Aug 15, 2026 – 5.00amThe Australian side’s lacklustre first innings total against a solid but unremarkable Bangladeshi bowling attack will do nothing to quieten calls that our batting line-up requires new blood.Playing its first Test match since January, Australia scored 198 runs on Thursday on the first day of the Darwin Test. Apart from Steve Smith, who made 71 runs, no batsman scored over 23.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
The three charts that will have Australian cricket fans worried
This Test cricket team is the oldest this century, and faces the prospect of an embarrassing defeat at the hands of outsiders Bangladesh.
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