Tamim v Stokes gets a little heated

England v Bangladesh, Champions Trophy, Group A June 01, 2017

The nervous search

Mark Wood was always going to trouble the Bangladesh openers, and it didn't take him too long to bang one in at Tamim Iqbal. The left-handed had little idea as the ball rose into his face, which he swatted away in the last moment. The ball fell near him but Tamim had no idea where the delivery was and nearly tripped on it, before it spun away.

The horse-bolting

Imrul Kayes edged Ben Stokes past wicketkeeper Jos Buttler in the 14th over, through a vacant slip cordon despite him being new to the crease, prompting the bowler and captain Eoin Morgan to then add a slip. Joe Root was moved from the leg-side to fill the gap, not always a great idea after a ball had gone past that exact spot. The next two balls from Stokes did not quite fit the plan as they were full on Kayes' pads, the first of the whipped to the square-leg fence which is where the slip had come from.

The fastest responder

England did not have the best of starts with Chris Woakes walking off injured after just bowling two overs and Moeen Ali dropping an easy chance at square-leg in the seventh over. But they got a lift in the 20th over when Wood judged an Kayes uppish drive faster than anyone at The Oval, ran to his left and dived full length to pull off a superb catch.

The gesture

After Tamim had dabbed Stokes for a very fine boundary through third man, it drew a response from the allrounder. Tamim replied in the first instance but as Stokes kept at it with the sledging, the normally vocal Bangladesh opener motioned him to go back to his mark twice. Stokes obviously had no option but to head back, and things heated up a little when he put his hand on Tamim's shoulder, possibly to calm him down. But Tamim would have none of it, and complained to the umpires who had to finally step in.

Joe's slip

With Woakes already under an injury, England did not want any more scares. So it was a heart-in-mouth moment when Joe Root started limping after playing a pull in the 26th over. He needed some treatment at the end of the over but continued to hobble between the wickets - although he was still pushed by his captain Eoin Morgan during their stand - and there will be much interest in how he pulls up.

Soft signal

Bangladesh were desperate for a breakthrough and, for a moment, it appeared Mashrafe Mortaza had struck when Morgan lofted down the ground and was taken by Tamim running in from long-on. The fielder was convinced he had held the fine, low catch but Morgan - as is his right - stood his ground and the umpires went upstairs. When the soft signal was not out, it put the onus on the pictures to prove otherwise and TV umpire Bruce Oxenford did not see enough evidence to give an out decision. Tamim was far from impressed.

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