LOWEST TEST TOTALS IN BDESH England 295, Dhaka, 2003/04 West Indies 296, Chittagong 2002/03 South Africa 330, Dhaka 2003 Zimbabwe 431, Dhaka 2001/02 India 429, Dhaka 2000/01

Bangladesh bowled the visitors out for 295 despite Trescothick scoring a century and the opening stand putting on 137 runs.

Steve Harmison removed Rajin Saleh late in the day as Bangladesh reached stumps on 12-1, for an overall deficit of 80 runs.

Trescothick, who scored 113, said hard work will reward England with a win.

"We are going to have to fight hard tomorrow, stay positive and hopefully we'll knock them over cheaply and win the game," the left-handed opener said.

"We have to be positive and work hard in the morning.

"It will be an important session for us."

You would never expect an easy ride when you come to someone else's country and play a cricket match Graham Thorpe

Trescothick scored his second successive Test century after reaching triple figures in the final Test against South Africa at The Oval last month.

"It's gone pretty well for me and it was important for me to get a hundred here," he added.

"The wicket hasn't had too much pace in it so we have had to graft hard."

Fellow veteran Graham Thorpe played down suggestions of foul play after a floodlight failure ended play early with England back in the ascendancy.

"We would have loved to have picked up two or three wickets tonight and set Bangladesh back," said Thorpe, who made 64.

"It is unfortunate but we certainly wouldn't believe that anything had gone on behind the scenes."

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Thorpe's battling innings could not prevent England slipping to the lowest total ever recorded by a touring side in a Test in Bangladesh.

"It was hard work out there," he added.

"I didn't think I was anything near being fluent but you have to adapt and you would never expect an easy ride when you come to someone else's country and play a cricket match."