***Official*** Bangladesh in England

[Nate]

Mortaza the only bowler really applying himself. Whoop for Mashrafe bin.

 

[twctopcat]

Congrats to Bell, the first of many i hope. Cheers to the man with the bradmanesque average!!

 

[shaka]

If they want to win tonight, England should declare once Thorpe gets his hundred in 100th match

 

[James]

Maybe England could bat on and be 1000/5 dec at the end of Day 3

 

[Swervy]

get Freddie in..although I am not going to get to see any of the rest of this match coz I am going away this weekend working

 

[shaka]

anyway betting against Harmison getting a 50 in that case James?

 

[a massive zebra]

Please Bangladesh... In your second innings at least fight like tigers and put together a respectable total. This has been one of the most depressing series in a long time.

 

[Jamee999]

Congratulations to Ian Bell on his Maiden Test Century

 

[LongHopCassidy]

Yes, kudos are in order to the sproglet.

In other news, if England keep up their current run-rate they'll be 769 by stumps.

 

[marc71178]

Despite the channel four highlights package being very good for once (they actually showed some cricket).

Unfortunately they didn't show us the Trescothick slaughter

 

[shaka]

150 up for Bell

 

[marc71178]

Maybe England could bat on and be 1000/5 dec at the end of Day 3

That would be a good thing to see I reckon.

 

[marc71178]

Please Bangladesh... In your second innings at least fight like tigers and put together a respectable total. This has been one of the most depressing series in a long time.

Got to feel for Dav Whatmore.

I hear they may move Mashud up to 3 in the second innings.

 

[marc71178]

2 balls left of the session, Bell has 98 in the session...

 

[marc71178]

And that's the ton in the session.

 

[BoyBrumby]

And that's the ton in the session.

First time an Englishman has done it since Les Ames in 1935, so Bob Willis has just informed us. Bell finally gets his six too!

It's been entertaining stuff, but it's not test cricket.

 

[Nate]

Got to feel for Dav Whatmore.

I hear they may move Mashud up to 3 in the second innings.

Something I`ve been recently pushing for. May he succeed.

 

[LongHopCassidy]

I notice James90 has gone remarkably quiet!

 

[aussie]

my goodness i just came home from lessons and to see that Bell is on 162 that a hundred runs for him in the session, surely this isn't test cricket

 

[shaka]

If you want test cricket, you might see it later in the Pak v WI test