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Chittagong, Bangladesh. Bangladesh claimed five wickets to restrict England to 131-5 in its second innings on Sunday, but the visitor took a a 434-run lead on the third day of the first test.

Earlier, Graeme Swann claimed five wickets as Bangladesh was dismissed at 296 in its first innings in reply to England’s 599-6 declared.

England elected not to enforce the follow-on, keen to rest its bowlers before a likely declaration on Monday. At tea, England was 12-0 in its second innings, but it lost skipper Alastair Cook (39) and four others in the last session.

Cook was first to go in its second innings, caught by Aftab Ahmed off Mahmudullah. Abdur Razzak (2-7) trapped Michael Carberry (34) lbw while he also dismissed Paul Collingwood (3), caught by Mahmudullah.

Skipper Shakib Al Hasan trapped Kevin Pietersen (32) lbw and claimed Jonathan Trott (14), caught by Junaid Siddique.

In Bangladesh’s first innings, Mushfiqur Rahim scored 79 runs to head the home side’s meager resistance, adding 113 runs for the eighth wicket with Naeem Islam, but the host lost its last three wickets in the space of four deliveries.

Resuming on its overnight score of 154-5, Bangladesh lost Tamim Iqbal quickly when was bowled by Tim Bresnan for 86.

Nightwatchman Shahadat Hossain then fell to debutante paceman Steven Finn, his first test wicket, with Collingwood taking the catch at second slip.

Rahim and Islam then came together at 183-7 and dug in for a disciplined partnership.

Islam (38) was eventually run out, beaten by a slick piece of fielding by Carberry.

Rahim went next ball as he attempted to smash a Swann delivery through midwicket where substitute fielder James Tredwell took a diving, one-handed catch. Rahim’s 79 came from 152 balls, with 15 fours.

Last man Rubel Hossain negotiated one delivery but was out the next, bowled by Swann.



Associated Press