Australia's Batting Woes Persist as Bangladesh Recovers in Second Test Opening Day

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Australia's Batting Woes Persist as Bangladesh Recovers in Second Test Opening Day
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  1. Australia’s top-order batting woes continued after Mitchell Starc’s six-wicket blitz as Bangladesh fought back on an extraordinary opening day of the second Test in Mackay.

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    NDTV Sports

    2nd Test: Australia's Mitchell Starc's Vengeful Fifer Rattles Bangladesh, Enters Elite List Mitchell Starc in action

    BBC Sport

    Published Second Test, Mackay, day one Bangladesh 64: Shoriful 14; Starc 6-12, Cummins 3-25

    ESPNcricinfo

    Starc rips through Bangladesh with five wickets in 22 balls The visitors were in tatters at lunch on the opening day of the second Test after being asked to bat

  2. Australia opener Matt Renshaw then failed to make the most of his recall, and No 3 Marnus Labuschagne’s struggles continued. Renshaw, opening the innings in his first Test since 2023, edged to slip after making just eight, before Shoriful claimed two wickets in his first over.

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    The hosts closed on 165-8, leading by 101. Matt Renshaw, who was called up to replace Jake Weatherald after the first-Test defeat in Darwin, edged to first slip for eight, Travis Head chopped on for 22 and under-pressure number three Marnus Labuschagne was bowled for four.

  3. Steve Smith and Cameron Green built a recovery with a partnership of 77 but after Smith was out lbw for 42 Australia lost another four wickets for 30 runs.

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    Aside from Steve Smith’s first innings 71 and Cameron Green’s drought-breaking century in the second dig, Australia were humbled across all five days by the typical Test cricket minnows, and will be seeking redemption in north Queensland.

  4. Bangladesh’s own left-arm speedster Shoriful Islam, who had recovered from a side strain that kept him out of the first Test, cut a swathe through Australia’s batting to claim 6 for 35 off 11 lethal overs in his best-ever return in an innings.

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    Left-arm quick Shoriful Islam took 6-35 for Bangladesh. "Everyone will look at it and say there is something wrong with the wicket but it was very similar to a Gabba wicket," Starc said. "It was still playing well.

  5. He took his tally of Test wickets to 441 and 10th on the all-time list, going two past South Africa great Dale Steyn.

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    Starc's haul, which comes after a 31 in last winter's Ashes against England, took him ahead of South Africa great Dale Steyn and into 10th on the all time Test wicket-takers list with 441.

  6. Australia vs Bangladesh, 2nd Test Day 1, Live Score Updates Australia vs Bangladesh, 2nd Test Day 1, Live Updates

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    Welcome to live OBO coverage of the second Test between Australia and Bangladesh from the Great Barrier Reef Arena in Mackay. Play begins at 10am AEST.

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  1. 01 ESPNcricinfo

    Australia bowl first on Mackay's Test debut; Shoriful in for Bangladesh After surprising many by batting first in Darwin, Australia's captain went the opposite way in the second Test

  2. 02 BBC Sport

    Mitchell Starc nicked off Shadman Islam with the first ball of the match and had five wickets after his first 22 balls as the tourists fell to 12-5.

  3. 03 SMH Sport

    Mackay: Australia’s under-siege batting line-up will have to wait to redeem their failings in Darwin, with skipper Pat Cummins winning the toss and electing to bowl on Saturday morning in Mackay.

  4. 04 The Guardian Sport

    Australia were 165 for 8 at stumps on a day when 18 wickets fell on a Great Barrier Reef Arena surface that assisted the pace bowlers.

  5. 05 Reuters Sports

    Bangladesh bowled out for 64 in first innings of second test v Australia - Reuters Bangladesh bowled out for 64 in first innings of second test v Australia  Reuters

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Original Articles (11)

India How Starc completed his five-wicket haul in 22 balls — ESPNcricinfo
India Starc rips through Bangladesh with five wickets in 22 balls — ESPNcricinfo
India Australia bowl first on Mackay's Test debut; Shoriful in for Bangladesh — ESPNcricinfo
India Confident Shanto plots 'five days of good cricket again' — ESPNcricinfo
UK Australia skittle Bangladesh for 64 but batters fail again — BBC Sport
Australia Second Test: Australia win the toss and elect to bowl first in Mackay — SMH Sport
UK Mitchell Starc sparks Bangladesh collapse before Australia’s batting woes continue — The Guardian Sport
UK Australia v Bangladesh: second men’s Test, day one – live — The Guardian Sport
Intl Bangladesh bowled out for 64 in first innings of second test v Australia - Reuters — Reuters Sports
India Australia vs Bangladesh, 2nd Test Day 1, Live Score Updates — NDTV Sports
India 2nd Test: Australia's Mitchell Starc's Vengeful Fifer Rattles Bangladesh, Enters Elite List — NDTV Sports