Bangladesh v England 2nd Test tips: Tourists’ top order and spin to play big part

Moeen Ali to be top England bowler

Spin is set to play a big part in Dhaka, so much so that Cook has hinted he could use four genuine slow bowlers for his attack, with young-gun Zafar Ansari to join Gareth Batty, Adil Rashid and Ali, as well as part-timer Joe Root.

Ali shone brightest out of the above in Chittagong, though, taking five wickets across both innings. While, last time the two teams battled here, the similarly styled right-arm off-spinner Graeme Swann was the best bowler for England in the first innings.

Worcestershire all-rounder Ali, therefore, is a tasty 7/2 price to replicate the former international star.

Tamim Iqbal to be top Bangladesh batsman

Over to Bangladesh’s players, opener Iqbal’s knock of 78 got his team off to a great start in reply to a relatively low England total of 293.

The 27-year-old also top scored in the first innings for his team in the 2010 Test here with 85, and is 7/2 joint-favourite to exact that feat at the same ground.

Shakib Al Hasan to be top Bangladesh bowler

Bangladesh’s star of the team Al Hasan is likely to cause England a lot of problems if he gets going, like he did in the opening Test with seven wickets in total.

The all-rounder was also best bowler for the Men in Blue in Dhaka in 2010, so take tempting odds of 3/1 for the slow left-armer to do so once more, and outperform teenage wonder and namesake Mehedi Hasan.

Joe Root to hit over 5.5 1st innings fours

Like Cook, Root will be determined to set things right after a below par performance last time out, although he did manage to score 40 in the first innings.

The Yorkshire superstar hit five fours that day, and so can certainly go at least one better during the opening innings of this upcoming 2ns Test.

Odds of 13/10 say he can hit over 5.5 fours in Dhaka.

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