England and Bangladesh head to Chittagong for the 2nd match of their 3 Test series with England holding a 1-0 lead in the series after their victory at Dhaka in the 1st Test.
A flat pitch means a better batting performance by Bangladesh is expected though England again are expected to dominate.
Both teams make some changes to their eleven due to the conditions with Bangladesh handing Test debuts to 4 players.
Pitch: 81 - The combination of a high moisture content in the top surface and bone hard layer underneath makes this a difficult pitch to read. Probably the seamers can expect some help early on the first day but thereafter the wicket should be easily until it begins to wear on the 4th or 5th day. The spinners should enjoy the rest of the match as the pitch becomes more and more responsive to spin.
Day 1 Starting Pitch: 6 - Green wicket.
Day 1 Weather: 2 - Hot and sunny.
Bangladesh:
Javed Omar
Shahriar Hossain
Habibul Bashar
Aminul Islam (c) OB
Akram Khan
Naimur Rahman OB
Khaled Mashud (wk)
Khaled Mahmud RM
Enamul Haque SLA
Hasibul Hossain RFM
Manjural Islam LMF
England:
M.A.Atherton (c)
M.A.Butcher RM
A.J.Stewart (wk)
N.Hussain
G.P.Thorpe
G.A.Hick OB
B.C.Hollioake RMF
D.G.Cork RFM
D.Gough RF
A.D.Mullally LFM
P.C.R.Tufnell SLA
The pitch for the 2nd Test at Chittagong is expected to be in favour of the bat
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