Australia v Bangladesh recap: Australia cruise to innings-and-51-run win over Bangladesh in Mackay

Can Mitchell Starc rip through Bangladesh’s batting line-up again?

Neither of their openers Shadman Islam or Tanzid Hasan troubled the scorers in the first innings and they will be hoping for better efforts here!

BAN 0-0, trail by 146

Australia’s innings has come to a close, with Josh Hazlewood’s top-edged pull shot caught by Shadman Islam at mid-wicket to give Taijul Islam his first wicket of the game.

Bangladesh’s batters will be confronting Mitchell Starc again in 10 minutes.

AUS 210, lead by 146

Australia’s 10th-wicket partnership is now worth 23, and appears to be frustrating Bangladesh.

Najmul Hossain Shanto now has his spinners Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Taijul Islam operating from both ends.

AUS 9-209, lead by 145

Nathan Lyon is tucking into Taskin Ahmed!

The highlight of an 17-run over which moved the off-spinner along to 27 not out - the third-highest score of the match - was a pull shot which sailed away for six.

AUS 9-208, lead by 144

Josh Hazlewood has shown his top-order teammates how it’s done, punching Shoriful Islam to the boundary off the back foot from the first over he faced.

Any runs for Australia here are invaluable.

AUS 9-190, lead by 126

Shoriful Islam has picked up his seventh wicket, and it’s the big one of Cam Green!

Umpire Kumar Dharmasena did not put his finger up from a vicious yorker which cannoned into the all-rounder’s toe, but Bangladesh were quick to send the decision upstairs and ball-tracking showed the ball cannoning into the stumps.

That brings an end to a fine 67 from the WA all-rounder.

AUS 9-186, lead by 122

We didn’t see many periods of half an hour of play without a wicket falling yesterday.

But Cam Green (67 not out) and Nathan Lyon (15 not out) have done just that this morning, with the pitch appearing to flatten out.

AUS 8-186, lead by 122

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

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

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