Bangladesh v England: Moeen Ali leads fightback despite Mehedi Hasan Miraz haul

England recovered from a hesitant start to post 258-7 on day one of the first Test with Bangladesh in Chittagong. Having chosen to bat, they were 21-3 after 12 overs, 18-year-old off-spinner Mehedi Hasan Miraz striking twice and going on to take 5-64 in 33 overs. But Moeen Ali, who survived five lbw reviews, made a determined 68 from 170 balls on a challenging surface. He put on 88 with Jonny Bairstow, who was dropped on 13 but went on to score 52, his fourth successive Test fifty.

Mehedi was one of three debutants for Bangladesh, who used five spinners on an opening day when only 17 of the 92 overs were bowled by seamers. England gave a debut to Northants batsman Ben Duckett – dismissed by Mehedi for 14 at the top of the order – and opted for three spinners, including 39-year-old Gareth Batty, making his first Test appearance since 2005.(BBC,2015)