Australia v Bangladesh live scores: Hosts on top after 18 wickets fall on first day in Mackay
After 18 wickets fell on the very first day of Test cricket played at Mackay’s Great Barrier Reef Arena, Australia are on top, but Bangladesh are refusing to go away. Follow all the action live!
Cricket: After 18 wickets fell on the very first day of Test cricket played at Mackay’s Great Barrier Reef Arena, Australia are on top, but Bangladesh are refusing to go away.
Fresh off the most impressive win in their history, the tourists were routed for 64 in the first innings, with Mitchell Starc finishing with figures of 6-12 to be the chief destroyer for Australia.
And while Australia will take a lead of at least 101 into the second innings, the fragility in their batting line-up was exposed again, this time by Bangladesh’s left-armer Shoriful Islam.
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Key events
27 mins ago - 10:40 AM
Second session begins
1 hour ago - 10:01 AM
That’s lunch
1 hour ago - 09:18 AM
Starc on ANOTHER hat-trick!
2 hours ago - 09:05 AM
Third innings begins
2 hours ago - 09:05 AM
Aussies all out
2 hours ago - 08:33 AM
Green goes!
3 hours ago - 08:01 AM
Day two begins
3 hours ago - 07:43 AM
Hello!
Josh Kempton is reporting live.
Shanto introduces spin
Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto has seen enough from Hasan Mahmud and has brought his left-arm spinner Taijul Islam into the attack.
Cam Green sought some instruction from the Australian dugout over how to play the situation, but their response was unclear.
AUS 8-184, lead by 120
Green going through gears
Cam Green is showing some real intent this morning, slamming a short and wide Hasan Mahmud offering away to the boundary for four before playing a stunning cover drive to net the same result.
The outfield at Mackay’s Great Barrier Reef Arena is still lightning fast.
AUS 8-183, lead by 119
GOAT goes bang
Nathan Lyon has got away by flicking Shoriful Islam through mid-wicket for four.
Australia will be hoping the off-spinner can hang around much longer than some of his middle-order teammates.
AUS 8-173, lead by 109
Green going large?
Cam Green added the first single to his overnight score by tucking the ball off his hip.
But if the vision captured by Channel Seven’s cameras of him in the nets this morning is anything to go by, he may look to open the shoulders soon.
AUS 8-166, lead by 102
Day two begins
The players are in position at Mackay’s Great Barrier Reef Arena and we’re ready to go.
Hasan Mahmud, who went wicketless yesterday after a man-of-the-match showing in Darwin, will take up the attack for Bangladesh.
AUS 8-165, lead by 101
State of play
WA’s Cam Green, who is all of a sudden his side’s most in-form batter, is at the crease on 51 not out, alongside Nathan Lyon (10 not out).
The pair will need to resist Bangladesh’s left-arm seamer Shoriful Islam, who bagged six wickets before stumps was called last night.
Hello!
And welcome to our live coverage of the second day of the second Test between Australia and Bangladesh.
The first day of Test cricket to be played at Mackay’s Great Barrier Reef Arena was certainly memorable, with 18 wickets falling.
Australia will take a lead of at least 101 into their second innings after routing the tourists for 64, but Bangladesh fought back and again exposed the fragility in their batting line-up.
