Chittagong — The England cricket team will use the two-Test series in Bangladesh to solve selection issues and prepare for the potentially tougher series they face over the coming months. Alastair Cook’s side next travel to India, the world’s top-ranked team, before hosting SA and West Indies in 2017 ahead of their ultimate challenge in a tour of Australia. Cook’s latest opening partner is the most pressing matter to resolve with 19-year-old Haseeb Hameed and Ben Duckett, 22, in contention to get the job in place of Alex Hales, who opted to miss the tour due to security concerns. Hameed is the favourite, having enjoyed a prolific county season with Lancashire in which he batted with great maturity and displayed a sound defensive technique. "There’s a really nice calm aura about him when he’s practising, and certainly in the middle, when I’ve played against him twice this year," England fast bowler Stuart Broad said. "He knows his game plan for such a young guy and has been hugely im...
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