Bangladesh v England: Ian Bells century revives feat hopes

836AM GMT twenty-two March 2010

Determined Ian Bell played patiently to register a 10th Test century Photo PA

Ian Bell struck the 10th Test century of his career to revive England"s hopes of posting a first-innings lead on the dusk of the second Test opposite Bangladesh

Bell resumed in the sunrise on twenty-five and put in an positive arrangement over dual energy-sapping sessions to reach tea on 115 not out in England"s 372 for five.

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Bangladesh, who posted 419, harboured genuine hopes of a applicable lead of their own when Jonathan Trott fell in the third over of the day.

But nothing of the extrinsic decisions went their approach and as a outcome they combined usually one some-more wicket, Matt Prior for a spritely 62, prior to Tim Bresnan combined an dominant 45 in usually his second Test innings.

Having sent down fifteen maidens 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 on 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 was advantageous not to be since lbw after Rubel Hossain found a little late retreat swing.

The wicketkeeper was shortly in to his stride, though, and began scoring openly after the key of the new ball. Bell additionally used the harder round to his advantage, pciking up 10 off Abdur Razzak"s initial over with it. Prior took 10 some-more off Shafiul Islam as the Tigers proposed to toss up a little lax deliveries.

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. He could have taken his fourth wicket moments after lunch but was depressed to see Bresnan reprieved by referee Rod Tucker after what looked a great bat-pad catch.

England posted 300 with a leg bye off Razzak and Bell carried the same bowler for 6 down the ground. Bangladesh had equivocal lbw appeals incited down opposite both batsman, with Shakib undone and manager Jamie Siddons apropos increasingly charcterised on the sidelines.

In his 3 prior Test appearances Bresnan had batted usually once, creation nine, but he batted compactly to have scarcely half of a hundred partnership. Bell, meanwhile, lingered in the late nineties for multiform overs prior to steering Rubel over point to move up his century with his 11th four.