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Matthew Cooper

Experimental England lose T20 series vs Bangladesh after "shambolic" batting display

England have slumped to a disappointing series defeat against Bangladesh after a "shambolic" performance from an experimental batting line-up meant they failed to post a decent total.

Spinner Mehidy Hasan was the chief destroyer for Bangladesh as he picked up stunning figures of 4-12 from his four overs, while Najmul Shanto starred with the bat. Having once again lost the toss and been asked to bat, England decided to shuffle their batting order with injuries to Tom Abell and Will Jacks meaning they could not make any personnel changes to their top order.

Dawid Malan was pushed up a spot to open with Phil Salt as captain Jos Buttler moved himself back into the middle order for the first time since February 2018, while Moeen Ali was promoted to number three. However, England's experimental lineup failed to fire at all as they limped to a lacklustre 117 all out.

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