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Bangladesh v England: Ben Duckett & Haseeb Hameed stake Test claims

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Ben Duckett and Haseeb Hameed
Ben Duckett and Haseeb Hameed are in the England Test squad for the first time
Tour match, MA Aziz Stadium, Chittagong, day two of two
BCB XI 294: Mazid 106, Hossain 72, Ansari 4-68
England 256: Duckett 60 ret, Hameed 57 ret, Haider 4-53
Match drawn
Scorecard

Ben Duckett and Haseeb Hameed boosted their chances of playing in the first Test against Bangladesh with half-centuries as England drew their final tour game in Chittagong.

Duckett, who turned 22 on Monday, scored 60 before retiring at lunch against a Bangladesh Cricket Board XI.

Fellow uncapped opener Hameed made 57 before retiring at tea, while Gary Ballance hit an unbeaten 36.

England were all out for 256 in reply to the hosts' 294 in the two-day match.

Duckett and Hameed opened together in the absence of captain Alastair Cook, who rejoined the England squad on Monday after returning home for the birth of his second child.

The two-Test series starts on Thursday at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong.

Hameed, the 19-year-old Lancashire batsman, could open alongside Cook in the first Test, after Alex Hales opted not to travel to Bangladesh because of security concerns.

Hameed was struck on the helmet and hand early on by seamer Taskin Ahmed but remained composed throughout his 125-ball innings.

Northants batsman Duckett was initially conservative but showed some of the attacking skills that had served him well during the one-day series win to accelerate past 50 before making way for Joe Root.

Root was caught behind for 24, one of Tanveer Haider's four victims, while Ben Stokes made 25 and Chris Woakes 23.

England Test schedule in Bangladesh
1st Test: 20-24 October, Chittagong (Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium)
2nd Test: 28 October-1 November, Dhaka
Full tour schedule

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  • Comment posted by Invicta48, at 16:26 17 Oct 2016

    @8 We all know what you're talking about you moron...
    Rashid born Yorkshire, Ansari born Berkshire, Ali born Birmingham. Please find something to post about that's within your intellectual limits.

  • Comment posted by lanilor, at 13:40 17 Oct 2016

    @ 8, must not feed the trolls

    But I'm pretty sure only 2 of the current test squad for this series are born outside of England.

  • Comment posted by User0977700122, at 13:09 17 Oct 2016

    Ben Duckett could be the perfect partner to Alistair Cook. He is someone who looks to score with powerful shots in the same vein as Marcus Trescothick.

    In the modern game you need someone who can punish errant 1st morning bowlers and unsettle inexperienced quicks. Hales has the potential to fill that role, but there is no denying Duckett's form.

    110+ for one at lunch is a great platform

  • Comment posted by Ancaeus, at 15:46 17 Oct 2016

    If Hameed is as good as the ECB believe, give him the opportunity and persevere - if he succeeds, you are looking at a potential 20-year test career with all the benefits that come with it

  • Comment posted by Red Prayer Mat, at 21:02 17 Oct 2016

    @ 8 I take it you are referring to the White players born in NZ and Zimbabwe aka stokes and balance and not the 4 Asian lads ALL born in England !! Move on this England side is exciting close knit passionate so take your old school negative mind set away from Team England

  • Comment posted by User0045226246, at 16:27 17 Oct 2016

    Reckon Ballance must have something on Cook and/or Bayliss. He did nothing at Yorkshire to earn a recall and has done nothing last summer to suggest he deserves to be in the team.

    Get the feeling England will still pick him ahead of either Hameed or Duckett with the other opening.

  • Comment posted by unknown user , at 21:05 17 Oct 2016

    Cook
    Hameed
    Root
    Duckett
    Bairstow
    Stokes
    Buttler
    Ansari
    Woakes
    Rashid
    Broad

    Wonder what odds I could get on Hameed scoring more test runs than Cook. #worthatry

  • Comment posted by Cakesandbuns8, at 14:55 17 Oct 2016

    @8 Keep your xenophobia for a Brexit thread - this is about test cricket

  • Comment posted by neverknowinglyundersold, at 20:07 17 Oct 2016

    @8

    We must not forget that trolls are souls (May have misspelt this!)

  • Comment posted by DavetheWave, at 18:37 17 Oct 2016

    Duckett and Buttler have to play . . . . . don't they????

  • Comment posted by StuartMacLennan, at 13:13 17 Oct 2016

    Cook
    Hameed
    Root
    Duckett
    Bairstow
    Stokes
    Moeen
    Woakes
    Rashid
    Broad
    Ball

    Get this team playing together from the off, establishing themselves in tough conditions. England's most successful recent sides have all had a baptism of (successful) fire in sub-continental conditions. You cannot play Bairstow at 7 after the year he's had. This lineup bats to 9 and offers genuine bowling options

  • Comment posted by Pickers, at 18:46 17 Oct 2016

    Pointless friendly match, can't see how this game can have any bearing on the team selection. If Batty plays then Brian Lara will be coming out of retirement to hit another 400 off him.

  • Comment posted by steve_harmisons_middle_finger, at 13:44 17 Oct 2016

    They've both got to play. Ballance did nothing to get back in the team and has done nothing to stay in it.

    Seen a few people say Moeen should bat 4, that's way too high for him.

  • Comment posted by markswjg, at 14:31 17 Oct 2016

    Looks like Hameed may just be a long term successor to Cook as a reliable nuggetty opening bat

  • Comment posted by Awcoops, at 07:58 18 Oct 2016

    Can't believe some people are saying drop Cook.

    Cook, Duckett,Root, Ballance, Stokes, Bairstow, Ali, Rashid, Woakes,Ansari, Broad

    3 Main Strike Bowlers, 3 Spinners

  • Comment posted by unknown user , at 18:24 17 Oct 2016

    Jos Buttler has to play

  • Comment posted by User0231937954, at 12:13 18 Oct 2016

    Didn't realise Cookie had played over 130 consecutive Test matches. That is incredibly impressive.

    Just shows that, however good Hameed and Duckett are, they have a very long way to go to match the guy at the other end.

    Good luck to them, and congrats to Cookie on becoming the most capped Englishman.

  • Comment posted by JonnyC, at 12:36 18 Oct 2016

    Duckett's exciting to watch, Hameed obviously has something about him to be touring with England when most of his peers will be playing on Fifa. Ultimately though if they're both successful at the highest level, it'll be because they've got the right head for it. Wish them both all the best, Hales had it all on a plate but he's blown it. Obviously talented enough at ODI level, not got it at test!

  • Comment posted by White Rose, at 09:38 18 Oct 2016

    @35 Chris Scott: Don't know about you, but I'm glad I'm not a selector - be wide open to abuse whichever we chose! So much competition for places can only be a good thing for the future.

  • Comment posted by Firemarli, at 13:36 17 Oct 2016

    I was thinking Hameed would start at 2 and duckett in at 4. Root can be an insurance policy at 3 since he can attack or feel his way through. Duckett can then attack if the situation is right and then Ali can compose his innings at 5 with stokes attacking at 6 and Bairstow and Woakes 7 & 8 consolidating or pushing the game on.

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