Australia torpedoed Bangladesh for simply 64 earlier than slumping to 165-8 with the bat themselves on a frantic 18-wicket opening day of the second and remaining Check in Mackay.
The hosts wanted a response following a shock nine-wicket defeat within the opening match in Darwin – and that got here as Mitchell Starc (6-12) lowered Bangladesh to 12-5 after Australia gained the toss.
Starc accomplished his five-for in simply 22 deliveries, having Shadman Islam (0) caught at gully from the primary ball of the sport earlier than inflicting additional geese on Tanzid Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto and Litton Das round eradicating Mominul Haque (9).
After Starc sealed a six-wicket haul by nicking off final man – and top-scorer – Shoriful Islam (14), Australia plummeted to 41-3 because the recalled Matt Renshaw (8) and struggling Marnus Labuschagne (4) fell for single figures and Travis Head was bowled by Shoriful for 22.
Cameron Inexperienced (51no) and Steve Smith (42) steadied the innings with a stand off 77 from 112 deliveries, just for Smith’s lbw dismissal to Shoriful – who, like Starc, bagged six wickets on the day – to set off a collapse of 5-30 earlier than Nathan Lyon (10no) dug in till stumps.
Alex Carey (5), Beau Webster (0), captain Pat Cummins (0) and Starc (1) added simply six runs between them with left-arm fast Shoriful (6-35) ousting Webster and Cummins in the identical over to seal his maiden Check five-for earlier than bowling Starc with a magnificence in his subsequent.
Ricky Ponting on Marnus Labuschagne (pictured): ‘He cannot rating off the again foot. If you cannot rating off the again foot in Check cricket, then batting turns into onerous.’
Australia are on prime, holding a 101-run lead heading into day two, however their continued batting failings are a priority and former Saggy Greens captain Ricky Ponting feels it’s time for Labuschagne, who has gone 43 innings with no Check ton, to be axed.
Ponting advised Channel 7: “I like what the selectors are attempting to do with Marnus. I like that they’ve tried to get him again to his finest however it’s been method too lengthy now.
“I believe there’s some technical deficiency there however he is making the margin for error for the bowlers too nice.
“He cannot rating off the again foot. If you cannot rating off the again foot in Check cricket, then batting turns into onerous. I believe it is nicely and really time to take a look at any individual else.”
