England v Bangladesh day two photos

1 of 10 England resume on day two at 269-3 with a lead of 165 and Ian Bell and Graham Thorpe at the crease

2 of 10 Bell builds gradually against some toothless bowling as England consolidate their lead in the overcast conditions

3 of 10 Bell reaches his first Test century with the weather seeming the only factor capable of robbing England of a speedy win

4 of 10 Thorpe, playing in his 100th Test match, works the bowling neatly at the other end and notches up his 39th Test fifty

5 of 10 With both batsmen scoring almost at will, England are able to declare at lunch at 447-3 with a comfortable lead of 343

6 of 10 Bangladesh start well but opener Nafees Iqbal is unlucky to be given out to a catch by wicket-keeper Geraint Jones

7 of 10 Opener Javed Omar crats a fine fifty but wickets fall around him and Bangladesh are 108-3 at the tea interval

8 of 10 Steve Harmison, bowling with a slight ankle injury, has Omar caught behind after tea to leave Bangladesh at 125-4

9 of 10 Simon Jones shows his disappointment as Gareth Batty drops Khaled Mashud in the covers

10 of 10 Andrew Flintoff traps Habibul Bashar lbw for 63 as England try to wrap up the game within two days