24 October,2016 08:15 AM IST | | PA Sport
Stuart Broad believes keeping out the boundaries will be the main priority if England are to earn victory in a first Test which could still go either way at Chittagong
Stuart Broad
Chittagong: Stuart Broad believes keeping out the boundaries will be the main priority if England are to earn victory in a first Test which could still go either way at Chittagong today.
Bangladesh were going steadily towards their target of 286, sitting on 179 for five at tea, but Gareth Batty ended the 87-run sixth-wicket stand between Mushfiqur Rahim (39) and Sabbir Rahman (59 not out) before two wickets from Broad put England on the front foot yesterday.
But in a tense climax to the end of Day Four, Rahman's maiden Test fifty and a stubborn 11 not out by tail-ender Taijul Islam left the hosts on 253 for eight, needing 33 runs for a first format victory against England.
"The key is to stop boundaries. The boundaries take your runs away so quickly. If we can make them operate in ones this pitch is still doing enough for us to take wickets," Broad said.
