England captain Andrew Strauss is far from satisfied despite the win; says bowling could have been better
England captain Andrew Strauss is far from satisfied despite the win; says bowling could have been betteru00a0
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| Captain Andrew Strauss walks back to the pavilion after playing a stellar knock of 82 in England's eight wicket triumph in the first Test against Bangladesh at Lord's yesterday. Pic/AFP |
Steven Finn took five wickets on his home debut as England beat Bangladesh by a convincing eight-wicket margin in the first Test at Lord's yesterday to go 1-0 up in this two-match series.
Bangladesh, following-on, were bowled out for 382 shortly before lunch on the final day with Middlesex fast bowler Finn taking five wickets for 87 runs in 24 overs.
That gave the 6ft 7inch paceman, who played his first two Tests during England's 2-0 series win in Bangladesh in March, match figures of nine for 187.
England, set 160 to win in two sessions, finished on 163 for two.
Andrew Strauss, the England captain, in his first international match for several months after resting from the tour of Bangladesh and missing the World Twenty20 triumph, as he no longer plays that form of the game, made 82 before he was out with England 13 runs short of victory.
Jonathan Trott, whose Test-best 226 was the centrepiece of England's first innings, was unbeaten on 36 after ending the match with a boundary.
Kevin Pietersen was 10 not out.
"In the first innings I thought Jonathan Trott played very well, we talked about getting big scores and he showed great temperament," Strauss said.
"And Steven Finn bowled very well. He hit the deck hard and got good pace and bounce, and he got more out of the pitch than anyone else."
But Strauss was far from satisfied, adding: "They made it hard work for us with the way they batted. Our bowling was not quite as good as it should have been in the first half of the game."
