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Six of the best in Bangladesh essential for England’s India preparations | Vic Marks

Selectors may have one eye on the next series but will need to get things right first in Chittagong and DhakaEngland have won all eight of their Test matches against Bangladesh but they will have done very well if that 100% record remains intact in a fortnight’s time. There are good reasons for this conclusion ranging from the weather – there is clearly rain about in Chittagong at this time of the year – to the perception that Bangladesh have improved significantly in recent times.There is concrete evidence for Bangladesh’s advance with a white ball. By winning the ODIs 2-1 England ended a run of six series victories at home for Bangladesh and it was all the more rewarding for...

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England will leave Bangladesh knowing more about roguish band of ODI tyros | Will Macpherson

Paul Farbrace says Jos Buttler could not have had a tougher first series as captain but everyone rose to the challenge, despite the mental barriers they had to crossWhen England travelled to Bangladesh two weeks ago, there were many reasons why they could have lost the ODI leg – and in the course of the series they created a few more. Absent players, ever-improving opposition, alien conditions, crowds wishing them the worst, the suffocating – if superb, and inescapable – security detail and some overemotional aggro all popped up at one stage or another. England’s greenhorns passed their test, however. Related: Jos Buttler says England’s ODI series win in Bangladesh is ‘hugely satisfying’ Related: Eoin Morgan will resume England limited-overs...

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