I personally think that the Test matches with Bangladesh have been very useful. Everyone seems to be saying that they should not have test status and we are wasting our time but I think it was a good opportunity to build confidence and get back into the swing of Test match cricket without having to play at full tilt or risk anyone's fitness. Sir Alf Ramsay did it in 1966, when England played Aylesbury before the 1966 world cup finals to remind his strikers where the goal was [we won 8-0], and Sir Clive Woodward was not complaining when we racked up cricket scores [well Bangladesh cricket scores] against Georgia and Uruguay in 2003, and we know how that ended! There is a psychology to winning that you cant replicate, like muscle memory in golfers or not practising penalties before Champions League Finals!
Not sure where this leaves Andrew Strauss but we'll give him the benefit of the doubt.
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