English cricket team in Bangladesh in 2016–17 explained

Series Name:English cricket team in Bangladesh in 2016–17
Team1 Image:Flag of Bangladesh.svg
Team1 Name:Bangladesh
Team2 Image:Flag of England.svg
Team2 Name:England
From Date:3 October
To Date:1 November 2016
Team1 Captain:Mushfiqur Rahim (Tests)
Mashrafe Mortaza (ODIs)
Team2 Captain:Alastair Cook (Tests)
Jos Buttler (ODIs)
No Of Tests:2
Team1 Tests Won:1
Team2 Tests Won:1
Team1 Tests Most Runs:Tamim Iqbal (231)
Team2 Tests Most Runs:Ben Stokes (128)
Team1 Tests Most Wickets:Mehidy Hasan (19)
Team2 Tests Most Wickets:Ben Stokes (11)
Moeen Ali (11)
Player Of Test Series:Mehidy Hasan (Ban)
No Of Odis:3
Team1 Odis Won:1
Team2 Odis Won:2
Team1 Odis Most Runs:Imrul Kayes (169)
Team2 Odis Most Runs:Ben Stokes (148)
Team1 Odis Most Wickets:Mashrafe Mortaza (8)
Team2 Odis Most Wickets:Adil Rashid (10)
Player Of Odi Series:Ben Stokes (Eng)

The English cricket team toured Bangladesh in October 2016 to play three One Day Internationals (ODIs), two Test matches and three tour matches.[1] [2] [3] A terrorist attack in Dhaka four months before the tour started raised concerns about team safety. This led to two members of the England team, regular one-day captain Eoin Morgan and opener Alex Hales, to withdraw from selection.

England won the ODI series 2–1. The Test series finished 1–1, with Bangladesh recording their first ever Test win against England when they won the second Test by 108 runs.[4] The Bangladesh captain, Mushfiqur Rahim, said that "it's a great moment for Bangladesh cricket".[5] In response to the defeat England captain Alastair Cook said "it's not easy for me to say, but it's a good win for Bangladesh cricket".[5]

Security concerns

Following a terrorist attack in Dhaka in July 2016, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said it would follow advice from the Bangladesh government on the forthcoming tour.[6] [7] In response the president of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), Nazmul Hassan, said that "England are coming after three months, by which time the situation in Bangladesh will get better".[8] England's limited-overs captain Eoin Morgan said there were "big concerns" regarding the security of the England team following the attack.[9] [10] The BCB later rejected any plans to the matches at a neutral venue, should England pull out of the tour to Bangladesh.[11] Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza said he was "hopeful" that the tour would go ahead.[12] Zimbabwean Richard Halsall, Bangladesh's fielding coach, said that he feels safe working in Bangladesh and is hopeful of England's arrival.[13]

In August the ECB sent a delegation to do a security inspection of venues in Mirpur, Chittagong and Fatullah.[14] Following the inspection, the ECB confirmed that the tour would go ahead as planned.[15] [16] Following the confirmation that the tour would go ahead, England's director of cricket, Andrew Strauss, said that it is 100% safe to tour Bangladesh.[17] Nazmul Hassan, the BCB president, said that the BCB would provide security for player's family members, journalists and travelling England fans.[18]

Some England players talked about safety evaluations before confirming their participation[19] [20] [21] but Moeen Ali was the first England player to confirm he would go to Bangladesh, saying "If selected, I'll definitely go".[22] Andrew Strauss gave a deadline of 10 September 2016 for players to confirm their commitment to the tour[23] and on 11 September the ECB announced that Alex Hales and Morgan both declined to tour.[24] The England supporters' group, the Barmy Army, said there was "too much risk" for fans to travel to Bangladesh and later confirmed they would not be following the tour.[25] [26]

Jos Buttler was appointed captain of the ODI side in Morgan's absence.[27] [28] Buttler said that Morgan remains "very much the captain" and his choice not to tour Bangladesh "won't divide the dressing room".[29] Morgan returned to his role of ODI captain when England tour India in November.[30] Ahead of the ODI series, the Bangladesh Army ran a security drill to evacuate players.[31] [32]

Squads

James Anderson and Mark Wood withdrew from the England squads before the tour started due to injury.[37] Jake Ball was added to the Test squad and Steven Finn to the ODI squad to replace them. Taijul Islam was added to Bangladesh's squad for the third ODI as a replacement for Mosharraf Hossain.[38] Subashis Roy and Mosaddek Hossain were added to Bangladesh's squad for the second Test. Hossain was a backup to Sabbir Rahman while Shafiul Islam was rested.[39] However, a few days later the Bangladesh team announced that Sabbir Rahman would be fit for the second Test.[40]

Tour matches

Two-day:Bangladesh Cricket Board XI vs England XI

ODI series

3rd ODI

Test series

2nd Test

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: England’s 2016 tour to Bangladesh will be broadcast live by Sky Sports . 1 January 2016 . The Guardian.
  2. Web site: Sky Sports secures the rights to England's 2016 tour of Bangladesh . 1 January 2016 . Sky Sports.
  3. Web site: England set to tour Bangladesh for two Tests, three ODIs in October . ESPN Cricinfo. 26 June 2016.
  4. Web site: England v Bangladesh: Tourists collapse to 108-run defeat . BBC Sport . 30 October 2016.
  5. Web site: 'It's a great moment for Bangladesh cricket' - Mushfiqur . ESPN Cricinfo . 30 October 2016.
  6. Web site: ECB to follow government advice for Bangladesh tour . ESPN Cricinfo. 2 July 2016.
  7. Web site: ECB monitoring Bangladesh security after Dhaka cafe attack . BBC Sport. 3 July 2016.
  8. Web site: BCB head hopes England's visit goes ahead as scheduled . ESPN Cricinfo. 3 July 2016.
  9. Web site: Morgan admits 'big concern' over Bangladesh . ESPN Cricinfo. 4 July 2016.
  10. Web site: Bangladesh v England: Eoin Morgan 'concerned' over security for October tour . BBC Sport. 6 July 2016.
  11. Web site: BCB rules out playing England at neutral venue . ESPN Cricinfo. 10 July 2016.
  12. Web site: Mashrafe 'hopeful' of England touring Bangladesh . ESPN Cricinfo. 20 July 2016.
  13. Web site: Bangladesh fielding coach hopeful of England tour going ahead . ESPN Cricinfo. 7 August 2016.
  14. Web site: ECB delegation completes Bangladesh security inspection . ESPN Cricinfo. 20 August 2016.
  15. Web site: England given green light to tour Bangladesh . ESPN Cricinfo. George . Dobell. 25 August 2016.
  16. Web site: England's tour of Bangladesh to go ahead despite security concerns . BBC Sport. 25 August 2016.
  17. Web site: Strauss hopes for mass participation in Bangladesh tour . ESPN Cricinfo. 26 August 2016.
  18. Web site: BCB promises help for visiting supporters . ESPN Cricinfo. 26 August 2016.
  19. Web site: Plunkett has questions on Bangladesh tour . ESPN Cricinfo. 29 August 2016.
  20. Web site: Bangladesh issue is new ground . ESPN Cricinfo. 29 August 2016.
  21. Web site: I would be reluctant to tour Bangladesh . ESPN Cricinfo. 29 August 2016.
  22. Web site: Moeen will 'definitely go' to Bangladesh . ESPN Cricinfo. 3 September 2016.
  23. Web site: Strauss ramps up pressure on Morgan to commit to Bangladesh tour . ESPN Cricinfo. 7 September 2016.
  24. Web site: Morgan and Hales to miss Bangladesh tour . ECB . 11 September 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160912175516/http://www.ecb.co.uk/news/articles/morgan-and-hales-miss-bangladesh-tour . 12 September 2016 . dead .
  25. Web site: Barmy Army: England fans' tour group warns against Bangladesh travel . BBC Sport . 8 September 2016.
  26. Web site: Barmy Army not going to Bangladesh . ESPN Cricinfo . 14 September 2016.
  27. Web site: Bangladesh v England: Eoin Morgan & Alex Hales will not tour over security fears . BBC Sport . 12 September 2016.
  28. Web site: Morgan, Hales withdraw from Bangladesh tour . ESPN Cricinfo . 12 September 2016.
  29. Web site: Morgan's decision won't divide us - Buttler . ESPN Cricinfo . 12 September 2016.
  30. Web site: Morgan expected to captain in India . ESPN Cricinfo . 16 September 2016.
  31. Web site: England's visit much more than just another series . ESPN Cricinfo . 7 October 2016.
  32. Web site: Bangladesh v England: Security tight as one-day series set to begin . BBC Sport. 7 October 2016.
  33. Web site: Sabbir named in Bangladesh Test squad . ESPN Cricinfo . 16 October 2016.
  34. Web site: Three uncapped players named in Test squad for Bangladesh . ECB . 16 September 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160917142153/http://www.ecb.co.uk/news/articles/three-uncapped-players-named-test-squad-bangladesh . 17 September 2016 . dmy-all .
  35. Web site: Al-Amin picked for first two England ODIs . ESPN Cricinfo. 2 October 2016.
  36. News: Bangladesh vs England: Ben Stokes made vice-captain for one-day series. Berry. Sclyd. The Daily Telegraph. 29 September 2016. 1 October 2016.
  37. Web site: Anderson to miss Bangladesh series. ESPNcricinfo.com. 29 September 2016.
  38. Web site: Taijul Islam back for third England ODI . ESPN Cricinfo. 10 October 2016.
  39. Web site: Mosaddek, Subashis called up for second Test . ESPN Cricinfo . 24 October 2016.
  40. Web site: Ill Shabbir declared fit for second Test . ESPN Cricinfo . 26 October 2016.

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