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Bangladesh opt to field against England at Cricket World Cup

Bangladesh won the toss and chose to field against England in the second World Cup match for both teams in Dharamsala on Tuesday.

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Skipper Shakib Al Hasan, whose team beat Afghanistan in their opener, announced one change, with off-spinning allrounder Mahedi Hasan replacing Mahmudullah Riyad in the side.

England opted for extra pace, bringing in Reece Topley for off-spinner Moeen Ali.

"They are the world champions," said Shakib. "We have to be at our best to get a good result but we are up for the challenge."

England captain Jos Buttler, who is still missing all-rounder Ben Stokes, described his side's nine-wicket defeat by New Zealand in their opener as "a bad day at the office."

"We know we were short of our best and we've had a couple of good days' practice before today and we look forward to trying to put in a good performance," he said. "We're expecting a good bounceback."

The notoriously sandy and bare outfield at the picturesque Himalayan ground has already come under fire at the tournament with Buttler describing it as "poor" on the eve of the game.

Teams:

Bangladesh: Liton Das, Tanzid Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Shakib Al Hasan (capt),Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Mushfiqur Rahim (wkt), Towhid Hridoy, Mahedi Hasan, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Mustafizur Rahman

England: Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler (wk/capt), Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Chris Woakes, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood, Reece Topley

Umpires: Ahsan Raza (PAK), Paul Wilson (AUS)

Tv umpire: Adrian Holdstock (RSA)

Match referee: Javagal Srinath (IND)

- AFP