Bangladesh v England

A brief history

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2003-04 (Bangladesh)
England’s inaugural tour of Bangladesh was an unexpectedly tense affair. Though their opposition had lost 23 of their 24 Tests to date, and the majority of them by a country mile, the side was no longer an absolute pushover. Since Dav Whatmore had taken over as coach, they had put up a decent showing in Australia and run Pakistan incredibly close in a Test in Multan, and consequently it was England who were dogged by the fear of failure. The first Test at Dhaka was a case in point – by the close of the fourth day, Bangladesh were 153 runs ahead with five wickets standing, and a major upset could not be entirely ruled out. But Steve Harmison and Matthew Hoggard shared 16 wickets in the match to ensure that England ultimately avoided embarrassment, and it was midway through the second Test at Chittagong that Bangladesh’s resolve snapped. A 2-0 series win looked comfortable enough on paper, but it was not achieved without some anxious moments.
Tests: Bangladesh 0 England 2
ODIs: Bangladesh 0 England 3