England v Bangladesh: hosts in danger of losing face as fatigue sets in
From the high of a series victory over the world's best team to facing the prospect of losing a rubber to the worst, an up and down three weeks for England ends against Bangladesh on Monday with a major face-saving exercise at Edgbaston.
Winning feeling: Bangladesh's Shakib Al Hasan celebrates victory over England in Bristol on Saturday Photo: REUTERS
Defeat at Bristol on Saturday, their first in 20 matches in all forms against Bangladesh, was embarrassing but would be nothing compared to losing the series, an outcome that would make it four defeats in five one-day internationals and provide Bangladesh cricket with a glorious moment.
Bangladesh have only once beaten a major Test-playing nation in any series, be it Test or one-day, and that was against a West Indies team torn apart by strike action.
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