Sport 24-10-2003 Record Low For England Batsmen who: England cricket team what: All out for 295 on third day of first test where: Bangladesh when: Yesterday snippet: "On a day of panicky strokes and porous defence," reports The Telegraph`s Simon Briggs from Dhaka, England were bowled out for 295 - "the lowest total recorded by a touring team in Bangladesh". The third day of this first Test between England and Bangladesh "was one of frustration for England and ended with the players sitting in a ring beside the pitch, vainly waiting for play to restart after a power failure just as they looked like taking a few wickets of their own," says The Guardian`s Paul Weaver. "While England can joke about the farcical way in which the day`s play ended, they should be appalled by the previous seven hours of cricket they played," says The Independent`s Angus Fraser. "Only Marcus Trescothick and Graham Thorpe came close to getting this balance [between defence and attack] right." Reporting on day four, the BBC says England`s fortunes haven`t yet improved, reaching only 201-5 at tea. "Marcus Trescothick predicted victory after the third day`s play, but he was made to eat his words during the morning as Bashar and Sarkar dealt competently with everything which came their way." [... more]

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