What the skipper said...

Alastair Cook, England

“We make a good start and we wanted to take that partnership deep. Inexperience in these conditions for a lot of our guys.... We [England] have had criticism in the past for producing wickets [that suit our bowlers] but why wouldn’t you do that? These Bangladesh guys grow up on spinning wickets. They are hard to beat on these wickets.”
“There was a lot talked about security but I am proud to have led an England team out here. Some things are bigger than one game and this is great for Bangladesh cricket.”

Mushfiqur Rahim, Bangladesh
“It is a great moment for Bangladesh cricket. The boys showed their character at 100/0  and we did really well to come back. Coach fired into us at tea! … We knew that Mehedi was going to shine but we didn’t know it was going to be like this.”
“Thanks for ECB and the England team for coming here, and to the security people. Now it is party time.”

What the skipper said...

Alastair Cook, England We make a good start and we wanted to take that partnership deep. Inexperience in these conditions for a lot of our guys.... We [England] have had criticism in the past for producing wickets [that suit our bowlers] but why wouldnt you do that? These Bangladesh guys grow up on spinning wickets. They are hard to beat on these wickets. There was a lot talked about security but I am proud to have led an England team out here. Some things are bigger than one game and this is great for Bangladesh cricket. Mushfiqur Rahim, Bangladesh It is a great moment for Bangladesh cricket. The boys showed their character at 100/0 and we did really well to come back. Coach fired into us at tea! We knew that Mehedi was going to shine but we didnt know it was going to be like this. Thanks for ECB and the England team for coming here, and to the security people. Now it is party time.