Sajid Mahmood claims the wicket of Tamim Iqbal for eight after England win the toss and elect to field Shahriar Nafees is spilled by Michael Vaughan but the England skipper manages to run out Habibul Bashar for four Mahmood takes his second wicket of the day as he removes Shahriar Nafees for nine with Bangladesh 26-3 Andrew Flintoff bowls Mushfiqur Rahim for seven with Bangladesh in real trouble on 40-4 in the 11th over James Anderson removes Mohammad Ashraful - caught behind for just one with Bangladesh rattled on 47-5 The clatter of wickets continues as Anderson collects his second wicket as Aftab Ahmed edges to Paul Nixon for 10 Monty Panesar is introduced to the attack and claims success with the wickets of Mashrafe Mortaza and Mohammad Rafique Saqibul Hasan is the only batsman to offer any real resistance for Bangladesh as he makes a battling half-century Mahmood takes his third wicket with the dismissal of Syed Rasel as Bangladesh are dismissed for just 143 England's top-order problems continue when Ian Bell falls to Rasel without scoring, with the score on just seven Vaughan doesn't look too settled either but Andrew Strauss is the next wicket to fall, lbw to Rasel for 23, with England 48-2 Vaughan is soon on his way though - for a laboured 30, after top-edging a sweep off Abdur Razzak to fine-leg Kevin Pietersen chips tamely to mid-wicket and nerves start jangling with England some way from safety at 79-4 England continue to look distinctly twitchy at 110-5 after Mohammad Rafique ends a brief cameo from Flintoff Ravi Bopara falls to Rafique without scoring as England continue to make heavy weather of their must-win game Paul Collingwood and Paul Nixon finally manage to haul England over the finishing line for an entirely unconvincing win
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