Cook rues lack of ‘world-class’ spin as Bangladesh seal historic win

Alastair Cook admitted England have “a lot to work on” as they approach their five-Test tour of India.

England slipped to a 108-run defeat in Mirpur on Sunday – their first loss to Bangladesh in Test cricket – after the morning saw them drop a host of chances and the evening saw them lose 10 wickets in a session.

It left Cook bemoaning England’s “inexperience” in such conditions and accepting that England “haven’t got world-class spinners”.

He also warned that the team had to “stay strong” and “stay together” in the coming weeks to ensure they were no long-term damaging effects of such a chastening defeat to the No. 9-ranked Test team. England leave for a five-Test series against the world No.1 team, India – a tour for which Cook rated England as “pretty heavy underdogs” – later this week.

“We showed our inexperience in these conditions,” a shell-shocked Cook said. “A lot of these guys have not played many Test matches and when that ball got rolling we found it very hard to stop.

“You lose a couple of wickets, then men come round the bat and the crowd get into it. Being able to deal with it and get through it is crucial. You know it doesn’t last forever, but that half an hour is crucial and we just weren’t good enough. We have to learn fast. There’s a lot of talent in this team and the experience on this trip will only help us if we take the right things out of it. There’s a lot to work on.”

England lost all ten of their wickets for 64 runs in the final session, but Cook …

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