After starting the second day's play at Old Trafford on 87 not out, England's Ian Bell wastes no time in reaching his 11th Test century - and his third against Bangladesh
England's only alarm in the first hour comes when Matt Prior top edges a hook shot off Shafiul Islam and the ball falls just short of Mahmudullah fielding in the deep
Although the pitch offers some uneven bounce, Bangladesh are frustrated in their search for a breakthrough as Bell and Prior post a century partnership for the sixth wicket
It takes an absolute beauty from Shakib Al Hasan to separate England's overnight pair, the ball pitching on leg and spinning sharply to clip the top of Bell's off-stump
Bell's face has a rueful look as he returns to the dressing room with 128 to his name, having fallen to a delivery to rank with Shane Warne's magic ball to Mike Gatting at the same ground in 1993
Graeme Swann is never afraid to try something different but after a bright and breezy 20 he also departs, lbw to Abdur Razzak as England reach lunch on 399-7
Yorkshire's Ajmal Shahzad strides out after lunch for his first Test innings but it is a shortlived affair and he is soon on his way for five, caught off Shakib
Prior throws away the chance of a century when he tries to reverse-sweep Shakib and is caught for 93 - two balls later the Bangladesh skipper removes Steven Finn to finish with 5-121 as England are all out for 419
With a century behind him in the first Test at Lord's, a confident Tamim Iqbal launches Bangladesh's reply in typically positive fashion, punishing anything off line from the England new-ball attack
Tamim ends up in a heap on the floor after overbalancing as he tries to keep out a yorker from Shahzad in the Yorkshire seamer's first spell in Test cricket
Finn (left, with Ian Bell) returns for his second spell and immediately parts Bangladesh's opening pair when Imrul Kayes miscues a hook shot and Shahzad takes an easy catch at long-leg
Tamim leaps for joy after reaching his second hundred in successive Tests but Bangladesh suffer a second setback in the same over when Junaid Siddique is caught behind off Graeme Swann for a single
Tamim edges a catch to the keeper off Anderson after making 108 and Swann (pictured) then turns the screw with a perfect off-break which spins back betwen bat and pad to bowl Jahurul Islam
Bangladesh are in deep trouble in the final session of play as newcomer Shahzad has Mohammad Ashraful taken at gully for his first Test wicket and then bowls Mahmudullah and Shafiul Islam for figures of 3-45
With Bangladesh desperately trying to avoid the follow-on, Swann completes another five-wicket haul to dismiss them for 216 and give England the option of putting them in again on the third day
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