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Match factsOctober 20-24, Chittagong Start time 10.00am (0400GMT)Big pictureThe first Test is the meeting of a major force in Test cricket and an irregular participant. Bangladesh are resuming the format after a gap of more than 14 months, while by the end of year England will have played 17 Tests in 2016 including seven in eight weeks on the subcontinent.England have won all their eight Tests against Bangladesh - by comfortable margins as well, although sometimes after plenty of toil - but arguably are not the overwhelming favourites that history would suggest given the potential of a youthful top order and continued questions over their spin bowling.While they should still be the front-runners - the success in the ODI series will have boosted confidence in the conditions, although there is a significant turnover in personnel - given the oppressive heat and humidity, the lack of preparation time for some players and inexperience in others, they will be guarding against being too comfortable.Alastair Cook will become Englands most capped Test player, and will have to lead from the front in conditions he is familiar with, having toured Bangladesh as the U-19 captain in 2004 and later in his first assignment as Test captain in 2010. He is set to open with a newcomer, either Haseeb Hameed or Ben Duckett. The latter has impressed having scored four fifties during this tour - he could yet slot in at No. 4 - and Hameed showed his willingness to battle the new conditions during the warm-up matches.Joe Root, Ben Stokes and Jonny Bairstow will have to take care of the rest of the batting line-up while Stuart Broad and Chris Woakes will have to lead the bowling attack in the absence of James Anderson. Much focus will be on Adil Rashid and Moeen Ali and they are set to be joined by a third spinner with 39-year-old Gareth Batty, who played his previous Test in 2005, the favourite.The home side has a solid top six but due to injuries, loss of form and their 14-month break from Test cricket, have to make five changes since their last game. Much of their fortunes will depend on Tamim Iqbal and Mushfiqur Rahim, though England will know not to count out Imrul Kayes and Mahmudullah.But Bangladeshs bowling will depend heavily on Shakib Al Hasan, who will have Taijul Islam for help though the rest of the attack may contain two Test debutants.Chittagong will pose the usual Bangladeshi challenges for the visiting team but, so far, England have been willing to roll up their sleeves. They have trained extra hard to get used to the heat and the pitches, as was seen during their sessions since the ODI series.So in their first meeting in more than six years, England and Bangladesh both have significant challenges to face. Once they come face to face, it could turn into a better contest than on paper.Form guide (completed matches, most recent first)Bangladesh DDDLDEngland LWWLDIn the spotlightWhen it is England, much of the focus is on Tamim Iqbal who made the four Tests in 2010 memorable with his rapid scoring which including two centuries. His average against England, 63.12, is his highest against teams off which he has taken more than 500 runs.Ben Duckett has made four fifties on tour so far, and has looked more comfortable applying his own game into the local conditions than many of his more accomplished team-mates. Duckett is likely to make his debut, and could be a handful for the Bangladesh attack.Team newsBangladeshs top six will be exactly the one that played the last Test, but the rest of the line-up will be changed. Sabbir Rahman and 18-year-old offspinner Mehedi Hasan are most likely to make their Test debuts and if the home side go with two pace bowlers, Kamrul Islam Rabbi would also be making his debut. If Mushfiqur keeps wicket, Nurul Hasan will be sitting out.Bangladesh (probable) 1 Tamim Iqbal, 2 Imrul Kayes, 3 Mominul Haque, 4 Mahmudullah, 5 Shakib Al Hasan, 6 Mushfiqur Rahim (capt & wk), 7 Sabbir Rahman, 8 Mehedi Hasan, 9 Shafiul Islam, 10 Taijul Islam, 11 Kamrul Islam RabbiEngland will have to make at least three changes from their last Test XI, with Alex Hales (opted out), James Vince (dropped) and James Anderson (injured) unavailable. There was a late move which favoured Duckett opening with Cook and Hameed missing out, which would mean Gary Ballance retaining his place. The third spinner spot is between the Surrey pair of Batty and the uncapped Zafar Ansari.England (probable) 1 Alastair Cook (capt), 2 Ben Duckett, 3 Joe Root, 4 Gary Ballance, 5 Ben Stokes, 6 Jonny Bairstow (wk), 7 Moeen Ali, 8 Chris Woakes, 9 Adil Rashid, 10 Gareth Batty, 11 Stuart BroadPitch and conditionsThere is likely to be a slow pitch, which wouldnt give any batsman a comfortable start. The spinners are likely to get more purchase after the first day but again it will be on the slower side. Dust bowls could appear but not until later in the contest. After the rain which threatened the ODI, the forecast is for it to be hot and sunny.Stats and triviaThe 14 months and 20 days since their last Test is Bangladeshs longest duration between two Tests. The previous longest was exactly 14 months between June 4, 2010 and August 4, 2011.None of those in the Bangladesh squad has played 50 Tests, with Mushfiqur the highest with 48 caps.England are likely to have just two survivors from their previous Test in Bangladesh - in Dhaka during 2010 - with Cook and Broad having played on that occasion, although Steven Finn was also in the XI.Jonny Bairstow needs 43 runs for 2000 in Tests.QuotesIt is nice to be addressed as captain after a long time. Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim sums up the Test gap of 14 monthsIts going to be a very special day tomorrow on a personal note. This game is not going to be remembered for a personal thing, its going to be a team performance, but its going to be a special day to overtake a record of such a fantastic England cricketer.England captain Alastair Cook on becoming his countrys most capped Test player, moving past Alec Stewarts 133 Tests Kevin Durant Shoes Cheap Online . 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The lawyers filed a 33-page amended complaint Tuesday in federal court in Manhattan, expanding on the suit originally filed Oct. 3 in New York Supreme Court. Arbitrator Fredric Horowitz last week refused to compel Selig to testify in the grievance, and Rodriguez then walked out of the hearing without testifying. If there was a single swing that made him The King, the driver Arnold Palmer hit on the first hole at Cherry Hills was it.Trailing by seven heading into the final round of the 1960 U.S. Open -- and angered by a sports writer who, during a lunch break, told him he had no chance at a comeback -- Palmer pulled the persimmon wood out on the tee box of the downhill, 346-yard hole. Palmer lashed at the balata-covered ball, which flew through the thin air, into the rough for one small hop, then tumbled onto the green.He made birdie and his greatest comeback was underway. He shot 65 to leapfrog a young amateur named Jack Nicklaus and a legend named Ben Hogan, while leaving the third-round leader, Mike Souchak, three shots behind.Today, theres a plaque commemorating Palmer on the first tee box at Cherry Hills. Two years ago, when the PGA Tour stopped at the iconic course near Denver for a tournament, pros were given a chance to duplicate Palmers shot using persimmon and balata, the way he did back in the day.Nobody could do it.As if there were any doubt: There is no other King.Palmer died Sunday afternoon of complications from heart problems. He was 87. He was admitted to UPMC Hospital in Pittsburgh on Thursday for some cardiovascular work, then weakened.His death brings back waves of memories of his finest performances, none more so that the comeback at Cherry Hills that came during an era when the final 36 holes were played on Saturday and the break between the third and fourth rounds was long enough to grab lunch.Palmer asked sports writers Bob Drum and Dan Jenkins how far they thought a 65 might go in the final round. It would leave him at 280.Doesnt 280 always win the Open? Palmer asked.Yeah, when Hogan shoots it, Jenkins replied.Drums response: Wont do you a damn bit of good.Palmer was so mad, he said, he couldnt finish his hamburger.The exchange with Drum set the fire off inside, not that it wasnt there, Palmer said. All I know is, I was pretty upset.He hit a few practice shots, went to the first tee, and a few hours later, he had his third major championship and first at the U.S. Open.Other victories Palmer will be long remembered for:1954 U.S. Amateur:A 24-year-old Palmer beat Bob Sweeney to win the National Amateur golf championship in Detroit, Michigan on August 28, 1954. The match pitted a graying millionaire playboy against the upstart Palmer in what many dubbed a battle of the classes.1955 Canadian Open:Palmer captured the Canadian Open championship, his first PGA Tour victory, at the Weston Golf Club. Palmer set a record that held for many years as the lowest score- he finished -23 -- in Open history. To celebrate Westons 75th anniversary in 1990, a Skins game was held featuring Arnold Palmer, Mark Calcavecchia, Ray Floyd and Dave Barr.1958 Masters:Palmer arrived at the Masters with eight titles but very little professional major championship experience. He had yet to play in a British Open or PGA Championship, and had finished tied for seventh a yyear earlier at the Masters.dddddddddddd A third-round 68 vaulted him into a tie for the lead with Sam Snead.Palmer and Ken Venturi, who was three strokes back, were paired for the final round, and Venturi trailed by just one stroke by the 12th hole. Then Palmers tee shot to the par-3 hole landed behind the green and plugged. Palmer believed he was entitled to relief because the ball was embedded, and Venturi agreed.But the rules official on the scene did not. He ruled Palmer had to play without relief. There was an argument, Palmer eventually played the ball and gouged it out of the turf, hitting a poor chip past the hole, then two-putting for a double-bogey 5.Venturi had made par and assumed the lead. But Palmer announced he was playing a second ball and made par.Venturi has always believed Palmer played the second ball incorrectly.There was never a question in my mind that I wasnt right about the 12th hole, said Palmer, who went on to win by a shot over Fred Hawkins and Doug Ford and by two over Venturi.1960 Masters:Palmer birdied the final two holes to win by one stroke over runner-up Ken Venturi. It was the second of Palmers four Masters victories and the second of his seven major titles.Palmer, age 30 at the time, also won the U.S. Open in 1960 and was the runner-up at the British Open.Palmer was the sole leader after all four rounds and was the second wire-to-wire winner at the Masters, following Craig Wood in 1941. Subsequent wire-to-wire winners were Nicklaus in 1972, Raymond Floyd in 1976, and Jordan Spieth in 2015.1961 British Open:Palmer won the first of two consecutive British Open Championships by finishing one stroke ahead of Dai Rees. Hed been runner-up the year before in his first Open, but the 1961 victory was the fourth of his seven major titles. He was the first American to win the Claret Jug since Ben Hogan in 1953.1962 Masters:Palmer won the first three-way Masters playoff -- beating defending champion Gary Player and Dow Finsterwald -- for the third of his four titles at Augusta National. Palmer shot a 31 on the back nine to finish at 68 on Monday, three strokes ahead of runner-up Player. It was Nicklaus first appearance at the Masters as a professional.1962 British Open:Palmers second major championship of the year -- and No. 6 of his career -- was a runaway at the British Open at Troon Golf Club in Scotland. He finished at 12 under par, six shots ahead of runner-up Kel Nagle -- and at least 13 strokes better than anyone else in the field.1964 Masters:Terrific from start to finish, Palmer easily wrapped up his fourth Masters title for his seventh -- and final -- major championship. No one had won four times at Augusta National until Palmer reached that number thanks to three rounds in the 60s, followed by a closing 70 that was plenty good enough: He beat runners-up Nicklaus and Dave Marr by six strokes. ' ' '