England v Bangladesh | One-day international match report

Bangladesh 250-9; England 251-4 England won by six wickets

England did enough to beat Bangladesh comfortably enough evening. They were unspectacular with the ball, especially in the pace department, and efficient rather than exuberant with the bat. They did what they needed but it was a grey and humourless performance. Asked to make 251 to win on a slow and grabby pitch, they lost Andrew Strauss and Craig Kieswetter inside 15 overs after they had put on 74 for the first wicket before a third-wicket stand of 80 between Ian Bell and Paul Collingwood, the sort of risk-free alliance that would satisfy the most ardent members of the Health and Safety Executive, put England within striking distance.

Eventually Collingwood, unable to maintain his puritan self-denial any longer, aimed a mighty... [via Guardian - Sport Cricket]