By Simon Mann BBC Sport in Dhaka

In the end, what was all the fuss about?

True, the match went into the penultimate session of the final day but the outcome was a familiar one for Bangladesh as they were soundly beaten.

Hoggard and Harmison were left drained by their exertions

England, however, had to work hard for their victory - just ask Steve Harmison and Matthew Hoggard.

With the spinners struggling, it was left to them to flog what they could out of a moribund surface in hot and humid conditions.

On a pitch more suitable to spin than pace, they bowled 97 overs between them compared to 73 by Ashley Giles and Gareth Batty.

The wicket count was 16 to four as well, illustrating Bangladesh's susceptibility to pace and the mediocrity of England's slow bowling here.

There will be no respite for Hoggard and Harmison in Chittagong unless England re-think the balance of their side - back-to-back Test matches are not most fast-bowlers' idea of a good thing.

England's target of 164 was a potentially tricky one but the devastating way in which the two seamers finished off the Bangladesh innings altered the psychological balance of the match.

Having seized the initiative, England's openers took on the new ball and scored at a rate that would have been satisfying in the opening overs of a one-day international.

Bangladesh could not cope with how quickly the game was slipping away from them. They are not used to winning - or even drawing - and it showed.

Khaled Mahmud should have responded by bringing on Mohammed Rafique earlier. He was always likely to be the main threat but by the time he was introduced England were 46-0 from 10 overs.

England's innings had the necessary momentum and it was impossible for the spinners to exert any pressure.

Some of the umpiring was not to the liking of the locals

Generally, Mahmud has shown himself to be an astute captain, which is just as well because his medium-pace bowling and lower order batting do not add up to a Test all-rounder.

Rafique started with a deep mid-wicket to Marcus Trescothick but in an effort to tempt him, the fielder was brought in. Bowler and captain were rewarded when Trescothick advanced and was stumped.

The match was a minor triumph for England captain Michael Vaughan; his first Test half-century since taking over from Nasser Hussain was untroubled and fluent.

He has claimed consistently that he was close to a big score after identifying and rectifying a technical fault in his batting. After a hesitant start to his first innings, this was confirmation.

He displayed the crisp timing and decisive footwork that was the hallmark of his batting before taking over.

Vaughan might have started the day fretting about the possibility of an embarrassing struggle; he ended it comfortably victorious and back in form.