AUSTRALIA'S depleted fast bowling stocks have taken another blow with Ryan Harris under an injury cloud for Friday's Wellington Test.

Graeme Swann completed a maiden 10-wicket match-haul as England ended Bangladesh’s resistance with a 181-run victory in the opening Test on Tuesday.

Tim Bresnan has been called into the England Test squad in Bangladesh after the England coach, Andy Flower, confirmed that Ryan Sidebottom is to fly home from the tour due to side injury.

Mumbai: Injuries to Rahul Dravid and Yuvraj Singh have forced top-ranked India to name a depleted 15-man squad for the opening Test against South Africa in Nagpur, beginning from February 6.

Zaheer Khan’s 10-wicket match haul sunk Bangladesh in the second Test but the Indian spearhead believes he is still some distance away from attaining his peak bowling fitness.

Down under, Kepler Wessels was known as chopper. It is doesn't come as a surprise either that he quickly realised how to get ahead it was a case of adapting or failing.

Mirpur: Magnanimous in victory against a side which is young in international cricket, star Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar went to the Bangladesh dressing room after the end of the second Test and patted the home side players for their good performance.

Mirpur: India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Wednesday singled out star performer Zaheer Khan for the team's series victory and said the bowlers did an excellent job on an unresponsive track in the second Test against Bangladesh.

Mirpur: India thrashed Bangladesh by 10 wickets in the second and final Test to wrap up the two-Test series with a 2-0 win here on Wednesday.

Mirpur (Bangladesh): Key batsmen Rahul Dravid and Yuvraj Singh, both nursing injuries, are doubtful starters for the first Test against South Africa, India coach Gary Kirsten said on Tuesday.