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Bangladesh vs England on October 20

After a well fought ODI series, England and Bangladesh will play a series of 2 test matches and I highly doubt that these games will be as well contested as the ODIs were. Bangladesh as a team haven't played a lot of test cricket over the years. They are ranked 9 on the ICC test rankings, while England is at 4. Playing 14 previous tests at this ground, they have only managed to win 1 (against Zimbabwe), while they have lost 8. However, they have batted out of their skins against a couple of good oppositions and managed to secure draws. While England will look start their sub-continent test campaign with a win before the most Important Indian tour.

·         Best economical pick – Known as Bangladeshi Bradman Mominul Haque has three centuries in four test matches in this venue, including a tremendous average of 125.25.

·         Top captains & vice captains – The English batting gets automatically strengthened with the return of batting giants Alastair Cook and Joe Root. Cook returns as captain and he already has a big score of 173 in the only other match he has played at this ground while Root scored 274 runs in the 5-match ODI series against Pakistan, including 3 fifties.

·       Smart pick – Spin will have a big dominance in this game. Shakib al Hasan has 41 career wickets at this ground including three 5-wicket hauls so I'd expect him to do well in this test; back him to be Bangladesh's top bowler.

·         Cautions Pick – The Bangladeshi Captain Mushfiqur Rahim is going through his waste form of life. The wicket keeper batsman totally failed in the last 2 odi series against Afghanistan and England. Rahim will be a risky pick for any fantasy team.

My XI – A Cook (Captain), Joe Root (Vice-Captain), Shakib Al Hasan, Mominul Haque, Chris Woakes, Taijul Islam, Jake Ball, Jonny Bairstow, Adil Rashid, Ben Duckett, Imrul Kayes