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3-dayer starts tomorrow

SPORTS REPORTER
England's tour opener against the Bangladesh Cricket Board's (BCB) President's Eleven tomorrow will hinge on the weather.
"It will be impossible to start the match at the Bangabandhu National Stadium (BNS) on time if there is even a drop of rain," said the member-secretary of the BCB grounds committee Rafiqul Islam Babu yesterday.
The main pitches and practice surfaces seemed to be in good condition but the outfield was very muddy due to the incessant rains over the last few days.
The sun may have made a welcome appearance on Friday but
groundsmen said it was vital that skies remained clear until Sunday.
England team manager Phil Nell and assistant coach Mickey Watkinson visited the venue and expressed their satisfaction at the pitch's condition but were unhappy at the surrounding areas. Later coach Duncan Fletcher inspected the BNS.
The warm-up match is certainly going to be looked at in different ways.
Michael Vaughan's batsmen will be itching to get some runs under their belts while the bowlers will hope to quickly adapt to the local conditions with the first Test starting on October 21 at the same venue.
In Bangladesh's case the game will help to settle the nerves of a couple of fringe players like Nafees
Iqbal, Aftab Ahmed, Nazimuddin and left-arm bowler Nadif Chowdhury.
Chief selector Faruque Ahmed has recently spoken highly about those players after their impressive performances in Sri Lanka. The former national captain also believed that two or three could feature in the one-day series against the tourists. After the omission of Sanwar Hossain and Mohammad Ashraful from the primary 20-member squad, the Tigers lack a solid middle order and allrounder Mushfiqur Rahman and opening batsman Moniruzzaman could fill that void if the pair can grab the chance.
Opener Hannan Sarker, who has been named captain for the President's XI, said that they were yet to plan anything for the match.
"We will meet coach Richard McInnes today to discuss strategy," said Hannan, who led the Bangladesh Under-19 team in the ICC World Youth Cup in Sri Lanka in 2000.
The technically sound right-hander said that a draw against such formidable opponents would be great achievement.
Local umpires Nadir Shah and Ziaul Islam Masud will officiate. Tickets for the match are Tk 5 for Gate 18-20 and Tk 10 for the Club House.