Australia's Batting Woes Persist Amid Bangladesh's Resilience in Second Test Opening Day
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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 SportsAustralia 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
NDTV Sports2nd Test: Australia's Mitchell Starc's Vengeful Fifer Rattles Bangladesh, Enters Elite List Mitchell Starc in action
BBC SportPublished Second Test, Mackay, day one Bangladesh 64: Shoriful 14; Starc 6-12, Cummins 3-25
ESPNcricinfoStarc 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
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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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BBC SportLeft-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 SportsAfter 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.
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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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Sky SportsCameron 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 SportAside 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.
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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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Sky SportsAlex 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.
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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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BBC SportLabuschagne 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.
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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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BBC SportThe 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.
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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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BBC SportStarc'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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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).
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02 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.
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03 NDTV Sports Controversy Hits Australia vs Bangladesh Test As Umpire Warns Steve Smith Over DRS Act - Video Steve Smith was involved in a controversy during 2nd Bangladesh Test
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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.
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05 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.
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06 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
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07 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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