Australia v Bangladesh second Test: Aussies bowling first in a bid to avoid an embarrassing series sweep

The first day of Test cricket to be played at Mackay’s Great Barrier Reef Arena was certainly a memorable one!

The pitch had something in it for the bowlers, but a return of 18 wickets can mostly be put down to limp displays from the two batting line-ups.

Despite what has been yet another Australian misfire, they are in the driver’s seat on the back of their efforts in the bowlers at the start of the day.

We will see you from 10am local time tomorrow for what should be an intriguing second day.

STUMPS: AUS 8-165, lead by 101

In the shadows of stumps, Cam Green has brought up his half-century, fresh off the back of a fine second-innings hundred in Darwin.

The WA all-rounder is relishing a move up to No.5 in the batting order.

AUS 8-164, lead by 100

Nathan Lyon is showing his top-order teammates how it’s done, having sent a pair of beautiful cut shots away to the boundary.

Australia at least look unlikely to have avoided the indignity of needing to bowl again tonight.

AUS 8-162, lead by 98

After a pair of two-day Tests last summer, another taking place in Mackay now looks a serious possibility.

That would be a huge shame for the locals who are witnessing the first-ever Test in the city, with the Great Barrier Reef Arena pitch hardly a minefield.

AUS 8-151, lead by 87

Shoriful Islam is ripping Australia to bits in Mackay!

The Bangladesh left-armer has now accounted for Mitchell Starc, bowling him for one with a nip-backer.

Australia have lost 4-3 since the departure of Steve Smith!

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AUS 8-148, lead by 84

Bangladesh have got themselves back into this game!

Shoriful Islam now has a five-wicket haul after a brutal bumper which Pat Cummins could only glove up in the air, with the catch completed by Litton Das.

Bangladesh’s openers could be at the crease again late in the day!

AUS 7-146, lead by 82

This is not a day Beau Webster will remember fondly!

After dropping the easiest of catches in Australia’s first innings, the Tasmania all-rounder has now been pinned lbw by Shoriful Islam for a first-ball duck.

A review did not save him, and Bangladesh have now worked their way into Australia’s bowlers.

AUS 6-146, lead by 82

Alex Carey’s attempt to take on Mehidy Hasan Miraz has gone wrong!

The Australian wicketkeeper-batter said he wanted to be more proactive in Mackay and has paid the price, with an ugly shot which went straight up in the air being caught by Hasan Mahmud at mid-on.

With stumps around 45 minutes away, will Australia still be batting?

AUS 5-145, lead by 81

Cam Green has released some building pressure with back-to-back boundaries through the off-side.

Bangladesh’s Hasan Mahmud was his side’s man of the match for the nine wickets he claimed in Darwin but is finding the going much tougher here, having given away 47 runs from his nine overs.

AUS 4-132, lead by 68

Not for the first time today, Cam Green has got away with a half-hearted pull shot.

A top edge only fell just short of Hasan Mahmud at fine leg and managed to go away for four, with Bangladesh’s Shoriful Islam posing real problems in Mackay.

AUS 4-124, lead by 60