CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh (AP) " Bangladesh is counting on the hot and stifling conditions being their friend and not England's when the first cricket test starts on Thursday. Although they have been here for around 15-20 days, we'll try to maximize our advantage to the full, be it from the wicket or the weather conditions." "England as a cricketing nation plays more test cricket than Bangladesh, which helps us, but we don't play a huge amount in these conditions," Cook says. England come from drawing a four-match test series against Pakistan at home. England has already played 10 tests this year, while Bangladesh hasn't played a test since July 2015 against South Africa.

Source: New Zealand Herald October 19, 2016 10:30 UTC