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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Mark Ramprakash

There’s no reason for England to despair but they must not take Bangladesh lightly

Jos Buttler and Sam Curran during England's defeat to New Zealand
The England captain, Jos Buttler (right), has big decisions to make before facing Bangladesh on Tuesday. Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Reuters

After what happened in their opening game, England will not be taking Bangladesh lightly and will need to be completely focused if they are to get their World Cup campaign back on track. They are facing a good side who are very comfortable with the conditions, which would have been much more familiar for them even if they hadn’t already played in Dharamsala, when they beat Afghanistan on Saturday.

England will have watched that game very closely, taking notice of the players’ form as well as the state of the outfield, and will have their plans in place for a game that will be played at a relatively small ground and at altitude. If the ball flies around it could really suit them.

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