With Australia having wrapped up a series levelling rout of Bangladesh inside two days in Mackay, all eyes are looking towards Pat Cummins’ team’s next assignment.
Mitchell Starc rips through Bangladesh – again – as Australia dominate ‘fast-forward’ second Test
Starc stars with 10 wickets in Mackay
Mitchell Starc has rocked the Bangladesh batting order for the second time in as many days in Mackay to secure Australia victory by an innings and 51 runs in the second Test.
For the third time in the last seven matches, a Test in Australia has finished inside two days after Starc and captain Pat Cummins (3-10) ripped through Bangladesh, who batted poorly.
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Australia mauled Bangladesh by an innings and 51 runs in Mackay to level the two-Test series after their shock loss in Darwin with the Australian bowlers bouncing back in emphatic fashion.
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Australia’s top-order batting woes continued after Mitchell Starc’s six-wicket blitz as Bangladesh fought back on an extraordinary opening day of the second Test in Mackay.
Bangladesh’s own left-arm speedster Shoriful Islam, who had recovered from a side strain that kept him out of the first Test, cut a swathe through Australia’s batting to claim 6 for 35 off 11 lethal overs in his best-ever return in an innings.
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