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Bangladesh drop Shafiul Islam for second Test with England

CHITTAGONG, BANGLADESH - OCTOBER 22:  Shafiul Islam of Bangladesh bats during the 3rd day of the 1st Test match between Bangladesh and England
Image: Bangladesh's Shafiul Islam drops out of the squad for the second Test with England

Bangladesh have left fast bowler Shafiul Islam out of their 15-man squad for the second Test against England, live on Sky Sports.

Uncapped seamer Subashis Roy and 20-year-old all-rounder Mosaddek Hossain are called up for the second and final Test between the sides, which gets underway in Dhaka on Friday.

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The Verdict panel debate whether England should rest or rotate any of the team for the second Test against Bangladesh in Dhaka.

Shafiul bowled only 15 wicketless overs during Bangladesh's thrilling opening five-dayer against England, which saw Alastair Cook's side claim a 22-run victory after Ben Stokes picked up the two wickets required for victory on Monday.

But the hosts have opted for a like-for-like replacement in Subashis, who has never played at international level, while Mosaddek featured in all three ODIs against England earlier this month but is also uncapped in the Test arena.

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Bangladesh squad: M Rahim (captain), T Iqbal (vice-captain), S Sarker, I Kayes, M Haque, Mahmudullah, S Al Hasan, S Hom, S Rahman, M Hasan, T Islam, K Rabbi, M Hossain, N Hasan, S Roy.

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