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Scoreboard at the close of the second

day of the first test between West Indies and Bangladesh at

Arnos Vale, Kingstown, St. Vincent on Friday.

Bangladesh first innings

T. Iqbal c Reifer b Best 14

I. Kayes lbw b Sammy 33

J. Siddique c Dowlin b Bernard 27

R. Hasan c Sammy b Bernard 14

M. Ashraful c Walton b Best 6

S. Al Hasan c Richards b Roach 17

M. Rahim run out 36

M. Mahmudullah c Phillips b Roach 9

M. Mortaza c Walton b Roach 39

S. Hossain c Walton b Austin 33

R. Hossain not out 3

Extras (b-2, lb-2, w-1, nb-2) 7

Total (all out, 88.2 overs) 238

Fall of wickets: 1-45 2-49 3-79 4-98 5-100 6-121 7-149 8-172

9-207 10-238

Bowling: T.Best 17-4-58-2 (1nb, 1w), K.Roach 23-11-46-3

(1nb), D.Sammy 19-7-38-1, D.Bernard 11-2-30-2, R.Austin

13.2-5-35-1, N.Miller 5-1-27-0.

West Indies first innings

D. Richards lbw Shakib Al Hasan 13

O. Phillips not out 0

R. Austin not out 1

Extras (nb-3) 3

Total (one wicket, seven overs) 17

Fall of wickets: 1-15

To bat: T.Dowlin, F.Reifer, D.Bernard, C.Walton, D.Sammy,

T.Best, N.Miller, K.Roach.

Bowling: M.Mortaza 3-0-12-0 (nb-2), S.Hossain 1-0-3-0, S. Al

Hasan 2-1-1-1, R.Hossain 1-0-1-0 (nb-1)

West Indies were 17 for one at the close of the second day of the first test against Bangladesh.

Bangladesh made 238 all out in their first innings at Arnos Vale on Friday.

Scores: Bangladesh 238 all out (M.Mortaza 39, K.Roach 3-46); W.Indies 17-1.

Bangladesh were 238 all out in their first innings on the second day of the first test against West Indies at Arnos Vale, St. Vincent on Friday.

Scores: Bangladesh 238 all out v West Indies.

Sri Lanka spinner Muttiah Muralitharan is still having treatment on a knee injury and will miss the second test against Pakistan starting on Sunday.

The 37-year-old, who has injured his patella tendon, is also a doubt for the third test.

Wicketkeeper Prasanna Jayawardene returned to full training this week, but was also not considered for selection as Sri Lanka, who lead the three-match series 1-0 after a 50-run victory in Galle, named an unchanged squad.

The only selection dilemma is the form of opener Malinda Warnapura, who has scored just 12 runs in his last four innings.

Sri Lanka skipper Kumar Sangakkara called for improvement from his batsmen.

"We had a great final day in Galle but we all know that we were not at our best during the first three days and we have to improve," Sangakkara told Reuters.

"The batsmen in particular have been working really hard this week," he added.

"We need to be more patient, be much tighter with our techniques and work through tough phases against a decent bowling attack."

Pakistan captain Younis Khan put the first test defeat down to the pressure on his young players as the team collapsed from 71 for two to 117 all out in the second innings.

"We have youngsters in the team and I think they will learn from their mistakes," he said.

"If we play to our potential in the next two tests we may square the series or win it."

Former skipper Shoaib Malik, who bats at number six, could find his place under scrutiny. He last scored a century in March 2006.

Young all-rounder Fawad Alam, 23, could be a possible replacement after an impressive 83 not out in a warm-up game before the Galle Test.

Sri Lanka squad: Kumar Sangakkara (captain), Malinda Warnapura, Tharanga Paranavitana, Mahela Jayawardene, Thilan Samaraweera, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Angelo Mathews, Chamara Kapugedera, Rangana Herath, Ajantha Mendis, Thilan Thushara, Nuwan Kulasekara, Dhammika Prasad, Kaushal Silva, Suranga Lakmal.

Pakistan squad: Younis Khan (captain), Salman Butt, Khurram Manzoor, Mohammad Yousuf, Misbah-ul-Haq, Shoaib Malik, Kamran Akmal, Umar Gul, Saeed Ajmal, Mohammad Aamer, Danish Kaneria, Abdul Razzaq, Abdur Rauf, Fawad Alam, Faisal Iqbal.

A tiny terracotta urn at the heart of a 127 year-old rivalry between England and Australia is the star of an exhibition at the home of cricket.

Not even the guardians of the Ashes at the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) museum are exactly certain what is in the urn given to English cricket captain Ivo Bligh by his future wife while on a playing tour of Australia in 1883.

What they are sure about is that the brown-coloured urn, slightly bigger than an egg cup, is not the trophy that England are attempting to win back from Australia this year in the test series that is held every two years.

Museum manager Antony Amos said that contrary to popular misperception the Ashes urn is not a trophy, but a piece of cricket history donated to the MCC by Bligh's widow.

"People think it's a trophy, but it's not," Amos told Reuters. "It's just a symbol."

The museum also holds the much bigger urn-shaped Waterford Crystal trophy, which was commissioned by the MCC as the official Ashes trophy after discussions with the England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and Cricket Australia.

That trophy was first presented to Mark Taylor after his Australian side emerged triumphant in the 1998-99 Test series against England. The 2009 Ashes series began this week in Cardiff, Wales. Lord's -- the home ground of the MCC -- will host the second test in this year's five-match series.

While the Ashes urn is the pride of the MCC museum, it also shares its home with other hallowed cricket treasures that the MCC has been collecting since 1864.

The oldest known cricket ball, busts and portraits of the game's greats, signed bats, caps, clothing and even a stuffed sparrow are all part of the MCC museum's displays in Lord's cricket ground in north London, where tours of the museum and Lord's are available.

The term "Ashes" was first used after England lost to Australia - for the first time on home soil in August 1882. A day later, the Sporting Times carried a mock obituary to English cricket which concluded that: "The body will be cremated and the ashes taken to Australia".

The concept caught the imagination of the sporting public and a few weeks later, Bligh and his team set off to tour Australia, vowing to return with "the ashes". His Australian counterpart, WL Murdoch, similarly vowed to defend them.

The museum also includes the folklore concerning the urn's actual contents. Some say they are the ashes of burned bails -- the pieces of wood which rest on top of the wooden stumps -- other tales say Bligh's maid had to replace the contents with ash from his fireplace after an "accident".

Despite the urn, the copies of the annual Wisden almanac carried by British POWs and even the boots of Australian bowler Shane Warne, one of the most popular exhibitions remains the cabinet housing the stuffed sparrow accidentally killed by bowler Jehangir Khan at Lord's cricket ground in 1936.

"We get kids coming in wanting to see the bird," smiles Amos, gesturing towards the cabinet housing the unlucky sparrow.

Australia batted throughout a rain-interrupted third day of the first Ashes test against England to take a 44-run first innings lead over the hosts on Friday.

After floodlights had been turned on for the first time in a British test, Australia reached 479 for five in their first innings in reply to England's 435.

Captain Ricky Ponting led from the front during a sun-baked morning session, reaching 150 before he dragged a Monty Panesar delivery on to his stumps.

His deputy Michael Clarke took over with a delightful 83 and Marcus North showed the benefit of his stints with five English counties to mark his Ashes debut with a thoroughly competent 54 not out.

The pair added 143 for the fifth wicket and England will now be batting to save the match after a dispiriting day for their bowlers.

James Anderson raised the hosts' hopes briefly having taken the second new ball 30 minutes into the day after Australia resumed on 249 for one.

A late inswinger accounted for Simon Katich (122) after more than five hours at the crease and Michael Hussey did not linger, edging Anderson to Matt Prior behind the stumps after scoring three.

Ponting, who reached his 38th test century on Thursday evening, drove crisply through the covers and hooked an Andrew Flintoff no-ball for six over a leaping Panesar at fine-leg.

RAIN BREAK

There seemed no obvious reason why he should ever get out until he stepped back to hit Panesar through the off-side and the ball ricocheted off his bat and clattered into the base of the stumps.

Three wickets had fallen in 63 balls for 22 runs and with Australia 331 for four, England were back in the game.

Clarke and North ensured there were no further alarms for the Australians by batting through the afternoon session.

North got off the mark with a deft on-drive for four and Clarke played a series of delightful drives and the shot of the day when he used his feet to loft Panesar over long-off for six.

Panesar got the occasional delivery to turn but Graeme Swann, who has superseded the left-armer as England's number one spinner, was ineffective.

Clarke leaned back to pull Flintoff through mid-wicket for four to bring up the 100 partnership and the teams went to tea with Australia 463 for four.

The sky darkened during the break and steady rain drove the players off the field 12 minutes into the evening session.

After play resumed under the lights Stuart Broad took his first wicket of the innings when Clarke edged an attempted hook to give wicketkeeper Matt Prior his third catch.

But after half an hour the umpires consulted again and the players left the field for the final time.