Hussain hit a superb 95 before falling shortly before the close of the third day as the tourists reached 293 for five to claim a 467-run advantage.

Earlier, England claimed a 174-run first innings lead with Richard Johnson claiming five wickets as Bangladesh were dismissed for a lowly 152.

The former England captain's superb innings, which included a six and 15 fours, was in stark contrast to the painstaking 76 he recorded in the first innings and put his side on course for a 2-0 series whitewash.

It also made amends for a mix-up which brought an end to a promising innings of 25 from Michael Vaughan, who was left stranded after they attempted to run a quick single, although Hussain fell just short of reaching three figures when he gave a sharp return catch to left-arm spinner Mohammad Rafique.

While Hussain was the central character in England's later progress, it was Somerset seamer Johnson who was largely responsible for establishing their major lead with another five-wicket display after Bangladesh resumed 233 runs adrift on 93 for four - needing a further 34 to avoid following on.

Johnson's impressive display ensured Bangladesh were dismissed for 152 despite England having to overcome the loss of two key players.

Marcus Trescothick was ruled out of fielding after sustaining a sprained left thumb attempting to take a catch last night, while all-rounder Rikki Clarke - a crucial back-up to new ball bowlers Johnson and Matthew Hoggard - missed out after waking up with high temperatures and feeling nauseous.

But Johnson responded to the extra responsibility by claiming five for 49, including four for 23 this morning in a marathon 11-over spell, starting with his first breakthrough of the day in the sixth over to have Rajin Saleh caught behind.

He struck again in his next over with Khaled Mashud edging to substitute fielder Paul Collingwood in the gully and claimed an almost identical dismissal to remove captain Khaled Mahmud, who fended a short ball to the same place.

Johnson completed his five-wicket haul by removing Mashrafe Mortaza, who had his off-stump removed attempting a drive down the ground, while Martin Saggers contributed the first two wickets of his Test career to finish off the innings.

Butcher, promoted to open again in the absence of Trescothick, quickly set about extending that lead with a series of early boundaries to help him reach 42 off only 61 balls when he mistimed a late cut off Rafique and edged behind.

He was helped by the absence of the attack of Mortaza, Bangladesh's best seamer, who was carried off with suspected knee ligament damage - but England suffered a further loss two overs later.

Vaughan had progressed to a promising 25 when Hussain pushed to backward point and set off for a quick single, only to hesitate and leave the captain stranded when Habibul Bashar returned the ball.

Hussain then dominated a 138-run stand with old friend Graham Thorpe, who also passed his half-century before being trapped leg before playing across the line to Rafique.

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