If they can bat well and can get a 230+ lead , it will be an interesting game.
Don't forget that in the subcontinent the pitch starts to favor the spinners from the 3rd day and what we already witnessed.
All we need is one century, one fifty and couple of 20's. Sumon. Hannan, Kapali, Pilot, Rafiq are surely capable of that.
Now, let's look at the betting for this game.
Michael Vaughan’s side is 1/7 with bet365 to record a win. For Bangladesh is 28/1 and for the draw is 18/5 which is not bad.
Top England Batsman
Skipper Vaughan is rated 11/4 favourite to top-score for England in the first innings, narrowly ahead of Marcus Trescothick (5/2). Of the longer-priced batsmen, Chris Read - the likely replacement for Alec Stewart as the wicketkeeper who can bat - is a good outside bet at 25/1 following his 82 against Bangladesh A.
Top England Bowler
Matthew Hoggard is expected to lead an unfamiliar England attack on his return from injury, and is rated 2/1 favourite to take the most wickets in Bangladesh's first innings. Ashley Giles is 4/1 and Gareth Batty 5/1 to lead the wicket-taking.
Top Bangladesh Batsman
Habibul Bashar is favourite to lead the Bangladesh runscoring in the first innings. His 3/1 odds place him ahead of Hannan Sarkar (7/2), Rajin Saleh and Javed Omar (both 5/1).
src: bet365
Already most of the strong betting for the 1st innings were wrong. Let's hope for the same will hapen for the game result.
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