LONDON, England (AP) — England took charge of the first Test at Lord’s by limiting Bangladesh to 237-7 as they chased the host’s first-innings total of 505 yesterday.

Bangladesh were 69 runs short of avoiding the follow-on.

Bowlers Steven Finn and James Anderson exploited damp, overcast conditions to take 4-75 and 2-61, respectively, while Bangladesh’s Junaid Siddique made 58 from 113 balls, including nine fours.

After the morning session was abandoned due to rain, play finally began in mid-afternoon. Siddique square cut the fourth ball of the day from Graeme Swann for four, but he added only a single before he was out, caught behind by Matt Prior to a sharply rising delivery from Finn.

Mohammad Ashraful made just 4 before he was trapped lbw by Finn, though television replays suggested the ball would have missed the stumps.

Jaharul Islam was out for 20, edging James Anderson to Prior, and Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan made 25 before edging a delivery behind. Prior failed to take the catch, but the ball deflected off his gloves to England captain Andrew Strauss at first slip.

The evening session was repeatedly interrupted by bad light and in one farcically brief spell of just seven balls England handed the new ball to Finn.

His second delivery ripped out Mushfiqur Rahim’s middle stump for 16, prompting the players to go off again. After another six minutes of action play was finally abandoned for good.

Scoreboard

England 1st innings 505 (Trott 226, Strauss 83; Shahadat Hossain 5-98)

Bangladesh 1st innings (overnight: 172-2)

Tamim Iqbal run out (Pietersen) 55

Imrul Kayes c Strauss b Finn 43

Junaid Siddique c Prior b Finn 58

Jahurul Islam c Prior b Anderson 20

Mohammad Ashraful lbw b Finn 4

Shakib Al Hasan c Strauss b Anderson 25

Mushfiqur Rahim b Finn 16

Mahmudullah not out 7

Shahadat Hossain not out 3

Extras (lb2, w3, nb1) 6

Total (7 wkts, 81.5 overs, 350 mins) 237

To bat: Robiul Islam, Rubel Hossain

Fall of wickets: 1-88 (Tamim), 2-134 (Kayes), 3-179 (Siddique), 4-185 (Ashraful), 5-191 (Jahurul), 6-221 (Shakib), 7-234 (Mushfiqur)

Bowling: Anderson 25.5-5-61-2 (1w); Bresnan 23-5-73-0 (2w); Finn 20-5-75-4 (1nb); Swann 11-6-19-0; Trott 2-0-7-0

England: Andrew Strauss (capt), Alastair Cook, Jonathan Trott, Kevin Pietersen, Ian Bell, Eoin Morgan, Matt Prior (wkt), Tim Bresnan, Graeme Swann, James Anderson, Steven Finn

Toss: Bangladesh

Match position: Bangladesh are 268 runs behind England, needing 69 more to avoid the follow-on

Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZL) and Asoka de Silva (SRI)

TV umpire: Richard Illingworth (ENG)

Match referee: Alan Hurst (AUS).