Day one report Photos: Chittagong action

The duo shared an unbroken century partnership to lift England from early difficulty on the opening day.

"Any situation is going to be difficult when you come out to bat after a mini-collapse," said Clarke.

"[Nasser] gave me advice and kept me going and to have someone like that at the other end was really good for me."

Clarke endured a tough Test debut in Dhaka last week, making a scratchy 14 with the bat and then being fined for abusing a Bangladesh batsman.

But he said the Chittagong wicket was more suited to his aggressive style of batting.

"The pitch was truer and the bounce was more consistent and I was able to play a few more shots and be like the real Rikki Clarke," he went on.

"I spoke to Michael Vaughan and he told me to play my own game, be aggressive and just do what I do."

A couple of those [wickets] were gifts - usually it's Bangladesh giving the wickets away Dav Whatmore Bangladesh coach

Clarke denied that the punishment meted out by match referee Wasim Raja last week had played on his mind.

"The matter's gone and there's nothing I can do about it but get on and play my cricket," he said.

"We are in a match-winning position and hopefully we can put a big score on the board and bowl the opposition out twice."

Bangladesh coach Dav Whatmore was pleased to see four England wickets fall but felt his side could have done better,

"A couple of those [wickets] were gifts so we'll take those - usually it's Bangladesh giving the wickets away," he told BBC Sport.

"They didn't bowl particularly well in the middle session - they gave away 100 runs.

"But they fought pretty hard in the last 28 overs and whilst they're doing that all the time that's all I want."

Whatmore singled out Mashrafee Mortaza for praise after the pace man was again Bangladesh's most threatening bowler.

"He's still learning what the game's all about but he's on the right track and I thought he was unlucky not to pick up another one or two," said the coach.