Shahzad and Bresnan began to test their opponents with reverse swing but a series of lbw appeals went unanswered before Collingwood struck in his first over, bowling Carters round his legs to break a second-wicket partnership of 75.

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The master of reverse swing bowling was returning to the side after been overlooked for the first Test, and spending some time in the shadows of former understudy Shoaib Akhtar.

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As for the bowling, the reverse swing in the last two games, led by James Anderson, has shown Australia where Test cricket has moved to.

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Such was the dominance of England's swing and seam bowlers, Swann was required to bowl only two overs in the entire first Test.

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There was no swing or seam to encourage England's opening bowlers on a much drier surface than seen at the first Test in Chittagong.

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Butt's hunch to try the medium pace of Umar Amin was rewarded when more swing found the edge of Marcus North's bat to give the 20-year-old a maiden Test wicket.

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Left-armer Sidebottom, also in contention for a place in the final Ashes Test at The Oval next week, ripped through the Bears middle order with a devastating spell of swing bowling - taking his tally to 20 wickets in his last four matches at an average of 17.85.

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