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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    Sky Sports

    Australia bowler Mitchell Starc seals five-for in 22 balls as he and Bangladesh seamer Shoriful Islam take six wickets each on frantic first day in Mackay; Ricky Ponting calls for Australia to drop Marnus Labuschagne after batter's lean run continues; hosts 1-0 down in two-match series

    BBC Sport

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

    NDTV Sports

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

    Reuters Sports

    Australia 50-3 in reply to Bangladesh's 64 in second test - Reuters Australia 50-3 in reply to Bangladesh's 64 in second test  Reuters

    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. 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.

    Sky Sports

    After Starc sealed a six-wicket haul by nicking off last man - and top-scorer - Shoriful Islam (14), Australia plummeted to 41-3 in reply as the recalled Matt Renshaw (8) and struggling Marnus Labuschagne (4) fell for single figures and Travis Head was bowled by Shoriful for 22.

  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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    Cameron Green (51no) and Steve Smith (42) steadied the innings with a stand off 77 from 112 deliveries, only for Smith's lbw dismissal to Shoriful - who, like Starc, bagged six wickets on the day - to trigger a collapse of 5-30 before Nathan Lyon (10no) dug in until stumps.

    SMH Sport

    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. Steve Smith (42) was lbw to Shoriful with one he reviewed. The ball was just shaving the off-stump and the star No 4 threw his head back in disappointment at his wretched luck. Shoriful trapped Beau Webster in front and blasted out Pat Cummins, both for ducks, then cleaned up Starc (one) in a devastating burst.

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    Alex Carey (5), Beau Webster (0), captain Pat Cummins (0) and Starc (1) added just six runs between them with left-arm quick Shoriful (6-35) ousting Webster and Cummins in the same over to seal his maiden Test five-for before bowling Starc with a beauty in his next.

  5. Australia are on top, holding a 101-run lead heading into day two, but their continued batting failings are a concern and former Baggy Greens captain Ricky Ponting feels it is time for Labuschagne, who has gone 43 innings without a Test ton, to be axed.

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    Labuschagne has now gone 43 innings without a Test century. "It has been way too long now," former Australia captain Ricky Ponting said on 7 Cricket.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

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  1. 01 Sky Sports

    Starc completed his five-for in just 22 deliveries, having Shadman Islam (0) caught at gully from the first ball of the game before inflicting further ducks on Tanzid Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto and Litton Das around removing Mominul Haque (9).

  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 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.

  4. 04 NDTV Sports

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  5. 05 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.

  6. 06 ESPNcricinfo

    Labuschagne's Test future hangs in balance after Mackay first-innings failure The Australia No. 3 was bowled for 4 after the ball deflected off his thigh pad, taking his average down to 24.69 since his last Test century in July 2023

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Original Articles (20)

UK Australia skittle Bangladesh for 64 before slumping with the bat — Sky Sports
UK Australia skittle Bangladesh for 64 but batters fail again — BBC 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 Australia 50-3 in reply to Bangladesh's 64 in second test - Reuters — Reuters Sports
Intl Bangladesh bowled out for 64 in first innings of second test v Australia - Reuters — Reuters Sports
India India vs Netherlands Live Score, FIH Men's Hockey World Cup 2026 Live Updates: Match Set To Begin, Check Starting XIs — NDTV Sports
India India vs Netherlands LIVE Streaming, Men's Hockey World Cup 2026 LIVE Telecast: Check Where And How To Watch — NDTV Sports
India India Eye Women's Hockey World Cup Semifinal Berth In Clash Against Australia — NDTV Sports
India Controversy Hits Australia vs Bangladesh Test As Umpire Warns Steve Smith Over DRS Act - Video — NDTV Sports
India Mitchell Starc's Adorable Interview With Wife Alyssa Healy After Demolishing Bangladesh Leaves Fans In Splits — NDTV 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
Australia Second Test: Australia win the toss and elect to bowl first in Mackay — SMH Sport
India Labuschagne's Test future hangs in balance after Mackay first-innings failure — ESPNcricinfo
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
India Bangladesh eye more history with only one result on Australia's mind — ESPNcricinfo