Bangladesh v England: Ian Bell shoulders tourists hopes as wickets fall

730AM GMT twenty-two March 2010

Digging in Ian Bell needs a big measure to assistance England redeem from losing wickets Photo AFP

England were seeking to Ian Bell for a vital measure as Bangladesh took dual wickets on the third sunrise of the second Test to keep alive their hopes of a first-innings lead.

Kevin Pietersen last night described the lane as "an comprehensive road" and pronounced his side were seeking to bat all day on their approach to around 500, but that book was shortly out of the window as Jonathan Trott fell in the third over.

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Matt Prior additionally over after a spacious 62, withdrawal Bell with the weight of responsibility.

He had lengthened his overnight measure of twenty-five to 70 not out at lunch, with England adding 114 runs in the initial event to reach 285 for five.

Having sent down fifteen maidens in a contrast spell yesterday, it was no warn to see Shakib Al Hasan open for Bangladesh. The preference paid dividends roughly immediately, with the spinner distinguished in his second revisit to the crease.

Having stoically faced 187 deliveries on day two, Trott was out off his eighth round of the morning, bowled after a bounce off desk pad and elbow.

That left England 174 for 4 - still 245 at the back of and presumably introspective their preference to scapegoat Michael Carberry for an additional bowler at the begin of the match.

In the deficiency of a sixth dilettante batsman, Prior was in at 6 and the wicketkeeper had a bold begin to his innings.

First he edged Rubel Hossain by the empty trip thong for 4 and afterwards survived a clever lbw scream from the same bowler, who was causing problems with retreat swing.

Shakib took the new round as shortly as it became accessible and handed it to associate spinner Abdur Razzak.

Bell, who had been comparatively comfortable in the initial hour, took the possibility to conflict and plundered 10 runs off Razzak"s initial over to move up his half-century.

Prior additionally proposed to fool around definitely and done the bulk of the initial fifty runs the span shared.

Prior took 10 some-more off Shafiul Islam in a singular over as the softness of the new round one after another to assistance the batting side.

Shakib attempted to stop a expostulate with his foot and finished up raking his studs along the round - a identical action to that that caused Stuart Broad problems in South Africa - though he transient condemnation from the umpires.

Prior was seeking in smashing hold and changed to 62, overtaking Bell in the process, by thrashing unbroken full-tosses to the ropes.

But he lost his restraint attempting a third, dancing down the lane to Shakib but blank one that incited and losing center stump.

Tim Bresnan assimilated Bell at series 7 and saw England to lunch but serve drama.