLucas86 The lad can bowl!
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@DanLucas86 1st episode after he was born was the Gun Control one 'The Cartridge Family' which wasn't shown in UK for a long time
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Yeah that wasn’t a bad episode either, but The Golden Era ended after season eight.
2nd over: England 10-0 (Cook 7, Duckett 3) It’ll be spin at both ends as Shakib gets thrown the ball. This must be horrible for Duckett, who is primarily an off-side player and has to face the ball turning into him from the left-armer over the wicket. He takes a quick single round the corner to get off the mark and the umpires check for a run-out appeal against Cook, but he was comfortably home. Another single to Cook and then Duckett punches off the back foot for a couple.
On another note, do people really watch The Walking Dead?
1st over: England 5-0 (Cook 5, Duckett 0) Bangladesh gave the second over of their first bowling innings to an 18-year-old off-spinner but they’re going one better here: Mehedi is opening the bowling and first ball has Cook groping like a simile your OBOer definitely isn’t going to finish. Much better from the England captain follows though as he rocks back and cuts for four, then one. Given the variable bounce we’ve seen from this pitch that shot is only going to get riskier.
There is a huge appeal for lbw against Future Yorkshire Batsman Ben Duckett and they eventually review, but this one was never likely to be out.
Not out
It is indeed bouncing over his stumps.
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Review! Duckett lbw b Mehedi
Sigh. I don’t think this one’s getting overturned, probably going over. They took ages to call for it and it could be just to get inside his head.
This is quite a record.
England Test records for Cook -
— Peter Miller (@TheCricketGeek) October 22, 2016
Most matches
Most runs
Most 100s
Most 50+ scores
Most catches
Most wins
Will break captaincy records soon
End of innings
I’m going out on a limb and saying my email to Russell Jackson this morning that “England are going to [REDACTED] lose this” was wrong. They have taken five for 27 this morning and that lead is a big one on this pitch. Back in 10 minutes or so.
Wicket! Kamrul b Stokes 0 Bangladesh 248
Straight, keeps low and Kamrul leaves it alone. Out goes off-stump and Bangladesh trail by 45 on first innings.
Wicket! Sabbir c Cook b Stokes 19
Yep the England captain has got his sweat-free fingers underneath that one and, given the “soft signal” from Dean Chris Gaffaney was out, this was always more likely to go in Cook’s favour. Good work, umpire Gaffaney.
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Wicket? Sabbir c Cook b Stokes 19
From slightly wider on the crease, Stokes draws the outside edge and Cook tumbles low to his right to grab it off the ground at second slip. The bowler only appeals belatedly but they’re going to the third umpire...
85th over: Bangladesh 248-8 (Sabbir 19, Taijul 3) Rashid has a huge shout for lbw and England are pretty confident in going for the review. The commentators think the third umpire, who only needs one angle with UltraEdge to make his decision, has got it wrong. My sleep-deprived, retinopathy-afflicted eyes err towards agreeing with the men on comms but I’ll let you decide how much that’s worth. Three singles from the over.
Not out
Ooh this is close. I reckon it’s just clipped the pad first by milliseconds. S Ravi, the third umpire, disagrees and the 15th review of the match is unsuccessful.
Review! Sabbir lbw b Rashid
Arm ball, given not out. England think it’s pad first and if it is I reckon he’s a gonner.
84th over: Bangladesh 245-8 (Sabbir 17, Taijul 2) Ben Stokes is a man who wants to dish out the pain. He hurts Bairstow with a delivery slung down the leg side that flicks the keeper’s little finger back, then bumps the next ball into the side of Sabbir’s helmet to make it 1-1. The first of those deliveries yielded a couple of byes and the only other run of the over is guided down to wide third man by Sabbir, who is fine.
83rd over: Bangladesh 242-8 (Sabbir 16, Taijul 2) This situation is tailor-made for Rashid, who is vying with Steven Finn for the role of Running Through The Tail Specialist.
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You know I’ve still not seen it.
82nd over: Bangladesh 240-8 (Sabbir 15, Taijul 1) I’d be surprised if we get to the new ball now as Stokes strikes with the first ball of the over with the old one. Mehedi, who has a First Class average over 40, walks off with a Test average significantly lower. Taijul Islam gets off the mark with an awkward, bottom-edged cut for one. Bangladesh trail by 53.
Also yes I know there are two wickets left; if you refresh the page the below will correct.
Wicket! Mehedi lbw b Stokes 1
It reverses back and strikes the batsman on the back of his front leg as he tried to turn it square. Given out and they review but he’s plum. England two wickets away from a decent first-innings lead.
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81st over: Bangladesh 239-7 (Sabbir 15, Mehedi 1) Rashid it is and the new ball it is not. A slip is the only close fielder for Sabbir and that’s fair enough: Rashid largely bowled like a drain yesterday but he has his second wicket when Shafiul decides it’s do-or-die. Not sure about that from the nightwatchman: surely he wants his side out there as long as possible in order to allow the pitch to break up a bit.
The new man is Mehedi Hasan. I say “man”: by the time he was born, all the good seasons of The Simpsons were finished.
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Wicket! Shafiul c Broad b Rashid 2
Shafiul looks to smack the leggie over mid-on, who is up in the metaphorical circle, and is nowhere near good enough a batsman to do so. Easy catch for Broad.
80th over: Bangladesh 237-6 (Sabbir 14, Shafiul 2) It looks like England won’t take the new ball after this over as Rashid is warming up. Stokes beats Shafiul with one that bounces six inches or so over the stumps. Half an appeal from the final ball as it clumps into Shafiul’s pad but that’s going down leg.
79th over: Bangladesh 237-6 (Sabbir 14, Shafiul 2) There’s a short delay while Bairstow has some tape put on his gloves to cover up a logo of some sort. Moeen persuades his captain to go for a second-ball review and he might as well: for one he’s had several of Dharmasena’s decisions overturned already in this match and for two the reviews are refreshed at the end of the next over. Shafiul celebrates with a single to deep midwicket before Shabbir gets his second and third boundaries with a pair of sweeps; one thumped through square, the second a touch finer after Cook had moved his field. Clever batting that.
Not out
He’s hit on the knee roll in line with off by the looks of things, pad before inside edge. Umpire’s call on the stumps though: that was closer than I thought though.
Review! Shafiul lbw b Moeen
Given not out and I think it’s missing leg.
78th over: Bangladesh 228-6 (Sabbir 6, Shafiul 1) The first boundary of the morning goes to Sabbir, who gets a thick outside edge down to third man. He actually played that pretty safely, nice soft hands that ensured the ball was barely ever off the ground. It looks to me as though it might be reversing for Stokes out there. A slightly less convincing edge brings a couple more.
77th over: Bangladesh 222-6 (Sabbir 0, Shafiul 1) Shafiul looks far more comfortable against spin than seam and plays out a maiden with minimal trouble.
Bangladesh have scored two runs in their last 10 overs, and lost the big wickets of Mushfiqur and Shakib. England squeezing hard.
— Lawrence Booth (@the_topspin) October 22, 2016
76th over: Bangladesh 222-6 (Sabbir 0, Shafiul 1) Ben Stokes, the only seamer to take a wicket in this match so far, will carry on from where he left off last night. He has Shafiul, who looks, quite frankly, rubbish with the bat – even Glenn McGrath has a Test 50 too – on strike. After missing out with a big old mow outside off he gets off the mark by tapping a dismal full-toss to cover for one.
Meanwhile the volume on my TV is self-varying, which is more than a bit annoying.
75th over: Bangladesh 221-6 (Sabbir 0, Shafiul 0) Blimey, it’s 5am. Moeen has the ball for the start, Shakib the strike and Shakib the moment of pure stupidity. He looked to send that ball to Dhaka and was two crease-lengths out of his ground when Bairstow took the bails off. Sabbir Rahman, he of three First Class hundreds and an average of 34, comes to the crease on debut and isn’t that far from being bowled by a sharply turning full ball that raps him on the pads coming forward. He’s beaten by the last too.
Wicket! Shakib st Bairstow b Moeen 31
Yes we’ve started and England have had a start half as good as Bangladesh’s yesterday! Second ball Shakib has what I can only assume is a brain freeze and comes charging down the track, misses an off-break with his mighty heave and JB does the honours behind the stumps!
Unlike yesterday, the Sky commentators have been allowed to look at the pitch before the start of play. It looks more cracked than Tom Waits’ voice but that can sometimes be misleading. It looked pretty bad on day two but once the ball got more than 15 or so overs old it the spinners didn’t look all that dangerous.
Weather watch
Once again, 30-odd degrees and dry in Chittagong. Meanwhile if you’re into cricket on the radio, aren’t into TMS and are into giving people a couple of quid a month to be swearily entertaining on air (and if you’re not then WHAT’S WITH YOUR PRIORITIES?) then you could do worse than this.
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We have a first tweet of the day
@DanLucas86 @guardian_sport morning Dan from my October dwellings in Curacao. Perfect post dinner start this end let's see how it plays...
— Harry (@FactDeJour) October 22, 2016
Morning Harry. You think you’ve got it good in Curacao? Well you didn’t get to experience the night tube for the first time by getting it to work from Brixton after getting up at 1am on a Saturday morning. It’s an experience I tell you.
Bob Willis suggests that when he made his Test breakthrough, Tamim Iqbal was trying to be Bangladesh’s David Warner. That’s David Warner who made his Test debut three years after Tamim.
England’s spinners were a bit pants from lunch onward yesterday, weren’t they? You know what’s far from rubbish though? This piece from the ever-excellent Matthew Engel on the Northants and England great Colin Milburn.
Preamble
Morning folks. It’s five four three whatever it is in the world where you are o’clock on a Saturday, the regular crowd is shuffling in, and this Test is tighter than Robert Plant’s jeans. England have Bangladesh five down but just 72 in arrears; on a pitch that appears to be more worn than, er, Robert Plant’s jeans.
There are people who stuck a tenner on Leicester City to win the league in the summer of 2015 and they wouldn’t dare to call this one. Bangladesh have a nightwatchman at the crease – Shafiul Islam certainly in the Rahat Ali class of watchers on The Wall* – so now bat down to No9 in the order. If they can get a lead of just 50 on this pitch it could be terminal for the visitors. Not that that will necessarily be easy on what is becoming an ever more treacherous minefield.
It looked at one point as though this might end today, that point namely being when England were 21 for three in their first dig. Now, who knows? My money is on it coming to a close tomorrow, but we’ve seen collapses and we’ve seen partnerships dig in. Almost as if the batsmen were looking to deliberately confound us expert journalist types. The gits.
Play begins at 10am local time. That’s 5am BST, 60 minutes from now, 11 hours and 45 minutes from when this preamble was written, 28 and a quarter hours from the last time I slept before writing this and four hours from when I got up this morning. I’ll try and stay awake but, lest I fail, here’s something a wee bit exciting (good god just look at Bobby).
*Game of Thrones joke, genuinely sorry.
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