Bangladesh v England: Alastair Cook leads by example with century in first Test

839AM GMT twelve March 2010

Centurion Alastair Cook raises his bat higher after reaching 3 total Photo PA

Alastair Cook became the fifth England captain to strike a century in his initial Test innings in the job, with a autocratic 113 not out opposite Bangladesh.

Cook led the group out for the initial Test as his country"s 79th skipper and proceeded to ease his approach to 3 figures, following in the footsteps of Archie McLaren, Allan Lamb, Andrew Strauss and Kevin Pietersen.

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Pietersen himself had endured a calamity run going in to the diversion but looked unfazed as he reached tea dominant on 51 with the tourists 243 for two.

Home captain Shakib Al Hasan, meanwhile, was left to charity a leftfield preference to margin initial carrying won the toss.

Michael Carberry, one of dual England debutants to one side Steven Finn, eased any nerves by tucking his third round in general cricket off his pads for dual to get off the mark.

The Hampshire opener fast found his stride, dispatching Rubel Hossain for 3 bounds in the fourth over, the last of that was a perfect true drive.

Two some-more bounds followed in discerning period for Carberry, both off the outward edge, as the home seamers began to trickle early runs.

Shakib quickly incited to his own left-arm turn to branch the upsurge but was hoisted by Cook high over midwicket for 6 in usually his second over.

Naeem Islam kick the captain when he attempted to repeat the shot but, that aside, England progressed serenely to the half-century symbol with unbroken Cook fours off Rubel.

Mahmudullah found a contrast line early on in his spell and was up in arms to see wicketkeeper Mushfiqur Rahim dump a law catch off Carberry.

But he had to wait for usually an over to get his man, winning a candid lbw outcome as Carberry longed for a sweep.

By afterwards Cook had already taken carry out of the 72-run opening mount and one after another to lead the approach after Jonathan Trott"s arrival.

The Tigers grew in certainty after the new thing and Trott shortly had 4 men in close catching positions opposite Shakib, though he played conservatively to see his approach to lunch.

The No 3 was in some-more aggressive form after the break, punching Shahadat Hossain to the ropes at third man in his initial over at the back of and afterwards crunching him by the covers for 4 more.

Cook - who upheld his half-century usually prior to lunch - was seeking resolute at the alternative finish and he as well milked Shahadat, pulling a short one to prolonged leg prior to training him by extra-cover when he overpitched.

Umpire Tony Hill, as if intuiting an edge, judged Trott held at the back of for 39 after a Rubel bouncer that seemed to come true off the batsman"s helmet.

The discontented see on Trott"s face as the preference was since suggests additionally upheld that view.

The wicket brought the under-pressure Pietersen to the middle, with Abdur Razzak ready to examine his ostensible debility opposite left-arm spin.

Pietersen proposed positively, though, hammering Razzak past mid-off to move up the England 150.

He found 3 serve bounds as he pushed his approach to twenty-three - his top measure on the debate to date after a gloomy run.

Pietersen and Cook one after another to keep the scoreboard ticking, with a brush from the former racing afar to excellent leg to ease the innings past 200.

Cook, though, was not to be outdone and heaved Mahmudullah for a second limit over mid-wicket to move up his century in style.

Remarkably Cook had usually ever strike dual Test sixes prior to today"s game.

The rotating expel of spinners looked short of responses as the runs one after another to come, Pietersen attack down the belligerent to move up a 61-ball 50.