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Rain shortens Day'Rvo

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-lived havoc on the Sond o' Bangladesh A's four-day match against
A»-ci.lioo at the Shaheed Chandu Stadium ,n Bogra yesterday
Only 22-1 overs of PlaY possible although Day TVo began on time, but a mid-day shower storm dented hopes of a full day's play.
During the little play that lvts possible, the second string side added just seven runs to their overnight total to be bowled out for 343 from 91 overs. In their reply. MCA made 69 for two.
When the visitors came out with the willow, Bangladesh A pacer Sajidul Islam removed opener Harshad Khadiwale for eight in the third over.
Rohan Bhosale, the other opener, added 52 for the second wicket with Arney Sirikhande. Talha Jubair stopped the threatening partnership when the tall paceman had Sirikhande caught behind for 23 in the 19th over. Bhosale remained unbeaten on 23 along with Kedar Jadhav.
Earlier. Samad Fallah added to his five-for, taking
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Flintoff isn't England's only fitness concern ahead of the Ashes.
Former captain Kevin Pietersen is also struggling to shake off an Achilles problem sustained during the IPL
Although Ponting stopped short of condemning Hintoff and Pietersen's decision to play in the IPL he believes he was right to stay away.
"There was obviously great incentive for those guys to go and play with the amount of money they went for and I guess they were always coming back from the IPL early for the Test matches." he said.
"For us it was a great opportunity to step away from cricket for a few weeks and make sure we re in the best shape we could be in.
"For me it was pretty simple, it was about how long our summer was and how much
cricket we played.
"It was a good opportunity for me to have a couple of weeks off cricket and make sure that when I got here for the start of this tournament I was in the best physical and mental shape I could be."
England’s Test side appear to be in good shape heading into the Ashes after a comfortable 2-0 series victory over West Indies, while Australia arrive with a slightly inexperienced team missing retired stars such as Shane Warne, Glenn McGrath and /\dam Gilchrist.
However, the lex-el of oppo sition offered by the West Indies was low and Ponting believes England will have to step up their game to have any chance against his men.
"From the England side, they played some very good cricket against die West Indies but the competition and oppo-
sition they’ll be coming up against us is vastly stiffer than what they’ve faced in the last few weeks," he said.
Ponting is keen to put pressure on Strauss, who will be in charge of his first Ashes campaign and he added: "We haven't had the chance to see him against us as a leader and under intense pressure, and hopefully over the next few months we'll get to see that'