Live updates: Australia vs Bangladesh, first Test, day two in Darwin

Collapse all posts

off

Sort

Sort posts

New: Filters

Choose what information you see below by using filters

Filter Posts

All

10

Key Events

3

27th over - Starc takes over

H

By Henry Hanson

So, just the one over for Beau Webster to begin the morning.

It's Mitchell Starc — who has ditched the black headband he debuted yesterday — to bowl the third set of the day.

He's coming over the wicket and is finding a full length and a nice line straight away. Tanzid is defending.

Starc brings his length back and has Tanzid flirting outside off.

26th over - Cummins from the other end

H

By Henry Hanson

Flicked! A bit loose from Cummins — full and on the pads, and Mominul is quick to clip the ball behind square for a boundary.

Oooh, that's another fine stroke from Mominul, who strides forward and meets his cover drive with some menace. A diving Labuschagne saves a boundary.

Mominul is shouldering arms and then defending stoutly to end the second over of the day.

25th over - Beau Webster opens things up

H

By Henry Hanson

Interestingly, it's Beau Webster with ball in hand.

He's getting things underway on day two, coming from over the wicket to the left-handed Mominul.

Soft hands from Mominul, and he earns a single out into the off-side.

Beaten! Lovely angle from Webster, who has Tanzid fending at one outside off.

And again! That's another peach from Webster, this time getting some serious movement off the pitch and away from Tanzid.

Tanzid gets his first runs of the day, squirting one out through point for a couple.

He finishes the over with a nice-looking cover drive, but it's stopped in the infield and there won't be a run.

Hoping for better from Australia on day two

H

By Henry Hanson

Good morning Henry and Simon! I’m hoping Australia can get their act together today as yesterday definitely wasn’t our best ever performance 😬 I’ll be at day 1 of the Mackay test so I’m hoping to see some better cricket by then….

- Tanya

G'day Tanya!

It was pretty dire stuff from Australia yesterday.

I think the lack of care with the bat was the most disappointing aspect from an Australian perspective, especially in comparison with how composed and considered Bangladesh seemed in reaching 1-96 at stumps.

Sure, the ball was nipping around a bit early on and the Bangladeshi seamers were sensational, but I don't think that was a sub-200 first-dig pitch.

And then, it was concerning how quickly the Australian bowlers seemed to run out of both steam and ideas.

It was undoubtedly muggy out there, but during the final hour of play, there was very little zip in the field and the bowlers didn't really seem convinced they were likely to take a wicket.

We're moments away from the start of play on day two.

Lyon not here to 'comment on batting or s**t shots'

H

By Henry Hanson

Speaking to ABC Grandstand after stumps on day one, Nathan Lyon admitted that his side could have done with a few more runs, but that he wasn't going to lay the foot into his batting teammates.

Loading Instagram content

Day two session times

H

By Henry Hanson

Morning session: 10am - 12pm ACST (10:30 - 12:30pm AEST, 8:30am - 10:30am AWST)

Afternoon session: 12:40pm - 2:40pm ACST (1:10pm - 3:10pm AEST, 11:10am - 1:10pm AWST)

Evening session: 3:00pm - 5:00pm (3:30pm - 5:30pm AEST, 1:30pm - 3:30pm AWST)

But you can essentially guarantee that final session will be extended an extra half hour, given a 90-over day of Test cricket is a thing of the past.

Quick hits: Steve Smith's 'peanut', a triple reprieve and Mitch Starc's milestone moment

H

By Henry Hanson

Steve Smith called a Bangladesh bowler a "peanut" for making an appeal, but he could probably have labelled a couple of his batting colleagues as such on a dire batting display for Australia. Here are the quick hits from day one of the first Test between Australia and Bangladesh.

Another beautiful day in Darwin

H

By Henry Hanson

From where we'd rather be...

What happened yesterday?

H

By Henry Hanson

It was a day to forget for Australia, who were outthought, outmanoeuvred and outplayed in the Darwin sunshine.

Hasan Mahmud took six wickets to help Bangladesh dismiss Australia for 198, before Tanzid Hasan (32no) and Mominul Haque (35no) led the Tigers to a score of 1-96 at stumps.

Goodness knows where Australia would be without Steve Smith's fighting half-century.

Click here to read article