Bangladesh looked like continuing their discouraging streak of failures since their inception into Test cricket in the second Test against Pakistan at the MA Aziz Stadium in Chittagong. The hosts found themselves blown away for 148 just before the tea break and, by stumps, Pakistan had steadily advanced to 99 for just the loss opener Shadab Kabir.Off-spinner Saqlain Mushtaq, who bowled little and unsuccessfully in the first Test at Dhaka, was the chief architect of the Bangladeshi collapse, luring five Bangladeshi batsmen to their doom and conceding only 35 runs in the process. At the other end, continuing his strategy of torment against Bangladesh, was Danish Kaneria, who claimed 4-62.Bangladesh were most comfortable in the day only between Khaled Masud winning the toss and the openers taking strike against Waqar Younis and Shoaib Akhtar. First strike on a flat, dry batting surface that promised to aid spin later in the match was an advantage that Bangladesh badly needed. It was also an advantage that was to be squandered.Javed Belim, the right-handed opener playing in place of Mohammad Ashraful, opened with an injured Al-Sahariar. The pair added 21 runs for the first wicketbefore Waqar induced a nick from Al-Sahariar and sent him back for 13, caught behind by Rashid Latif.Mehrab Hossain and Belim then proceeded to give their supporters a rare moment of cheer. Batting patiently and steadily, they saw off the opening pace salvo and then looked comfortable when spin was introduced into the attack. Just before lunch, however, Belim, then on 17, misread the bounce from a Saqlain delivery, offering a catch to silly point Shadab Kabir.One of Bangladesh’s more dependable bats disappointed on the day. Habibul Bashar’s dismissal mirrored Belim’s, with Shadab Kabir taking yet another catch at silly point off the bowling of Saqlain. Their best batsman gone for just 2, the remaining members of the batting line-up crumbled in the face of fine spin bowling from Saqlain and Kaneria.Aminul Islam and skipper Khaled Masud did offer some resistance further down the order, adding 27 runs for the seventh wicket. Aminul ground out 27 runs, while Masud top-scored in the innings with 28.Pakistan skipper Waqar Younis was in particularly attacking vein on the day, setting suffocating close-in fields to entice the batsmen into playing big shots. The plan worked brilliantly, with almost all the batsmen fell into that very trap. The home side’s innings lasted only 56.4 overs.Mohammad Sharif brought slight cheer with his early success, removing Shadab Kabir caught behind in the sixth over. Shadab appeared suspect outside the off-stump from the very start, prodding at deliveries that were meant to be left alone. His mode of dismissal, thus, came as little surprise.That was to be Bangladesh’s last success of the day. Younis Khan and Taufeeq Umar consolidated their side’s position to run up 99 runs by the close of the play. Both were unbeaten on 47, taking eight boundaries each off a Bangladeshi attack that appeared unlikely to set things up for a series-squaring win by bowling Pakistan out twice.

Sanath Jayasuriya makes a return to the Sri Lanka squad for the Asia Cup in Pakistan after having been dropped for the one-dayers in the West Indies last month. Jayasuriya, who has retired from Tests, was included in the 15-member squad following the intervention of Gamini Lokuge, the country’s sports minister, after selectors had left him out of the original squad.The selectors had met on Tuesday but the minister delayed ratifying the squad, which helped Jayasuriya make his case with an unbeaten 114 for the Mumbai Indians against the Chennai Super Kings.The sports minister summoned the four-member selection committee headed by Ashantha de Mel, the former Sri Lanka fast bowler, and asked them to reconsider and include Jayasuriya.The out-of-form Upul Tharanga was omitted in order the accommodate the 38-year-old, who along with Sachin Tendulkar is the only player to feature in over 400 ODIs.Three other players who were part of the ODI squad in the West Indies have been dropped – fast bowlers Ishara Amerasinghe and Thilan Thushara, and legspinner Malinga Bandara. Farveez Maharoof and Dilhara Fernando return from injuries while Muttiah Muralitharan, who had been rested for the West Indies ODIs, has been included as well.Muralitharan’s inclusion means he might play alongside Ajantha Mendis, the mystery spinner who bamboozled the West Indian batsmen with his several variations. Lasith Malinga was once again overlooked as he had not recovered from a knee injury. Mahela Jayawardene will lead the side, while Kumar Sangakkara, who’s also his team-mate in the Kings XI Punjab side in the IPL, will be his deputy.The tournament will be held in Pakistan from June 24 to July 6. Sri Lanka has been grouped alongside Bangladesh and United Arab Emirates. The top two teams from each group qualify to the next phase, where the teams will play each other once to decide the two finalists.Sri Lanka squad: Mahela Jayawardene (capt), Kumar Sangakkara (wk), Sanath Jayasuriya, Mahela Udawatte, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Chamara Silva, Chamara Kapugedera, Kaushal Weeraratne, Farveez Maharoof, Chaminda Vaas, Dilhara Fernando, Muttiah Muralitharan, Ajantha Mendis, Jehan Mubarak, Nuwan Kulasekera.

ScorecardMatthew Parkinson helped England hit back with his legspin•Getty Images

Centuries from Jordan Gauci and captain Jake Doran gave Australia Under-19s a strong opening day to the one-off Test at Chester-le-Street, though Lancashire legspinner Matthew Parkinson took 5 for 85 on his U-19 debut to ensure England kept themselves in sight.Gauci, a 17-year-old from Penrith, New South Wales, dominated the first part of the day as he made a hundred from 136 deliveries after Australia had chosen to bat first. He shared a second-wicket stand of 106 with Caleb Jewell and then added 77 with Doran for the third wicket.However, when Gauci fell to Ben Green for 111, England hit back by claiming 3 for 6 in four overs. Parkinson, who earlier removed Jewell to break the second-wicket stand, added Will Pucovski for a duck while Green claimed his second when he trapped Tom Healy, the son of Ian, lbw for 1 to leave Australia 191 for 5 and the day in the balance.Doran, the 18-year-old who played the Big Bash for Sydney Sixers and for the Prime Minister’s XI against England in January, initially had a charmed life as he was dropped on 0 then caught on 1 off a Saqib Mahmood no-ball, mistakes England were left to rue as he took charge alongside Jhye Richardson. The pair added 152 in 37 overs for the sixth wicket as England struggled to keep control of the scoring rate.Doran went to 99 with a six off Parkinson and brought up his century with a boundary off the next delivery – his 165th – only to fall next ball in an eventful over as Parkinson trapped him lbw. Parkinson then had his fourth when he bowled Fletcher Seymour round his legs in his next over.Richardson was on the brink of seeing out the day alongside David Grant – with his own century in sight for the second day – when the Australian curse of 87 struck as he became Parkinson’s fifth wicket after more than 30 overs of impressive work for the legspinner.

Derbyshire have signed the New Zealand batsman Neil Broom on a two-year deal from next season.Broom, 31, holds a British passport, will play in all formats and will feature alongside his fellow countryman Hamish Rutherford.He has played 22 ODIs and 10 T20s for New Zealand – his most recent international appearance coming in a T20 against Sri Lanka in 2013. The last of his one-day appearances came back in 2010 and he has a top score of 71 from his ODI career.In the 2014-15 Plunket Shield season – New Zealand’s first-class competition – he scored 820 runs at 45.55.”We’re delighted to have Neil with us for the next two seasons,” Graeme Welch, the Derbyshire head coach, said. “We know we need to strengthen our batting and adding a player of Neil’s experience and calibre will certainly do that.”He has competed at the highest level and played with Hamish Rutherford before so we know he’ll bring us something extra both on and off the field. Our youngsters will also benefit massively from playing alongside experienced international batsmen who can play all formats as they continue their development.”Broom said: “It’s a great opportunity for me to be able to play all forms in England over the next two summers. I have heard great things about the progress being made at Derbyshire and I am very much looking forward to joining up with my new team-mates next year.”

An offer for Test teams to continue playing under floodlights, in order to avoid the farcical scenes at the end of Abu Dhabi Test on Saturday, was made by the ICC in the wake of a similar finish at The Oval in 2013 but rejected across the board by the Test match captains, including those of England and Pakistan.England were 25 runs short of victory in the opening Test against Pakistan as they chased 99 in 19 overs, of which only 11 could be bowled before the umpires took the players off despite the floodlights being in use. Two years ago, in the final Ashes Test at The Oval, England were also close to victory when play was aborted despite the presence of lights.Neither England captain Alastair Cook or coach Trevor Bayliss were especially critical of the umpires’ decision, although Cook did question whether there was the element of danger that is required for umpires to suspend play. However, it was a far-from-ideal image for a format that is struggling to retain relevance.David Richardson, the ICC chief executive, said: “We have attempted in the past to say to the players that if we have floodlights and they are good enough to use for Test cricket that we should just bite the bullet, and, even if conditions are not as good as they might be, that we should play, finish the day or finish the match. However, that approach wasn’t accepted by any of the teams as they felt it could lead to unjust finishes.”One of the major sticking points remains the red ball used for Test cricket and how it becomes difficult to pick up under floodlights, which is why the current regulations state that once artificial light takes over from natural that play should stop.The inaugural day/night Test between Australia and New Zealand in Adelaide next month will feature the use of a pink ball. Reservations remain among the players but they have reluctantly accepted that they will be used as guinea pigs as part of the bigger picture.Richardson was reported in the on Monday saying that there was consideration being given to developing a “greeny yellow” ball in Test cricket that would be suitable for normal and day/night hours of play. During an ICC event in Dubai, he confirmed that an alternative Test ball was being considered but said “too much” had been made of his initial comments.Joe Root walks from the field after bad light had left England 25 runs short in the first Test•Getty Images

“It just came to mind, I was thinking of the tennis ball which they changed to a green-yellow colour. I think too much has been made of the comment [that] we should think of a green-yellow ball. We have trialled pink and orange, and I think green-yellow has also been trialled but has been found wanting.”We are pinning some hope on developing a different coloured ball which we can use for day/night Test cricket and, if it’s good enough quality, long term, that we can use that for all matches which will help solve the problem.”On the broader subject of maintaining the relevance, and primacy, of Test cricket, Richardson said that there remained a chance of a Test Championship being created in the future. However, it would likely be using a league structure based over a period of years and series rather than the semi-final and final concept – based on the current Test rankings – that had been due to be held in 2017. For commercial reasons, that plan was shelved in favour of the rebirth of the Champions Trophy.The revamping of the Future Tours Programme (FTP) – which was taken out of the hands of the ICC during the Big Three carve up – is due to take place, and the context of bilateral series will be high on the agenda.”We are optimistic we can develop something for Test cricket more along the lines of a proper Test Championship, more than just random Test series,” Richardson said. “A Test league, at the end of which you can crown a champion, is something we’d like to consider quite seriously but there’s a long way to go and we need to consult widely.”Currently, the ICC Test mace is presented on a rolling basis to whichever country is top of the rankings on the April 1 cut-off, along with a relatively modest US$500,000 prize.

BCCI president Shashank Manohar has sought a report from the Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) over the crowd disturbance incident that marred the second Twenty20 between India and South Africa. Manohar sought an explanation after match referee Chris Broad’s report was made available to the BCCI, and received a reply from the OCA on the same day – as it had done with ESPNcricinfo earlier, the association cited the harsh weather conditions for allowing plastic water bottles to be taken into the stands.*The T20 was disrupted twice due to a section of crowd pelting water bottles onto the field on three occasions following India’s batting collapse. Allowing water bottles into the stands is not the norm in Indian stadiums.”The board had given us two days to reply but we have sent our reply in just two hours,” OCA secretary Asirbad Behara told ESPNcricinfo. “We have written to the board that considering the comfort of the spectators who were sitting in sultry heat for the match, we decided to allow water bottles to be carried in the stands.”Since a handful of spectators turned nasty and caused disturbance to the match, we have regretted the decision and have assured the BCCI that we will never repeat such an act.”It will be interesting to see if the BCCI acts against one of its full members based on this report.The ICC has no role to play in the matter and has no powers to take any action against the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack. The onus instead is on the host board, the BCCI, to conduct its own investigation and determine if the venue should be penalised. With respect to the safety and security of the teams in a bilateral series, it is agreed that it will be the responsibility of the host board.Although the ICC has its own guidelines as to what can be permitted inside the ground for fans, they only apply to ICC tournaments. During bilateral series, the host board has its own sets of rules and regulations that the venues need to adhere to, so it is for the BCCI to determine whether there was any violation on part of the OCA for allowing the spectators to carry plastic bottles into the ground. However, the ICC match officials – referee and umpires – are always encouraged to make sure the match is completed.In the event of an incident like the crowd trouble witnessed during the Cuttack T20, the protocol demands that the match referee include a blow-by-blow account of the same in his report. It is then passed on to the ICC, which then forwards it to the BCCI. The BCCI will then submit a report based on its findings and the action it took along with the learnings from the incident to the ICC. This report will then be discussed at the chief executives’ meeting. Considering the next CEC meeting is scheduled to be held later this week in Dubai, the Cuttack incident would come up for discussion only at the next round of meetings.Sachin Tendulkar has already expressed disappointment over the incident, calling for “more responsible behaviour”. “What happened during the game is definitely not good for the game. It has happened earlier also,” Tendulkar told . “We need learn from these mistakes.”We are all passionate about the game. We all love the game so we get disappointed and frustrated at times. There are ways to express that but what happened in Cuttack is certainly not the to way show your emotions. I would request all the fans to think about it [the incident], show some maturity.”*16.00GMT, October 7: This article was updated after the OCA replied to the BCCI.

ScorecardMitchell Marsh celebrated his retention in Australia’s Test squad with two wickets and a half-century on the third day in Hobart as Western Australia retained control of their match against Tasmania. Michael Klinger was also in the runs once again, adding an unbeaten 50 to his double-century from the first innings.Tasmania began the day at 5 for 102 and it was only through George Bailey’s 63 that they managed to move up to 189 before they were dismissed with a big first-innings deficit. Bailey was caught behind off Mitchell Johnson, who finished with 3 for 68, and Marsh picked up the wickets of Tim Paine, bowled for 16, and Evan Gulbis, who was caught behind for a duck.There were some top-order wobbles from the Warriors in their second innings as Cameron Bancroft failed for the second time in the game, caught behind off Andrew Fekete for 15, Shaun Marsh was caught behind off Jackson Bird for 1 and Adam Voges fell to Fekete for 8. But Klinger and Mitchell Marsh combined for a 102-run stand that was enough to set up a declaration.Both men finished on exactly 50 when Voges called the innings to an end at 4 for 136, setting Tasmania 380 for victory and an awkward period to bat under lights against the new pink ball. But the Tasmania openers got through to stumps without any damage, Ben Dunk on 13 and Dominic Michael on 4, with the scored on 0 for 28.