Results tagged “Bangladesh”

A University of East London student is heading for warmer climes after he was selected for an England cricket squad.

Tymal Mills, who is a BA (Hons) Sports Journalism student will head to Bangladesh for a tour next month with the England Lions. Mills, 19, plays county cricket for Essex and he said he was delighted to be called up.

By Tim Archer

I've spent the first week of the new year visiting Bangladesh. A third of the constituency I hope to represent, Poplar and Limehouse, are from, or their families originate from, Bangladesh.

It's important to get to know and understand as much as possible about all the people of the constituency and my second trip to Bangladesh has really helped me to do this.

England cricket captain Andrew Strauss is preparing for a tough tour in South Africa but he's confident his team are up there with the world's best.

Strauss led England to victory in this summer's Ashes series against Australia and he is determined to build on that success this winter.