Australia v Bangladesh live scores: Hosts out to dominate tourists in Darwin

Hasan Mahmud has dismissed Jake Weatherald to pick up Bangladesh’s first wicket of the tour!

And you can’t say it hasn’t been coming, with the seamer troubling the Darwin-raised opener throughout the session.

Weatherald’s eyes lit up in trademark fashion at a wide delivery but he could only edge through to wicketkeeper Litton Das to depart for 23.

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We’ve had our first Ricky Ponting masterclass of the Australian cricket season.

The Channel Seven expert has gone through the changes Jake Weatherald, who has moved along to 18 not out, has made with his technique.

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Bangladesh have introduced Ebadot Hussain into the attack and he is keeping the pressure on, inducing some plays-and-misses from Travis Head in his first over before rapping his front pad.

They opted to call for a review for the LBW decision, but ball-tracking showed umpire Kumar Dharmasena was correct and it was going past off stump.

The fast bowler was initially supposed to miss this tour due to paternity leave, but answered a crisis call after Nahid Rana’s injury.

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The local hero Jake Weatherald has gone along to 14 not out, but both his outside and inside edges have been beaten regularly along the way.

He capped off Hasan Mahmud’s fourth over with a sublime drive down the ground for four, which may give him some confidence.

Weatherald was born and raised with the Northern Territory before starting his State career with South Australia, where he has returned for the upcoming State cricket season after a transformative stint with Tasmania.

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Some big news about what our domestic season might look like next season from Channel Seven’s chief cricket reporter Tom Morris.

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It’s been a scratchy start for Jake Weatherald here, with Taskin Ahmed and Hasan Mahmud causing him issues.

The left-hander does look more upright after an Ashes summer where a technique some viewed as cramped came under the microscope.

Bangladesh are getting the ball in the right areas here.

A leading edge from Travis Head from a Hasan Mahmud delivery went straight up in the air, but somehow lobbed precisely between mid-off and mid-on.

There is some grass on the pitch at TIO Stadium, and Bangladesh’s bowlers are getting the ball in the right areas.

Jake Weatherald got away with a slashing boundary from his first delivery, but is being troubled by Hasan Mahmud here.

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We’re underway in Darwin - and Travis Head has got Australia away to a fine start.

Fresh off claiming a second consecutive Allan Border Medal last week, he has thumped Taskin Ahmed’s second delivery of the game through the covers for four.

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Australia named their team yesterday and it came down as expected. WA all-rounder Cam Green will take on a vacant spot at No.5, and Josh Hazlewood has been preferred over Scott Boland.

Meanwhile, Bangladesh have opted for two spinners in their all-time leading Test wicket-taker Taijul Islam and Mehidy Hasan Miraz, with their pace attack to be led by Taskin Ahmed.

Australia XI: Travis Head, Jake Weatherald, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Cam Green, Alex Carey (wicketkeeper), Beau Webster, Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins (captain), Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood

Bangladesh XI: Shadman Islam, Tanzid Hasan, Mominul Haque, Najmul Hossain Shanto (captain), Litton Das (wicketkeeper), Mushfiqur Rahim, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taijul Islam, Taskin Ahmed, Hasan Mahmud, Ebadot Hussain