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08/12 22:09 CDT Australia struggling at 74-4 after 1st session of Top End
cricket test series against Bangladesh
Australia struggling at 74-4 after 1st session of Top End cricket test series
against Bangladesh
DARWIN, Australia (AP) --- Bangladesh pacemen Hasan Mahmud, Taskin Ahmed,
Ebadot Hossain exploited helpful Top End conditions to have Australia
struggling at 74-4 after the first session of the Top End cricket series.
Mahmud struck in his sixth and seventh overs Thursday after had Australia raced
to 45 without loss following skipper Pat Cummins' decision to bat first.
Darwin-born Jake Weatherald had a partisan crowd behind him but was never
really settled on a green-tinged wicket and needlessly swiped at a widish ball
from Mahmud ti be out for 23 from 37 deliveries.
His opener partner Travis Head (22) was out in Mahmud's next over, chopping on
a delivery that was bowled from around the wicket as Australia slipped to 52-2.
Ebadot had Marnus Labuschagne caught by Bangladesh skipper Najmul Hossain
Shanto and could have had the wicket of Steve Smith but for a dropped chance at
third slip.
Allrounder Cameron Green (13) was out immediately before lunch as Bangladesh
took a full toll on the opening morning of its first test match in Australia
since 2003.
Steve Smith remained not out 7 at the first interval.
Australia skipper Pat Cummins, playing just his second test in 13 months,
reunited in the pace attack with Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc. The
frontline quicks will be supported by veteran offspinner Nathan Lyon and
allrounders Green and Beau Webster.
The two-test "Top End" series will start a heavy 12-month schedule for the
Australians that will feature 20 test matches, including tours to South Africa,
India and England.
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