Bangladesh vs England: All-rounder Moeen Ali plays down performance after five-wicket haul

Moeen finished with five for 57, taking all of his wickets in his third spell, in which he bowled superbly in tandem with Ben Stokes

Ali departs to applause from his teammates (Getty)

England all-rounder Moeen Ali did not think he bowled particularly well despite taking only the second five-wicket haul in his Test career to inspire a Bangladesh collapse in Dhaka.

Bangladesh were cruising at 171 for one, thanks to Tamim Iqbal's third century against England and a fifty from Mominul Haque but Moeen started the carnage by dismissing both batsmen.

Tamim was trapped in front after a superb 104 and Mominul was bowled for 66 as the Tigers lost their last nine wickets for 49 runs in a dramatic period of play either side of the tea interval, before England closed on 50 for three.

Moeen finished with five for 57, taking all of his wickets in his third spell, in which he bowled superbly in tandem with Ben Stokes, whose two for 13 from 11 overs does not quite reflect how expertly he retained control.

Indeed Moeen, whose figures on Friday are only bettered by the six for 67 he took against India at Old Trafford in July 2014, believes the in-form Stokes was England's best bowler.

"It's been a long time since my last five-for," he said. "I think I bowled better there. I don't feel I bowled great, I just tried to bowl tight, which I don't really do normally.

"I'm obviously happy to get the five wickets but I was more happy that I bowled a few maidens.

"We didn't bowl that well in the first session. Then Stokesy reversed it beautifully. He was the main guy, really. He bowled with great control and good pace and got a couple of wickets.

"He was bowling tight, I was bowling tight as well at the time and that was it, really."

Moeen Ali celebrates dismissing Kamrul Islam Rabbi of Bangladesh during the first day of the 2nd Test (Getty)

Stokes was man of the match in England's 22-run victory in Chittagong - and he was the only bowler who managed to keep the run-rate in check on a chastening opening morning here as Tamim and Mominul batted with aplomb.

It seemed particularly foreboding as England next travel to India for a five-Test series and during the lunch interval, Moeen revealed head coach Trevor Bayliss reminded the tourists of the challenges that await them and urged them to show their resolve.

"Trev just said show a bit of character," Moeen said "We are going to have sessions like this through the winter and we need to get better at recognising it and working out how to change it.

"He wasn't really angry, but he was a bit disappointed, although he hardly ever shows when he is angry. It made us focus on what we needed to do."

Moeen ended the day at the crease as England's top order succumbed to spin once again, with teenage spinner Mehedi Hasan accounting for captain Alastair Cook and Gary Ballance after Shakib Al Hasan had seen off Ben Duckett.

Ali celebrates with Ben Stokes after dismissing Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim (Getty)

England have failed to get to 50 without at least being three wickets down in this series and while Moeen was reluctant to apportion blame, he believes they need to quickly find their feet on the subcontinent.

He said: "It's so tough for those guys to face the new ball against accurate spinners, but the guys are going to have to work out a gameplan, because India will probably do the same thing.

"It's not easy against the new ball. That's why it's Test cricket."

As for who has their noses in front at this stage, Moeen thinks the contest is in the balance.

"It's been a good cricket game again," he added. "Obviously the three wickets we've lost set us back a bit but I think overall we were really pleased to bowl them out for 220 after being 171 for one. It's been a good day again.

"It's 50-50 at the minute. A couple of big partnerships and, if we can go close or go past their score, we're right in the game."

Tamim concurred with that assessment as he said: "We got three of their wickets so at this stage it is even.

"The way the wickets fell, my century has suddenly become special. The blame lies with everyone, from myself to (Kamrul Islam) Rabbi. But we got three crucial wickets so we could still make a game of it."

PA.