Australia crush Bangladesh inside just two days

Australia needed a statement after their defeat in the first Test. They delivered one with ruthless clarity, hammering Bangladesh by an innings inside two days to square the series. A performance built on pace, discipline and a refusal to let the hosts breathe turned the contest into a short, sharp demolition, restorin

Australia responded to their shock opening loss to Bangladesh in Darwin with a thumping innings victory inside two days in Mackay to tie the two-Test series at 1-1.

Mitchell Starc takes 10 wickets in the match as Australia bounce back to win the second Test against Bangladesh by an innings and 51 runs and draw the series.

Australia 210; Bangladesh 64 & 95 Starc stars with 10 wickets in second Test 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

It became the second-shortest Test ever played on Australian soil after Bangladesh were bundled for 95 on the second day

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Left-armers star in wicket bonanza as Australia take 101-run lead over Bangladesh on first day of the second Test.

Aug 22 : Left-arm pacemen Mitchell Starc and Shoriful Islam starred with six-wicket hauls as Bangladesh rallied from a dreadful start to pin back Australia on a roller-coaster day one of the second test on Saturday.Eighteen wickets fell across three madcap sessions on the bouncy Mackay wicket, with Australia limping to

Mitchell Starc took five wickets in the first session against Bangladesh. He surpassed Dale Steyn on the list of Test wicket-takers. Starc's remarkable figures were 5-11 from nine overs. This performance came after Bangladesh won the opening Test match. Australia aims to level the series in the second Test.

Australia have resisted the temptation to play four specialist fast bowlers against Bangladesh in the second Test in Mackay, as captain Pat Cummins confirmed Matt Renshaw would open the batting.