02 November,2016 08:31 AM IST | | PA Sport
Trevor Bayliss knows there are no easy solutions to England’s troubles on the subcontinent as they warmed up for a mammoth five Tests in India with a deflating series draw against Bangladesh
England coach Trevor Bayliss
Dhaka: Trevor Bayliss knows there are no easy solutions to England's troubles on the subcontinent as they warmed up for a mammoth five Tests in India with a deflating series draw against Bangladesh.
Alastair Cook's tourists were humbled by the Tigers, whose 108-run win in Dhaka was their first Test victory over England and just their eighth overall from 95 matches as they deservedly squared the series at one win apiece.
What was particularly galling was England's batting collapse, losing 10 wickets in a session as they imploded from 100 without loss before tea on the third day to 164 all out in pursuit of a victory target of 273.
Teenage off-spinner Mehedi Hasan took five-fors in both innings in Dhaka to finish with 19 wickets in the series, raising serious worries over England's batting on turning wickets ahead of their showdown against world No. 1 India.
Bayliss is aware they have some work to do before the first Test against India gets under way on November 9 in Rajkot. The England head coach said: "I think from a batting point of view, there's been some good signs during this series. We don't come across those types of wickets very often at all, or at all. The only thing you can do is experience it more often. There's no quick fix but as we saw, there were batters in the two Tests that were able to bat for a period of time and score runs."
Another area of concern was how England's spinners were consistently outperformed by their Bangaldesh counterparts, with Bayliss impressed by the relentlessness of 19-year-old Mehedi in comparison to the tourists. "I think that was one of the areas that they outplayed us," he said.