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“This tournament is going to be hard for us, playing a group that is very hard in the conditions”, Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza said of opponents England, Australia and New Zealand.

Today, the first match of ICC Champions Trophy 2017 for Group A is going to be played at the Oval in London between England and Bangladesh teams.

“It’s a lesson with the bat and ball… our bowlers to be disciplined and to our batsman that, sometimes, you have to sit in”, Morgan told reporters after the match.

“He will be a key part of the side”.

Stokes suffering from the knee problem during England’s three-match ODI series against South Africa. And with their pace attack clicking at the right time, India will hold an upper hand over their arch-rivals.

Defeat by 240 runs was certainly not what they wanted. “You will see a fighting team”, he said.

“We are trying to stay relaxed and not take pressure”.

England have never won a major International Cricket Council one-day international tournament but entered this edition of the Champions Trophy with high hopes after a resurgence in the 50-format following their woeful first-round exit at the 2015 World Cup.

Over the past year, England have won six of their seven ODI series – beating Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Ireland and South Africa at home, and West Indies in the Caribbean.

But yesterday Morgan admitted losing Woakes would be a huge blow.

Liam Plunkett (four for 59) helped to ensure England managed without perhaps their most reliable performer of all, keeping Bangladesh to 305 for six on a very good pitch at The Oval despite Tamim Iqbal’s 128 and his stand of 166 with Mushfiqur Rahim (79). “They are definitely in the top bracket”, said the southpaw.

“The thing is that we all know that on a given day we can beat anybody”. “So whatever we do first against England, we need to start well and that’s what we are focusing on”.

He added: “England are a very good side”.

“I am sure it will be a great game of cricket.There’s so much hue and cry about it”. The tournament favourites, team India has played well in the warm-up matches against Bangladesh and New Zea Land.

There may have been a time that I liked the Champions Trophy.

Lynn’s worldwide career has been limited to just one ODI and five T20 matches and rain at Edgbaston on Monday denied him the chance to cement his place in a warm-up against Pakistan.