Captain Cook will start his journey against Bangladesh

English team has been announced for the upcoming Bangladesh tour during February and March this year. Alastair Cook has been selected the test captain. Captain Cook will start his journey of captaincy against Bangladesh. Previous captain Andrew Strauss has been given rest.

English selector Geoff Miller said, 'Andrew Strauss has provide outstanding leadership for the team in both forms of the game over the part 12 months and selectors feel it is important that he takes a break ahead of an extremely busy program of international cricket leading ur to and including the Ashes series in Australia and the World Cup 2011.'

The English team will play a two match test series and a three match ODI series in their Bangladesh tour.

Squad
TEST: Alastair Cook (captain), Ian Bell, Stuart Broad, Michal Carberry, Paul Collingwood, Steven Davies, Graham Onions, Matt Prior, Ajmal Shahzad, Ryan Sidebottom, Graeme Swann, James Tredwell, Jonathan Trott, Luke Wright.

ONEDAY: Alastair Cook (captain), Tim Bresnan, Stuart Broad, Paul Collingwood, Joe Denly, Eoin Morgan, Matt Prior, Kevin Pietersen, Liam Plunkett, Ryan Sidebottom, Ajmal Shahzad, Graeme Swann, James Tredwell, Jonathan Trott, Luke Wright.