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Alastair Cook has hinted that England will make a couple of changes, particularly to their bowling attack, ahead of the second Test against Bangladesh.England wrapped up a 22-run victory within 20 minutes on the fifth morning in Chittagong but Cook, the England captain, suggested they will use the final Test of the series to provide an opportunity for other members of the squad to gain experience ahead of the five-Test series in India that awaits.Im pretty sure there will be some changes, Cook said. If we play the same side early on in the tour, we could have a lot of guys with not much cricket under their belts coming into a crucial Test a bit further down the line. We were clear before we came out here that we would rotate, so Id imagine there might be a couple of changes.Cook made a point of saying that they would be rotating players rather than dropping them. Its certainly more about rotation. In an ideal world we dont want to get to India with people having not played much cricket. There are some fine players who didnt make this team and, with how hot it is and energy levels, to not be playing all seven Test matches will freshen things up. Its certainly more on the bowling side to start with.With Ben Stokes and Moeen Ali looking hard to leave out - they give the side its depth and balance - England may be tempted to rest Stuart Broad, who has now played 99 Tests, and Chris Woakes, while they would also like to give a game to the left-arm spinner Zafar Ansari if possible.While Cook admitted there were times he would have loved to have the fourth spinner in his side, he also expressed his contentment with the current balance of the team and suggested Bangladeshs batsmen in general look a little more comfortable against spin than seam. Certainly it was noticeable that, on the final morning at Chittagong with the game in the balance, Cook put his trust in two seamers who he knew would relish the heat of battle. Broads spell, continued from overnight, may well represent his best bowling display in Asia, while Stokes was named Man of the Match for his skill, maturity and persistence with bat and ball.While it does not reflect brilliantly upon Englands spinners that they were not trusted to bowl on a fifth-day pitch that turned from the first ball of the match, it was Englands seamers who offered Cook control throughout the match and whose ability to gain reverse-swing unlocked the Bangladesh batting in both innings.Wed have loved to have the fourth spinner when it was turning, Cook said. But Bangladesh are used to these conditions. They play spin very well.Its nice having that extra seamer for our side. When it does reverse you can keep the pressure on for longer. If you do go double seam like we did after tea on day four for the first half an hour, we didnt go anywhere but then youve got the option of bowling another seamer. It just suits us at the moment. But, yes, there was a time when I was thinking Id love another spinner. But you cant have everything can you?The performance of Englands spinners was intriguing. Moeen took at least three of his wickets with what might reasonably be termed magic deliveries and showed he has the pace and the skill to prosper in these conditions. But he was also the most expensive spinner in the match - he went at 3.75 runs per over - and will know he has to tighten up if he is going to prove effective in India. Adil Rashid, meanwhile, bowled some fine deliveries but struggled with his length and looked a little off the pace in the field. Gareth Batty, meanwhile, relished the battle and was probably the most consistent of Englands spinners. While there were moments he looked a little slow for the conditions, this was generally an impressive return to Test cricket.The spinners bowled pretty well, Cook said. Its a different mentality when the ball spins like that. Very quickly the expectation goes on to the spinners and you think oh you must take wickets. I thought they handled themselves very well despite being a young spin attack in terms of Test experience. We maybe missed length a little bit too much and maybe let the pressure off, but I genuinely believe they will get better.While there were few runs from the top-order batsmen, Cook felt they encountered conditions at their most difficult. So while Gary Ballance looks vulnerable at No. 4 and there might be some logic in resting Jonny Bairstow - who enjoyed an excellent game standing up to the spinners - to provide an opportunity for Jos Buttler to gain some experience with the gloves in these conditions, it does appear England will persist with the same batting line-up.Scoring runs on that wicket was a real credit to us as a side, he said. They were as tough batting conditions as I can remember, certainly early on and against spin. But weve managed to score enough runs to win the game and then take 20 wickets as well. I was pleased with our performance. Was it the best performance? No. But it was a start and its better winning these games and moving on. We showed a lot of character. Swell Water Bottle Sale .S District Court against Major League Baseball, the Office of the Commissioner and his own union, the MLBPA. Swell Bottles Wholesale .35 million, one-year contract that avoided salary arbitration. Plouffe batted .254 with 14 home runs and 52 RBIs in 477 at-bats last season, his second as a regular in the lineup. http://www.swellwaterbottlesale.com/ . The mixed zone is not a place to make friends. Swell Bottles Sale . 10 Texas A&Ms offence dominated as usual against SMU. sWell Traveler Sale . -- Stanfords Kevin Danser knelt on one knee and hardly moved on the sideline as Michigan State celebrated its Rose Bowl victory and his Cardinal teammates made their way to the locker room. UConn (2-2, 0-1 American) at No. 6 Houston (4-0, 1-0), 8 p.m. (ESPN)Line: Houston by 27 1/2.Series Record: UConn leads 1-0.WHATS AT STAKELast season, the Huskies kept Houston from a perfect season, with a 20-17 win in Connecticut with Cougars quarterback Greg Ward sitting out with an injury. The Cougars havent forgotten the sting of that defeat and are determined not to let them blemish another season. A win would give Houston consecutive 5-0 starts for the first time in school history. Connecticut has beaten a ranked team just three times, and has never knocked off a top-10 team.KEY MATCHUPHoustons run defense vs. Connecticut RB Arkeel Newsome and QB Bryant Shirreffs. The Cougars are first in the nation by allowing just 37 yards rushing a game. Newsome leads the Huskies with 211 yards rushing and two touchdowns, but Houston will also have to watch out for Shirreffs, a dual-threat QB who is second on the team with 187 yards rushing and a rushing TD.PLAYERS TO WATCHUConn: WR Noel Thomas. He had two touchdown receptions in the win last season, and has 40 catches for 388 yards and a score this year. Thomas had a career-high 14 reception against Syracuse onn Saturday, and ranks fourth in the country and second in the conference in receptions this season.ddddddddddddHouston: Ward. Ward is eager to face Connecticut after not starting last years game because of an ankle injury. He did come in on the final drive of that game after backup Kyle Postma was injured. Ward, who has won his last 17 starts, has thrown for 936 yards and five touchdowns and ran for 113 yards and three more scores.FACTS & FIGURESConnecticut is 4-3 all-time against teams from Texas. ... UConn CB Jamar Summers has 10 career interceptions. ... K Bobby Puyol has made all five of his field goal attempts for the Huskies this season. ... S Obi Melifonwu Connecticut with 36 tackles and has broken up two passes. ... Houston LB Steven Taylor is second in the nation with 5 1/2 sacks. ... The Cougars rank fifth in the country in total defense. ... RB Duke Catalan leads Houston with 225 yards rushing. ... WR Linell Bonners 280 yards receiving is first for the Cougars.---AP college football website: collegefootball.ap.org ' ' '