FILE PHOTO: Cricket - Australian test captain Pat Cummins before a match in December 2025. REUTERS/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake/File Photo
22 Aug 2026 07:43AM
(Updated: 22 Aug 2026 07:48AM)
Aug 22 : Australia captain Pat Cummins won the toss and elected to field in the second and final test against Bangladesh in Mackay, Queensland on Saturday.• Bangladesh lead the series 1-0 after a nine-wicket win in the series-opener in Darwin.• Matt Renshaw to open the batting for Australia in his first test in over three years, with Jake Weatherald dropped after consecutive failures in Darwin.• Bangladesh make one change to their Darwin XI, bringing in left-arm paceman Shoriful Islam after his recovery from a hamstring injury. He replaced fellow quick Ebadot Hossain.• Mackay's Great Barrier Arena becomes Australia's 12th test venue.
Source: Reuters
