Andrew Miller

Jonathan Trott eased to a trouble-free century as England finetuned their preparations for next week's first Test on a sleepy second day in Chittagong

There was only one burning topic of conversation at the close of the first day's play at the Divisional Stadium - Kevin Pietersen's voodoo-like curse by the Slow Left-Armers Union

James Tredwell built a case for inclusion as England's second spinner in next week's first Test, but it was the young Middlesex seamer Steven Finn who really caught the eye

Michael Carberry has come a long, long way to reach the brink of recognition

Mohammad Ashraful epitomises all the promise and frustration of Bangladesh cricket. When he's in form, he bats with a fluency that few in the world can match

The home side are improving, but fundamental mistakes still hinder their game

England's latest opener was meant to provide the early momentum, but instead he made his mark with a controlled and measured century

England are facing the prospect of going into next week's first Test against Bangladesh without any of the four fast bowlers who played a part in the recent drawn series against South Africa

Ryan Sidebottom is set to fly home from the England tour of Bangladesh, after failing to recover from a thigh injury

Bangladesh's captain believes his team is gelling well in the build-up to the 2011 World Cup in exactly 12 months' time

If any of the England squad harboured a temptation to take the tour of Bangladesh lightly, then Matt Prior's predicament at the start of the series was just the sort of scenario to sharpen the collective focus

The hosts finally thought they could gain a first victory over England, but Eoin Morgan put paid to that with a perfectly timed one-day innings

The Bangladesh fast bowler will be unavailable for the remaining ODI matches against England, after requesting the selectors not to consider him for the series

A brilliant innings of 125 from 120 balls from Tamim Iqbal was unable to rescue Bangladesh from some familiar failings in the first ODI at Dhaka, as their coach, Jamie Siddons, was once again left frustrated by the lack of expertise on display

Tamim Iqbal rated his blistering 125 from 120 balls in the first ODI against England at Mirpur as "one of his best" performances

The Bangladesh opener produced a wonderful 125 but couldn't find support from his team-mates, while England continue their quest to find a similarly destructive opener

Alastair Cook has done all the right things in preparation for his first full series as England captain

Stuart Broad is confident that Alastair Cook is ready to withstand the pressures of the England captaincy

Jamie Siddons, Bangladesh's coach, hopes that England's complacent team selection will "bite them on the bum" in the one-day series

Matt Prior's could be under threat from Craig Kieswetter, after Andy Flower failed to give Prior his unequivocal backing