Steve Harmison took a career-best five-wicket haul and Kevin Pietersen blasted 91 not out as England beat Australia by three wickets in the triangular series.
England have dropped experienced fast bowlers Steve Harmison and Matthew Hoggard for the second test against New Zealand starting on Thursday.
Seamer Richard Johnson will replace Harmison in the squad for the three-Test series.
England were 111 without loss at the close of day 2 in reply to Bangladesh's first-innings total of 203 in the first Test.
Fast bowler Steve Harmison has been ruled out of England's one day warm-up match against Hampshire on Saturday due to an ankle injury.
Fast bowler Steve Harmison, left-arm spinner Monty Panesar and batsman Ravi Bopara were left out of the England squad named on Thursday for the tour of South Africa. Kevin Pietersen was included in the 16-man Test squad despite still recovering from the Achilles tendon operation which sidelined him for part of the Ashes series victory over Australia.
England bolstered their bowling options by naming Ryan Sidebottom as well as Steve Harmison in a 14-man squad for the fourth Ashes Test against Australia at Headingley starting this week.
His place in the 13-man squad for the match starting on Thursday at Lord's goes go Hampshire seamer Chris Tremlett.
England were 269 for 3 from 48 overs, 165 ahead, after bundling out Bangladesh for 104 on day 1 of the second Test.
The fast bowler took six for 46 as the West Indies were dismissed for 152 in their first innings and then added another two as the tourists ended the day 84 for two after following on.
Australia's Ricky Ponting and England's Andrew Strauss talk of the importance of the first hour and the first delivery of the Ashes.
Former fast bowler Steve Harmison, believes that with Andrew strauss in charge, England will stay on top of world cricket for a long time to come.
A "gut feeling" choice made by Michael Vaughan to drop his bowling spearheads Steve Harmison and Matthew Hoggard paid enormous dividends for the England captain during the second Test win against New Zealand.
England will return to India to play their two-match Test series as per schedule, but without several senior players including talismanic all-rounder Andrew Flintoff, according to a media report in London. Following the terror attack on Mumbai, Flintoff and fast bowler Steve Harmison and perhaps another bowler in the squad of 15, are expected to pull out in the next two days.
Mitchell Starc's first ball of the match was as good as Steve Harmison's was poor, a full yorker which went behind the legs of hapless England opener Rory Burns and swung into the base of his stumps
Uncapped spinners Amar Virdi and Matt Parkinson have also been named in England's squad for the Test series against West Indies.
How long they spend face to face, indeed, is likely to have a profound effect on the outcome of England's Test series against South Africa.
Insisting that Kevin Pietersen had the backing of his teammates during the spat with sacked coach Peter Moores, England pacer Steve Harmison has said reports of players back-stabbing their former skipper were "rubbish and nonsense".
Pace bowler Steve Harmison, who has signed a fresh four-year deal with county champions Durham, has refused to end his international cricket career despite not being part of England's tour to South Africa.
The England captain is counting on the strike bowler to deliver against Zimbabwe.
Ben Stokes responded to former cricketer Steve Harmison's criticism of England's preparation for the upcoming Test series against India.
Former England Test cricketer Steve Harmison has claimed that sacked batsman Kevin Pietersen 'does not have a cat in hell's chance' of a recall to the national squad.
Former England pacer Steve Harmison loves watching the likes of Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami go about their business and thanks to their unbelievable skills, he feels India have become a formidable force in all conditions.
Smith has been England's tormentor-in-chief in the ongoing Ashes series, which Australia have already retained after winning the fourth Test in Manchester on Sunday.
Pace bowler Graham Onions won selection ahead of Durham team mate Steve Harmison in the England squad named on Sunday for the first Ashes test against Australia starting in Cardiff next week.
England skipper Kevin Pietersen won the toss and chose to bat first against India in the third one-day international in Kanpur on Thursday. The start was delayed by 45 minutes due to hazy conditions, reducing play to 49-overs per side.
Steve Harmison's poor form with the ball was the focus of much of the criticism.
England coach Duncan Fletcher said the bowling combination had yet to be decided
The Leicestershire pacer was on Sunday named in England's 13-man squad for the first Test against India at Lord's.
The former South Africa pace ace believes the vast experience he gained in 72 Tests and 164 one-day internationals can certainly help England's inconsistent pace men.
The Australian opener expects to be peppered by a salvo of short deliveries from the England bowlers during the Ashes.
Former fast bowler Steve Harmison feels the advantage rests with hosts England in the remaining two Tests with James Anderson managing to escape without a ban for his Level 3 charge in the Trent Bridge incident.
Ashley Giles has grabbed 18 wickets in two Tests against the West Indies.
England beat Zimbabwe by an innings and 69 runs on day 3 of the second and final Test.
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