Bangladesh is keen to see how far it lags behind England 바카라 if at all 바카라 in one-day international cricket.
Their three-match series starts on Wednesday, eight months out from the Cricket World Cup in India, where England will defend the title.
Winning the series is also important to keep momentum going, Bangladesh coach Chandika Hathurusingha said, but there바카라s question marks about where the hosts stand in the format seeing as they haven바카라t played England in a series in more than six years.
바카라If we have to lift ourselves for (England), that바카라s not the right motivation. We are playing for the national team, we always want to do well,바카라 said Hathurusingha, who begins his second stint as Bangladesh coach.
바카라They are the world champions. They have one team playing somewhere else, they have another team here. They have a mind-blowing depth of talent. We want to see where we are at, and find out the gap that we have to bridge. If we do well in these conditions, it will give us confidence.
바카라We have prepared well. We had a practice match and match scenario sessions. I was very impressed with the commitment shown by the players. They are very much ready.바카라
Dealing with England바카라s fast bowlers, led by the fit-again Jofra Archer, is the key for Hathurusingha.
바카라They have one of the best pace attacks in the world. They have five fast bowlers and three spinners on this tour,바카라 he said. 바카라The challenge will be their fast bowlers.바카라
At the same time, Hathurusingha believed matching England바카라s confident aggression is the best way to deal with the visitors.
바카라We played aggressive cricket in my last stint,바카라 he said. 바카라You see only the action of the batters. There are many ways of playing aggressive cricket apart from hitting the ball out of the ground. It is the attitude that we are bringing, whether fielding, bowling or batting. We will be aggressive.바카라
Hathurusingha was unfazed by talk of a rift between ODI captain Tamim Iqbal and star allrounder Shakib Al Hasan raised by Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hassan. Tamim also dismissed it, saying they work well on the field which is all that counts.
바카라You don바카라t need to be best of friends to go out and have dinner,바카라 Hathurusingha said. 바카라As long as it is not affecting (the team), I don바카라t see it as a problem.바카라
England has been the only visitor to win a bilateral ODI series in Bangladesh since 2015. However, since the 2-1 defeat to England in 2016, Bangladesh has won seven successive ODI series at home, including against India 2-1 in December.
Bangladesh바카라s slow, spin-friendly pitches are regularly tough to handle but England captain Jos Buttler believed the series will be ideal preparation for the World Cup.
바카라We see Bangladesh as very tough to beat in their home conditions,바카라 Buttler said. 바카라It is exactly the kind of challenge we need ahead of the World Cup.
바카라These are the conditions that would probably be the closest we can get to play in India.바카라
It is also the last overseas series England plays before the World Cup.
England has lost its last four ODI series, including in South Africa at the start of the month.
