Finn still made to toil after avoiding boot camp

Finn was called into the squad as cover when England's bowlers suffered a number of injuries, and was a surprise inclusion in Chittagong as the tourists opted against a second spinner on a flat, dusty track.

The 20-year-old took one wicket in the first innings and closed on 1-31 from 11 overs in the second yesterday as a gutsy stand between Junaid Siddique and Mushfiqur Rahim saw Bangladesh to 191-5 and denied England an early finish.

The conditions in Chittagong are hardly those to make a young paceman's eyes light up, but, for Finn, it is much preferable to the alternative.

"By no means 10 days ago when I was lying in bed in my flat did I think I would be playing Test match cricket now," said the 6ft 8in bowler.

"In fact, as we speak, I would probably have been getting woken up by an army officer in Exeter.

"At Middlesex, we had an army boot camp planned. Angus (Fraser, director of cricket) said 'Last year the team went to Dubai and didn't do very well so you're going to boot camp this year'. I'd be in the middle of a forest in a tent by now probably."

Finn added: "This is a fantastic opportunity for me. Since I was just a little kid this is something that I've aimed towards.

"Fundamentally, every young lad who plays cricket wants to play Test matches. By no means had I built up a picture in my mind that it was going to be easy and bowling on the flat track out there proved that."

Junaed was the main thorn in England's side. He survived unscathed on 68 after 199 balls. "This was the first time I have faced so many balls in a Test match," he said. "I was committed within myself and I tried to battle using my strengths."

Having set their opponents a mammoth 513-run chase, England had Bangladesh five down at tea and sensed an early finish to proceedings.

But Junaed and Mushfiqur Rahim (47no) held firm as the tourists toiled for two luckless hours without success in the evening session.

Bangladesh reached the close on 191-5 on a pitch that now looks placid.

England's first objective in the morning was to add some quick runs but Matt Prior managed only one clean hit before skying a catch off Shakib Al Hasan.

That brought Ian Bell and the promoted Graeme Swann together and the scoreboard soon began to get a workout.

Bell hit four boundaries before smashing Abdur Razzak for a glorious straight six, with Swann chipping in with three fours in a breezy cameo worth 32 before Alastair Cook declared at 209-7.

Despite hints of variable bounce Tamim Iqbal and Imrul Kayes looked calm against the seamers, so Swann was quickly introduced and he bowled Tamim in his second over, turning it past the batsman's outside edge and clipping off stump.

Imrul followed for 23 three balls before lunch, nicking Finn to wicketkeeper Prior to make it 45-2 at the break.

After a 54-run stand, Yorkshire's Tim Bresnan snared Aftab on the drive, with Prior accepting a simple catch. Mahmudullah came and went for five when Bresnan located just enough sideways movement to sneak between bat and bad and shatter the stumps.

By now England's momentum was tangible and home captain Shakib could not halt it.

Instead, he fell lbw sweeping Swann on five, though there was a hint of glove on the way through.

Mushfiqur, scorer of a measured 79 in the first innings, was Junaid's new partner at 110-5 and between them they dampened any expectation of a swift finish.

Yorkshire director of cricket Martyn Moxon admits that he is unsure if Ryan Harris will be available to Yorkshire for the whole of the 2010 season.

The Australian all-rounder has signed to become the Tykes' overseas player, but his form this winter means that he may now be needed by his national side.

It will depend whether Harris is on the Aussies' short tour to England in June.

"The way things are he probably won't be available to us for the whole summer," Moxon said.

"Until Cricket Australia give us an indication on his availability it's just pure speculation."

Bangladesh v England

Chittagong: Bangladesh require 322 to win with 5 2nd inns wkts standing.

Overnight: Bangladesh 296, England 599-6 and 131-5.

England First Innings

A N Cook c&b Mahmudullah 173

M A Carberry lbw b Mahmudullah 30

I J L Trott c Rahim b Hossain 39

K P Pietersen b Razzak 99

P D Collingwood c Iqbal b Razzak 145

I R Bell c Hossain b Shakib 84

M J Prior not out 0

Extras b6 lb9 w3 nb11 29

Total 6 wkts dec (138.3 overs) 599

Fall: 1-72 2-149 3-319 4-412 5-596 6-599

Did not bat: S C J Broad, T T Bresnan, G P Swann, S T Finn.

Bowling: Hossain 17 2 73 0; Hossain 19 0 96 1; Shakib 34.3 4 133 1; Naeem 12 1 43 0; Mahmudullah 23 1 78 2; Razzak 31 1 157 2; Ahmed 1 0 2 0; Iqbal 1 0 2 0.

Bangladesh First Innings

Iqbal b Bresnan 86

Kayes c Prior b Broad 4

Siddique c&b Broad 7

Aftab Ahmed c Bell b Swann 1

Mahmudullah c Collingwood b Swann 51

Shakib b Swann 1

Hossain c Collingwood b Finn 14

Rahim c Sub b Swann 79

Naeem run out 38

Razzak not out 0

Hossain b Swann 0

Extras b1 lb12 w1 nb1 15

Total (90.3 overs) 296

Fall: 1-13 2-27 3-51 4-145 5-149 6-159 7-183

8-296 9-296

Bowling: Broad 21 4 70 2; Bresnan 25 10 72 1; Swann 29.3 8 90 5; Finn 14 5 48 1; Pietersen 1 0 3 0.

England Second Innings

A N Cook c Aftab Ahmed b Mahmudullah 39

M A Carberry lbw b Razzak 34

I J L Trott c Siddique b Shakib 14

K P Pietersen lbw b Shakib 32

P D Collingwood c Mahmudullah b Razzak 3

I R Bell not out 39

M J Prior c Shahadat Hossain

b Shakib Al Hasan 7

G P Swann c Siddique b Shakib Al Hasan 32

Extras b5 lb2 nb2 9

Total 7 wkts dec (49.3 overs) 209

Fall: 1-65 2-87 3-126 4-130 5-131 6-144 7-209

Did not bat: S C J Broad, T T Bresnan, S T Finn.

Bowling: Shahadat Hossain 6 0 19 0; Rubel Hossain 6 1 28 0; Mahmudullah 8 0 26 1; Naeem Islam 3 0 14 0; Shakib Al Hasan 16.3 1 62 4; Abdur Razzak 10 2 53 2.

Bangladesh Second Innings

Iqbal b Swann 14

Kayes c Prior b Finn 23

Siddique not out 68

Aftab Ahmed c Prior b Bresnan 26

Mahmudullah b Bresnan 5

Shakib Al Hasan lbw b Swann 4

Mushfiqur Rahim not out 47

Extras b2 lb2 4

Total 5 wkts (75 overs) 191

Fall: 1-33 2-45 3-99 4-105 5-110

Bowling: Broad 12 5 34 0; Bresnan 16 4 45 2; Finn 11 4 31 1; Swann 29 6 61 2; Pietersen 5 1 11 0; Trott 2 0 5 0.