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Ton Tuesday!

LENIN GANI AND BISHWAJIT Roy
England captain Michael Vaughan issued Bangladesh a warning that he is ready to re-discover his form and silence his critics in the two-match Test series.
The 28-year-old finished his first summer at the helm on a high with a victory over South Africa at The Oval Test but the stylish right-hander was not among the runs since taking over from Nasser Hussain in that four-match series.
"I admit I need to score a few more runs and so come Tuesday I am only one innings away from a big hundred and that is what I am looking at," said the Yorkshireman.
Vaughan brushed aside Australian great Dennis Lillee's comments that he was made captain too early in his career.
"Not really. I have only been four games into the job. You are always going to get opinions when you are given a job like this. People are always going to say you are not ready, you are not good enough but I personally think I am ready," the confident England captain said while talking to reporters at the Sonargaon Hotel yesterday.
"Once I get that big score a lot of the opinions, suggestions will probably quieten down. But until that happens I have to accept a few stories and few a columns will be written down."
But he admitted that people always have an opinion that's why they play the game and that's why the game is so fascinating.
The England skipper was satisfied with the team's preparations even though there have been fewer chances to have net sessions because of the unfriendly weather in the country.
"I think most of the batsmen have enjoyed their time in the middle, including myself. We haven't had many net opportunity that's why I guess we are going into the first Test
a little undercooked but the guys are pretty experienced and I expect them to be ready to go on Tuesday," he said.
"The two practice matches helped us enough to prepare for the first Test."
Vaughan informed that they are still undecided about their final squad for the opening match.
"When the team was picked to come to Bangladesh Freddy (Andrew Flintoff) was very much a part of our plans. But at the moment we have not decided whether to play two quick bowlers and two spinners or three quicks and one spinner," he said.
"We will take a decision after seeing the pitch tomorrow night," he added.
But wishing not to sound compla-
cent the England captain said that they are not underestimating Bangladesh at all because the Tigers not only would be playing on their home soil but the conditions confronting the England players would also be difficult.
"Our preparations over the last three weeks have been pretty good. We have trained harder for the tour of Bangladesh than any other tour. And fitness-wise we tried our best to get used to the heat and humidity," he said.
"We have come here expecting to win but you don't expect win matches without hard work and the performances to go with it. If we play like we did in the practice matches we can expect to win Tests," Vaughan said adding the Englishmen were prepared to
change their style of play to force results.
"If need be we are prepared to spend long periods whether bowling or batting."
He explained the need to change their conventional approach in order to attain results would only depend on the weather.
"We can't control the weather. But if you want to win matches, I mean if that means forcing the pace, okay so be it."
Vaughan said that England thinktank had done quite a bit of homework on the youngest member of the Test family.
"We have got some videos of the series between Bangladesh and Australia and we also saw their performances in other series. Also FROM PAGE 13
the practice matches helped us to get an idea of some players that might come into Test side.
"And just like any other team we will have strategies and plans for each of their key players and we will bat and bowl according to our plan."
Vaughan however was worried that his quick bowlers would really need to toil for their wickets on pitches that offer little or no assistance.
"It will be hard work for the fast bowlers on these kinds of pitches. I noticed that during the practice matches where balls kept low."
The England captain, on the other hand, was very encouraged by the amount of enthusiasm shown by the local crowds during the warm-up games.
"Judging by the response in last three-day match, the series will be quite appealing. Playing in front of crowds on the sub-continent is always exciting."