Moeen, Bairstow rescue England

Bangladesh off-spinner Mehedi Hasan (5-64) made a memorable Test debut, combining with Shakib Al Hasan (2-46) to torment the tourists who slumped to 106-5 after a top order collapse. Moeen featured in fifty-plus partnerships with Joe Root (40) and Bairstow (52) to rescue the tourists who were 21-3 after the first hour in the match.Chris Woakes was unbeaten on 36 at stumps with Adil Rashid (5) at the other end. 

In the most extraordinary passage of play either side of the lunch break, Moeen was adjudged lbw to Shakib on three occasions, but every time the batsman got himself reinstated by successfully reviewing the decision. The day otherwise belonged to Mehedi, one of the three Bangladesh players who made their Test debut in the first of the two-Test series at Chittagong’s Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium. 

The off-spinner, who turns 19 on Tuesday, was pressed early into service after home captain Mushfiqur Rahim decided to introduce spin in the second over. Mehedi claimed his maiden Test wicket (Ben Duckett) with a flighted delivery. At the other end, Shakib dismissed Cook (4) in the third over of the day.

Cook, who became the mostcapped England test cricketer in his 134th appearance, went for a sweep only to drag the ball onto his stumps. Gary Ballance (one) was trapped 

leg-before by Mehedi after Mushfiqur used a review to successfully overturn the original not out decision. Only Root looked comfortable against the spinners, hitting five crisp boundaries in his fluent knock before Mehedi dismissed him to end his 62-run stand with Moeen.

Shakib dismissed Ben Stokes for 18 with a dipping delivery that turned sharply to breach the batsman’s defence and hit the top of the off-stump. 

Brief scores: England 258/7 (Moeen Ali 68, J Bairstow 52, Joe Root 40, Mehedi Hasan Miraz 5/54) vs Bangladesh