Bangladesh play a one-day warm-up match in St Vincent on Wednesday, then have three one-day internationals, a three-day tour match and two Tests.

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The Somerset left-hander scored a relatively paltry seven and 21 in his two innings and has just one more three-day warm-up match left in which to improve his form before the first Test.

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As if to emphasise the task ahead for England, and underline the problems of inconsistency, Pietersen's team managed to eclipse their Stanford debacle by being shot out for 98 in the final warm-up before the opening one-day international.

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In his 2009 book, Storms of my Grandchildren, he argues that the Earth could one day become like the planet Venus, where temperatures are warm enough to melt lead.

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Passed over as skipper for this series in favour of Daniel Vettori after he retired from one-day cricket, Fleming had dislocated a thumb and missed a warm-up match but showed no early signs of discomfort.

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The former England one-day all-rounder picked up the injury while bowling in a warm-up friendly against Yorkshire.

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They will play 50-over warm-up contests against a Bangladesh Cricket Board XI in Fatullah on Tuesday and Thursday before three one-day internationals against Bangladesh, followed by a two-match Test series.

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And fans of Davies since his early, autobiographical films "Distant Voices, " "Still Lives, " and "The Long Day Closes" will appreciate the inclusion of one of his favorite time-capsule gestures: a warm pub scene in which every patron, young and old, joins in singing popular tunes.

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