England's Trott hits ton in practice match

England's Jonathan Trott regained form ahead of a Test series against Bangladesh with an impressive century in a warm-up match on Monday.

Trott, with just one half-century in his last four Tests in South Africa recently, hit 14 fours in his 134-ball 101 before retiring to help the tourists gain the lead on the penultimate day of the three-day game.

England declared their first innings closed at 281-7 in reply to Bangladesh A's 202.

Trott steadied the innings with a 96-run stand for the fourth wicket with Ian Bell after three wickets fell for 64. Bell contributed 47 before being trapped leg-before by left-arm spinner Mehrab Hossain in the morning session.

Wicket-keeper Matt Prior also gained valubale batting practice before the two-Test series starts in Chittagong on Friday, scoring a brisk 73 not out with the help of one six and eight fours.

The second and final Test begins in Dhaka on March 20.

The hosts, trailing by 79 runs, were 131-3 in their second innings at stumps, with Raqibul Hasan (50) and skipper Mohammad Ashraful (14) at the crease.

England off-spinner James Tredwell, who bagged six wickets in the first innings, was again the most impressive bowler with 2-50.

Brief scores:

Bangladesh A: 202 (Raqibul Hasan 107 not out; J. Tredwell 6-95, S. Finn 2-13) and 131-3 (Raqibul 50 not out, Junaid Siddiqui 37; Tredwell 2-50).

England XI: 281-7 decl (J. Trott 101 retd, M. Prior 73 not out, I. Bell 47; Mehrab Hossain 2-59, Mahbubul Alam 2-38).