The Tigers play their first practice match against New Zealand at the Wormsley Cricket Ground today. Bangladesh was the first team among the top ten to reach England to start their preparation for the ICC World Twenty20 which will kick off from June 5 with hosts England taking on Netherlands at Lord's. Jamie Siddons' charges have been out of international cricket for last four months but has got five practice matches in England to get accustomed with the condition before the tournament proper.After the first game the Tigers travel to neighboring Kent to play the second additional practice game against Netherlands while their third match is scheduled for May 29 against Scotland.After showing no side effects or jet-lag from the long flight from Dhaka both the captain and his deputy will play the first game and the rest of the team will be decided in the afternoon's team meeting, cording to TigerCricket.com.With the captain and vice captain joining the rest of the group after nearly two months the spirit in the Tigers camp has gone up a notch. Mohammad Ashraful and Mashrafe Bin Mortaza flew into England last night and after a decent nap headed for training in the morning.Both stars looked fresh and ready as the Bangladesh team had an extended centre wicket training session of nearly four hours at the Ashton Rowant Cricket Club ground, a five-minute drive down the road from the team hotel and through the lush valleys and sunflower fields of a typical English village. This was probably not as picturesque as the breathtaking sceneries that soothe the eyes at the Wormsley Cricket Ground but the wicket and the outfield were perfect for preparation.At the start of the day the sky had cloud cover but slowly the sun came out and the intent shown by Mashrafe and Ashraful came as a welcome sign after their separation with the national team due to IPL commitments. Practice focused on creating certain match situations and the bowlers and batsmen were challenged to execute certain plans. “Twenty20 is very positive cricket and you have to take initiatives with a positive mind frame. Although we did not play many matches still for me and Ash (Ashraful) the time at the IPL allowed us to study the game more and hopefully we have learned a few things that we can share with the coaching staff and the other players,” Mortaza told the BCB's official website. Bangladesh's official practice games are against Australia on June 1 and Sri Lanka a day later at Nottingham.The Tigers, who has been pitted in Group A, will play their first group match against India on June 6 and second match against Ireland on June 8 at Trent Bridge.
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