Bangladesh A stumbled in their first innings again against visiting England A with the ball being rolled for only one session on the second day of the four-day match at the Shaheed Chandu Stadium in Bogra yesterday.

The home team were reduced to 121-8 in 45 overs at stumps as the tourists pacemen exploited the condition after visiting skipper Michael Yardy decided to put their opponents into bat on the covered pitch after the first day's play was completely washed out due to rain.

Like the first game at Mirpur where Tushar Imran's side had a disastrous start ultimately to loss the game by five wickets, the local batsmen went after the ball as it was pitched outside the off-stump on most occasions.

Wicketkeeper Sahagir Hossain kept his nerve like in the previous game to remain unbeaten on 30 while tail-ender Enamul Haque accompanied him with 12 before stumps were drawn for the day.

Paceman Stuart Broad started the carnage by an in-swinger to rattle the stumps of Jahurul Islam in the very third ball of the innings, had left-hander Nasiruddin

Faruque (12) caught behind by Steven Davies and bowled Dollar Mahmud (0) to return with a figures of 3-54.

His new-ball partner Graham Onions took two wickets when out-of-favour opener Mehrab Hossain (20) and Marshal Ayub offered catches to Tim Bresnan at second slip.

Skipper Tushar Imran (8) edged seamer Bresnan to reach at the safe hands of wicketkeeper Davies while Nadif Chowdhury being bowled also by the same bowler to continue his poor batting in the four-day Test series.

Mosharraf Hossain was the victim of a run out.

SCORES IN BRIEF

BANGLADESH A: First innings 121-8 in 45 overs (Jahurul 0, Mehrab 20, Nasiruddin 12, Marshal 8, Tushar 19, Nadif 17, Mosharraf 1, Dollar 0, Sahagir 30 not out, Enamul 12 not out, extras 2; Broad 3-54, Onions 2-38, Bresnan 2-13).