s. The Kentucky colt took the 1 1/4-mile race by a head for his third win of 2016 and his first career graded stakes win.Geroux rode Da Big Hoss to

Even someone as communicative as Tamim Iqbal couldnt explain how and why Bangladesh lost wickets just before each scheduled break in play. He said that had Mahmudullah or Mushfiqur Rahim made it to tea or end of play, the home side would have been in a better position against England on the second day.Mushfiqur was batting on 48 when his thin edge carried to wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow, who somehow managed to hold on to the catch in the dimming light. The last 15 balls of the day could have been more costly for Bangladesh but Shakib Al Hasan and nightwatchman Shafiul Islam very cautiously batted them out without adding a single run.Just four balls before the tea break, Mahmudullah fell to a low catch at slip while Imrul Kayes and Mominul Haque got out in the over leading up to the lunch break. Suffice to say, Bangladesh could have gone into each break with their noses in front.Tamim said that Bangladesh could still build with five wickets in hand on the third day, but their first hurdle would be to cross Englands first innings score of 293 runs.We lost wickets before lunch, tea and end of play, Tamim said. I dont know how to explain it. We would have been in a better position had we not lost those wickets. If Riyad bhai was unbeaten at the end of the second session, we would have been in a good position. Mushfiqur being out there at the end of the day would have also helped us.I think we are slightly at an advantaged position at the end of the second day. We still have five wickets in hand. We will gain the upper hand if we can bat well in the first session. The wicket is not easy to play. If Mushfiqur didnt get out, I would have said that we had a good day. We should be happy with what we get as lead. First we have to cross their total.Getting dismissed when nearing a session break, after a big appeal or even an unscheduled break in play, is an old problem for Bangladeshi batsmen in Tests. One would have hoped that a better understanding would eradicate this inability to finish a session well, but long breaks in Test cricket give them little opportunity to work on these subtle issues. These untimely dismissals makes it more frustrating when one considers the position that Imrul, Mahmudullah and Mushfiqur, on this day, managed to attain.The rejuvenated Imrul, who has made two centuries in the past three weeks, was looking calm though he wasnt timing every delivery. With five minutes left for the lunch break, Alastair Cook introduced Moeen Ali to bowl the final over of the session. The offspinner fizzed the first ball past Imruls outside edge before kissing his off-stump off the next delivery.Mominul became a second victim in the same over, prompting the umpires to call for lunch with a ball remaining in the 14th over. The wickets put Bangladesh in trouble, leaving them on 29 for 2.Tamim and Mahmudullah rebuilt diligently as they moved towards a big partnership. Mahmudullah hardly put a foot wrong, only hitting three boundaries. Two of those were behind point while the other was depositing a bad ball through midwicket. There was some struggle during his 66-ball 38 but he wasnt besieged to the point of edging a normal legbreak outside off-stump: he had defended Adil Rashids previous ball, a similar legbreak turning away from offstump. Mushfiqurs dismissal ultimately hurt Bangladeshs progress the most. He had added 44 runs for the fourth wicket with Tamim and during his 58-run fifth-wicket stand with Shakib, it looked as if Bangladesh would end the day with four wickets down. Shakib had closed up shop as he dealt with Englands reverse swing while Mushfiqur moved from 42 to 48 in 23 balls. The whole point in the final hour of play was to slow things down and bat till stumps, but one error brought Bangladesh down by a few steps.Tamim said that the pitch was difficult to survive on, even if a batsman was well settled. A batsman is never set on this wicket, even if he is batting on 70, 80 or 100. You will be in trouble if you think you are set. Something keeps happening every over. It is a difficult wicket.The most important thing in this wicket is to apply oneself to the task of staying in the middle. Theres very little margin of error. It is best to stick to basics. Scoring runs matter in this wicket, not how fast youre doing it. The ball is turning a lot while the bounce is still fine. You may want to do many things when you are set but this is not the sort of wicket to think in that, he said.I tried to play straight. I had to work very hard for each run in this innings. I would have felt bad if I made a mistake and it led to my dismissal. I think I was mostly in control. I am not too concerned about not getting a century, though I would have been happy to get a bigger score. But I will take this. Harrison Bader . -- On the field, it was business as usual for Jameis Winston and No. Junior Fernandez . Andreas Johnson had a goal and two assists while Jacob de la Rose also scored for Sweden (2-0-0). 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ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. -- Irish-bred Mondialiste thrives in the United States.The 6-year-old won the Grade 1 Arlington Million on Saturday, earning a berth into the Breeders Cup when jockey Daniel Tudhope guided the bay horse through a three-wide finish to edge Kasaqui by a neck.We couldnt have asked for a better run really, Tudhope said. It was perfect.Mondialiste, who went off as the 4-1 third choice, broke from the outside in the 1 1/4-mile turf race outside Chicago. He won the Woodbine Mile last year and finished second in the Breeders Mile.Now the David OMeara-trained miler has a spot in the Breeders Turf.We stepped him up to a mile and a quarter at York (in England) and he ran a really good race, OMeara said. Once we saw that he handled the trip OK, we had this race in the back of our mind. We thought wed bring him over because he performed so well this side of the water last year.The son of Galileo paid $10.80, $6.40 and $4.80. Kasaqui of Argentina returned $13.20 and $9.40 and Irish-bred Deauville paid $7.00 to show despite a poor outside draw.My horse had a pretty good run, Deauville jockey Seamie Heffernan said. He was the only 3-year-old in the race. In a lovely position, got around the two into the straight and two other horses just came and got me.OMeara said they planned to send Mondialiste to Santa Anita for the Breeders Cup on Nov. 4-5.I dont see any reasons not to come back again, he said.Take the Stand set the pace and still led into the final turn before fading.Florent Geroux rode World Approval to seventh. French jockey was attempting to sweep the day after winning the three earlier graded stakes raaces.ddddddddddddIllinois-bred The Pizza Man finished sixth after winning last year.Riders faced a headwind on the stretch run in the 11-horse race on the firm grass track. Decorated Knight scratched in the morning and Dubai Sky was ordered scratched by stewards when he refused to be reshod after losing a shoe.The three other grades stakes races belonged to Geroux and his morning-line favorites.The Chicago resident rode Frances Sea Calisi to a big kick on the stretch run to take the $700,000 Beverly D. for fillies, the 4-year-olds first Grade 1 victory. Als Gal finished 1 1/2 lengths back in the 1 3/16-mile race.Geroux guided Beach Patrol, like Sea Calisi trained by Chad Brown, past Long Island Sound in a stretch duel in the $450,000 Grade 1 Secretariat for 3-year-olds. The Kentucky colt took the 1 1/4-mile race by a head for his third win of 2016 and his first career graded stakes win.Geroux rode Da Big Hoss to the lead just past the quarter pole to take the $300,000 Grade 3 American St. Leger, Arlingtons longest race at 1 11/16 miles.The Kentucky-bred thoroughbred pulled away in the final furlong to win by 1 3/4 lengths over Irelands Clondaw Warrior. It was the 5-year-olds sixth straight win in staked races of more than 1 1/4 miles.Geroux, who turned 30 last month, couldnt complete the sweep and take the Million for the second straight year after riding The Pizza Man in 2015.I was right there into the first turn, Geroux said. When they picked it up, he just spit the bit and couldnt keep up. ' ' '