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Jonathan Howcroft & Adam Collins

Bangladesh v Australia: first Test, day three – as it happened

Nathan Lyon bowled Australia into contention with six second-innings wickets in the first Test against Bangladesh.
Nathan Lyon bowled Australia into contention with six second-innings wickets in the first Test against Bangladesh. Photograph: Munir Uz Zaman/AFP/Getty Images

And here’s your report from the day’s play:

Close of day three - Australia 109-2 chasing 265 to win

Another belting day of Test cricket ends, somehow, with Australia on top. That partnership between David Warner and Steve Smith has left just 156 runs to accumulate on day four with eight wickets remaining. The pitch has lost most of its demons and Australia’s premier partnership is wearing its game-face.

That Australia are in such a position owes a lot to Nathan Lyon who finished with six second-innings wickets and affected a momentum-swinging run out earlier in the day. Bangladesh’s batsmen looked to be cruising to a 300+ lead, aided by Josh Hazlewood forced off the field with a side strain, but Lyon reduced his pace and took crucial wickets at regular intervals to keep the visitors in the hunt.

This excellent contest will be resolved tomorrow, make sure you join us for all the action right here.

David Warner ended day three of the first Test against Bangladesh unbeaten on 75 in his second innings.
David Warner ended day three of the first Test against Bangladesh unbeaten on 75 in his second innings. Photograph: Robert Cianflone/Getty Images

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Phil Withall pops by on the stroke of the close of play.

Evening Jonathan, I’ll be brief as i have to get up at stupid o’clock tomorrow. Warner and Smith will add a hundred and then there will a remorseless capitulation that leaves Australia 21 runs short and starts a debate about the impact of the players strike. Cheers

30th over: Australia 109-2 (Warner 75, Smith 25) Target: 265

Taijul Islam returns for the final over of the day and Warner survives.

Chris Drew is back in the game:

29th over: Australia 106-2 (Warner 72, Smith 25) Target: 265

The pitch map of Warner’s innings is a thing of beauty. Almost everything slightly over or under pitched has gone for boundaries, anything on a good length has been respected. Textbook stuff.

Shakib’s final over of the day is seen off with the minimum of fuss.

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28th over: Australia 105-2 (Warner 71, Smith 25) Target: 265

More runs for Australia through a glorious Smith cover drive. Otherwise more circumspect as the day draws to a close.

Just two overs remaining tonight.

Richard, it’s great to have you on board, but where were you at 18:56 (below)?

27th over: Australia 100-2 (Warner 70, Smith 21) Target: 265

Jeremy Yapp with a splendid email that distracts me through a Shakib maiden courtesy of Smith repeatedly finding fielders.

Hullo Jonathan, Loving the commentary. Bit surprised you’re so bullish about Australia’s chances in this chase: there’s still a long way to go, surely?

Do you or does anyone spend the fourth innings of most test matches imagining the perfect outcome? Maybe it’s just me. As an Aussie I like to see the team do well, but this time here’s my dream result: Warner finally throws off the hoodoo and scores a fabulous century, carrying his bat as Australia falls agonisingly and butt-clenchingly short, let’s say by the same margin as the first-innings deficit. A 5-for for Shakib, because what’s not to like about that? And maybe a 25-ball three for “Nice Gary” Wade, so we can finally put that strange experiment behind us and pick a genuine wicketkeeper for the second Test. Oh and a sparkling cameo for Maxwell, because he’s the future.

Cheers, Jeremy

26th over: Australia 100-2 (Warner 70, Smith 21) Target: 265

Oooh that is filth from Warner, short from Mehedi and slapped like a Swingball finishing move well in front of midwicket for four. 100 up for Australia and their key pair are cruising.

Any more Kate Bush nominations to explain the changing match situation?

25th over: Australia 93-2 (Warner 65, Smith 19) Target: 265

T20 stuff from Bangladesh with another one-over spell brought to an end with Shakib getting a recall.

T20 stuff from Australia too with runs off almost every ball. Smith and Warner finding gaps at will and running hard and smartly.

24th over: Australia 89-2 (Warner 63, Smith 17) Target: 265

Better over from Mehedi who beats Smith’s outside edge and forces the Australian skipper to watch a few but Warner has no such inhibitions, going aerial over mid-on for three.

23rd over: Australia 86-2 (Warner 60, Smith 17) Target: 265

The pace experiment lasts one over with Taijul Islam swiftly recalled to the attack. And it looks a tidy move too with the left-arm spinner finding some purchase out of the footmarks outside Warner’s off stump. He concedes a boundary nonetheless, Warner rocking back to a shorter delivery and smacking the ball to the cover fence.

22nd over: Australia 80-2 (Warner 55, Smith 16) Target: 265

Mehedi has switched ends but it hardly matters who’s bowling at the moment with Smith and Warner in this form. The skipper picks up a couple, then a single before Warner defends the rest.

The pitch is definitely doing less than on previous days, and now the ball is softening it’s less threatening still. Bangladesh need to conjure something to unsettle this partnership.

21st over: Australia 77-2 (Warner 55, Smith 13) Target: 265

Time for some pace finally with Mustafizur Rahman receiving the 20-over old ball from Mehedi Hasan’s end.

And it begins with Warner carving him behind point for four in that trademark manner of his, no footwork, all forearms.

Smith is getting into his work now too, his feet moving across to the off-side in that way that still take some getting used to but indicates he’s in touch.

Ominous signs for Bangladesh.

20th over: Australia 69-2 (Warner 50, Smith 10) Target: 265

Taijul doesn’t look overly threatening and Warner’s eager to get on strike, hurrying his skipper through for a sharp single. And the vice captain doesn’t waste his opportunity, bringing up his 25th Test 50 from just 64 balls. Splendid innings that is changing the balance of power in this match by the over.

David Warner of Australia bats during day three of the First Test match between Bangladesh and Australia.
David Warner of Australia bats during day three of the First Test match between Bangladesh and Australia. Photograph: Robert Cianflone/Getty Images

19th over: Australia 67-2 (Warner 49, Smith 9) Target: 265

Mehedi continues the tenth over of his unbroken spell and Warner continues looking nine-hundred Dollarydoos. He’s just one run away from a very fine half-century.

Andrew Benton asks a question I can’t answer off the top of my head - can anyone help out?

Jonathan, Why are the wickets wrapped up in plastic tubes? Is this a Bangladesh thing, an Aussie thing, an ICC thing? Something in prep for the Ashes?

I love the smell of cultural stereotypes in the morning.

18th over: Australia 65-2 (Warner 47, Smith 9) Target: 265

Taijul Islam becomes the fourth spinner to be used this innings, bowling his left-arm orthodox around the wicket to Smith who whips hip ominously into the on-side with that wristy flick he unfurls when his game’s on.

Talk about game on, Warner is on fire, advancing down the pitch and calmly caressing a drive through the covers for four. This feels like the early stages of a matchwinning knock.

17th over: Australia 59-2 (Warner 42, Smith 8) Target: 265

Warner’s in that mode where he just looks like scoring from every delivery, and Smith averages 60 in Tests for a reason. Bangladesh have to find something here to prevent this partnership taking the game away from them.

Robert Wilson is keeping an eye on the world of cricketing things from afar.

Dear J, This is insane. World-beaters, Bangladesh, are putting trembling wannabes, Australia, to the sword (though if these two stay in, Aus will walk it). Meanwhile, the West Indies are waking up after a double-decade snooze and I am, apparently, a much better player of subcontinental spin than poor old Usman Khawaja. Cricket is bonkers!

16th over: Australia 55-2 (Warner 41, Smith 5) Target: 265

Warner gets a bit of fortune first ball after drinks. He tries to paddle a sweep but gets more elevation than he expects and it almost carries to the deep backward square fielder. Smith sees off the rest of the Shakib over.

David Warner looks in the mood for Australia as they chase 265 to beat Bangladesh.
David Warner looks in the mood for Australia as they chase 265 to beat Bangladesh. Photograph: Robert Cianflone/Getty Images

15th over: Australia 54-2 (Warner 40, Smith 5) Target: 265

We saw Warner’s power first ball of the previous over, now it’s the precision, guiding a cut down to third man that was so late it was positively posthumous (thanks Mr Arlott).

Mehedi responds with one of the rare ripsnorters of the session, sending one rearing off a length over Warner’s shoulder and away for three byes.

Time for drinks.

14th over: Australia 47-2 (Warner 36, Smith 5) Target: 265

Warner is batting like he’s on another continent, skipping down the track first ball of the over to larrup Shakib over long on for six. Thereafter he defends with that boxer’s footwork of his that makes him appear so purposeful at the crease.

13th over: Australia 38-2 (Warner 29, Smith 3) Target: 265

Tough DROP but Smith survives. He turns one from middle off the face of his bat but straight into, and out of, the hands of Imrul Kayes at short leg.

12th over: Australia 36-2 (Warner 28, Smith 2) Target: 265

This is THE partnership for the match now. Australia’s captain and vice captain at the crease; the best batsman in the world alongside one of immense potential but yet to fulfil it in Asia.

Each batsman nudges a single from an innocuous looking Shakib over. 18 overs remaining in the day.

11th over: Australia 34-2 (Warner 27, Smith 1) Target: 265

While there’s chaos all around him David Warner is getting on with his work very nicely indeed. Another driven four keeps the scoreboard ticking over.

No, no he isn’t. Mehedi beats him in flight but the Australian skipper just keeps a millimetre or two of spike behind the line. Smith looked like he was walking but the third umpire saved his bacon.

It’s all happening!

Is Smith stumped first ball?

10th over: Australia 28-2 (Warner 22, Smith 0) Target: 265

This innings began becalmed but it’s come to life now and it was Shakib Al Hasan who provided the spark, his introduction preceding the first wicket to fall and then earning the second in his second over. He almost has Warner too but his off-pace out-swinging delivery is too good to get anywhere near.

Needless to say, Khawaja is not getting a great write-up on TV comms.

WICKET! Khawaja c Taijul b Shakib (Australia 28-2)

One brings two...

Dear oh dear, what a Test this has been for Usman Khawaja. With his sixth delivery at the crease he tries to sweep, gets a fat top edge that Taijul Islam takes neatly running in from deep backward square.

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9th over: Australia 28-1 (Warner 22, Khawaja 1) Target: 265

Bangladesh needed that wicket, not much was happening out there and Warner looks in the mood. Can they prize open the rest of Australia’s top order?

WICKET! Renshaw LBW b Mehedi 5 (Australia 27-1)

Big shout for LBW first delivery but declined by Nigel Llong - doing too much and missing off?

No doubt with ball number two though! Renshaw props forward, misses, and the ball thuds into his front pad straight in front. There’s a discussion with the non-striker about a review but it isn’t taken and Bangladesh have the breakthrough.

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8th over: Australia 27-0 (Warner 22, Renshaw 5) Target: 265

Bowling change with Shakib Al Hasan bowling his left-arm crafties from over the wicket to the two left-handed batsmen. Renshaw welcomes him to the crease with a delicate lap sweep that belies the big country lad stature of the Yorkshireman-cum-Queenslander.

Warner is not as comfortable, playing and missing at the first, and DROPPED off the second. It was a tough chance, a thick edge straight at first slip who took evasive action as much as he tried to actually take the catch.

Another play and miss precedes a reverse sweep for four, to conclude the most eventful over of the innings so far.

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7th over: Australia 16-0 (Warner 14, Renshaw 2) Target: 265

Warner injects some life into the contest with a splendid lofted straight drive that bounces once before crossing the boundary rope. Australia played that over with much greater intent and Warner looks to be finding his footwork and timing.

6th over: Australia 10-0 (Warner 9, Renshaw 1) Target: 265

Renshaw using his height and reach to lean down the pitch and smother Nasir who’s bowling right-arm round-arm off-spinners from around the wicket (got that?).

There’s a long delay for a possible bat-pad catch off Renshaw’s boot that was never out but still took an age to confirm regardless, reinforcing the sense that this run chase has yet to reflect the intensity of the match preceding it.

Nasir switches over the wicket with his final delivery and beats the outside edge of Renshaw’s wafty drive.

5th over: Australia 10-0 (Warner 9, Renshaw 1) Target: 265

Another maiden for Mehedi but this one featured his first couple of tasty deliveries; one ripping and turning past Warner’s outside edge, another leaping from a length and whistling past Warner’s baggy green.

4th over: Australia 10-0 (Warner 9, Renshaw 1) Target: 265

Renshaw works one off his hip to get off the mark, a shot repeated by Warner as Nasir continues this poor opening spell for Bangladesh’s bowlers.

3rd over: Australia 8-0 (Warner 8, Renshaw 0) Target: 265

Mehedi still not into his rhythm but Warner’s respectful, playing back a maiden. Not much spite with the new ball off this surface yet.

2nd over: Australia 8-0 (Warner 8, Renshaw 0) Target: 265

Spin from both ends with Nasir Hossain sharing the new ball and his first delivery to Renshaw draws a huge LBW appeal that’s turned down - replays showing it was just bouncing over the top. Otherwise Renshaw is purposeful in his defence and blocks out a maiden.

1st over: Australia 8-0 (Warner 8, Renshaw 0) Target: 265

Ok, here we go! 265 to chase...

19-year old Mehedi Hasan to open the attack for Bangladesh, and he begins with two rank looseners, a wide long hop that Warner can’t put away, then a straight one that he smacks to the midwicket fence. They precede a half volley that Warner misses out on, and then another half-tracker that again reaches the leg-side fence.

Australia will be breathing a little easier after that.

Chris Drew knows the score

More Kate Jonathan? “Oh Nathan, the Lyon heart”

Who knew Kate Bush would feature so prominently in a Bangladesh Test match?

Australia owe plenty to Nathan Lyon for keeping them in this contest. 6-82 this innings, to go with his 3-79 in the first, not to mention his momentum changing run out.

Bangladesh 221 all out - Australia require 265 to win

So, 30 overs to come tonight. To win Australia will have to score the highest total of the match and achieve their second highest ever successful run chase in Asia.

A Bangladesh supporter watches as his team move closer to their first ever Test victory over Australia.
A Bangladesh supporter watches as his team move closer to their first ever Test victory over Australia. Photograph: Robert Cianflone/Getty Images

WICKET! Mehedi c Khawaja b Lyon 26 (Bangladesh 221)

Field spread for Mehedi Hasan now, who may reconsider his attacking approach in favour of milking the strike.

Or not.

Down the pitch, AHOY! Swings an ugly swipe into the sky and down into the safe hands of Usman Khawaja near the midwicket fence.

Bangladesh 221 all out. Australia require 265 to win.

79th over: Bangladesh 221-9 (Mehedi 26, Mustafizur 0)

Mehedi will surely open his shoulders now with just one partner remaining. And he begins with a delicate dab for four that wasn’t too far away from the solitary slip before adding more runs well behind and just behind square on the leg side.

By the way, that Handscomb catch improves the more you look at it. The Victorian skipper is one of the best close fielders in world cricket (and may soon find himself wearing the gloves for his country).

78th over: Bangladesh 214-9 (Mehedi 18, Mustafizur 0)

He’s really kept Australia in the hunt Lyon, and that wicket keeps them within touching distance.

Shafiul c Handscomb b Lyon 9 (Bangladesh 214-9)

Wallop! Shafiul has aimed some agricultural slogs at a few deliveries since Tea and finally he connects with one, launching Lyon for six over long on.

Next delivery he’s smartly caught by Handscomb at short leg.

Lyon has his 11th Test five-for.

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77th over: Bangladesh 207-8 (Mehedi 18, Shafiul 3)

DROP! Wade shells a Mehedi nick that was hit straight into his gloves from point blank range. It wasn’t easy - nothing standing up to the stumps on this pitch could be - but at this level you expect them to be taken.

76th over: Bangladesh 206-8 (Mehedi 17, Shafiul 3)

Shafiul is eager to get after Nathan Lyon but he lacks the timing or footwork to connect with the off-spinner and a maiden ensues.

75th over: Bangladesh 206-8 (Mehedi 17, Shafiul 3)

Play resumes after Tea and after a single to Shafiul there’s a pause for the umpires to confer over a possible catch at slip. Steve Smith thinks Mehedi’s out but Aleem Dar soft signals to the third umpire he thinks it’s a bump ball. Replays confirm it was hit into the ground before looping to the Aussie skipper.

Chris Drew has got into the swing of things, suggesting if Australia are going to channel Kate Bush then they should be cueing up a different track.

It is monsoon season in Dhaka...

Dave Kalucy approves of Adam’s music taste (which it’s already abundantly clear is better than mine).

I never really thought of the OBO as a good place to hear some new tunes but not bad that. Do you think the India tour has helped the lads prepare for the crucible of Bangladesh?

In answer to the question - yes, I do, although it may not be clear based on the eight sessions of play we’ve seen so far.

38 overs will be bowled in the final session, and they should all be compelling.

Thanks Adam, another sterling shift, and you’ve handballed me a beautifully poised Test match. Bangladesh very much in the driving seat but that chaotic 15 minute spell not long before Tea that saw three quick wickets fall has changed the complexion somewhat.

Australia still have an uphill task mind you...

Presumably, Kate Bush would be a mystery-spinning allrounder with a dreamy cover drive.

TEA: Bangladesh 205-8. Lead of 248

74th over: Bangladesh 205-8 (Mehedi 17, Shaiful 2)

This will be the last one. Unless there is a wicket and we stick around for half an hour extra. Lyon to Mehedi. It’s one of those 60 second Lyon maidens in an effort to get Agar another, but the clock ticks over. That is tea.

So, what to make of all that? Australia did get five wickets in the session. Khawaja (still coming to terms with that) started off, but Smith got that right as a quick change of ends saw Cummins strike with a beauty, finding Tamim’s edge first ball. Lyon deceived Shakib shortly thereafter.

A nagging, punchy stand of Sabbir and Mushfiqur looked fatal for Australia, that was until a bit of luck-cum-magic with the latter ran out at the non-strikers’ end when Lyon got his hand down for the deflection. One brought two, then three. All on 186. Sabbir gave Lyon his fourth, caught in close, while Agar had a sharp catch taken off from by Matt Wade off an underedge.

20 minutes to tea, they were a chance to be bowled out before the break, but Mehedi slapped them around instead, his stand of 19 already annoying for Australia, and unbeaten at the break.

It seems certain that Australia will be batting soon. In turn, we’ll know one way or another by stumps if this is going to be a brilliant fourth (and likely final) day, or a stroll for the hosts. JP Howcroft will be with you for the final session to find out. For my part, I’ll see you tomorrow. Bye!

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N-ice Gary!
N-ice Gary! Photograph: Robert Cianflone/Getty Images

73rd over: Bangladesh 205-8 (Mehedi 17, Shaiful 2)

Shaiful just up to the task of keeping out Agar, who is back on his mark this time around. Ends up a very effective over for Bangladesh through the last two balls, a fat edge just missing the stumps and running away for one. To finish, an unconvincing cut off the edge from Mehedi past, but it still reads three in the book. 248 now the lead.

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72nd over: Bangladesh 201-8 (Mehedi 14, Shaiful 1)

Can Lyon get in there again for a fifth? He cannot. Bit turn at Shaiful, who turns the strike over eventually with a sweep. A leg before shout comes first, but its does too much for serious consideration. Mehedi is at it again, gliding the last ball of the over through the cordon with poise for a couple. He has 14 in 10 balls. Quite the intervention leading into tea. 200 up along the way as well.

71st over: Bangladesh 198-8 (Mehedi 12, Shaiful 0)

Oh, that over HURTS so bad for Australia. Mehedi, who can play alright, smacks Agar for three boundaries in four balls to end the over! Smacks a pull of a long hop. Sweeps a fuller delivery and does enough to reach the rope. Sweeps again to put away a full toss; less attractive but just as effective. All of as sudden, that lead is 241. Agar will be gutted with that.

70th over: Bangladesh 186-8 (Mehedi 0, Shaiful 0)

Another appeal, Lyon up for lbw with Shaiful this time. Not out either. We’ve reached the Something Happening Every Ball stage.

Phil Withall on Matt Wade’s catch: “Seems all Wade needed was a little vitriol. That was a very tidy take.” Vitriol, you say? Don’t mind if I do pop Bluejuice into the OBO.

Pretty great band. Pretty great times.

HE HAS NOT! All pad. Good review. Carry on.

HAS LYON GOT SHAIFUL CAUGHT BAT PAD? Umpire Llong says so. The batsman doesn’t agree. He’s upstairs straight away. We’ll see.

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WICKET! Sabbir c Handscomb b Lyon 22 (Bangladesh 186-8)

Bangladesh have lost three wickets on 186! This is the clasic off-spinner’s wicket, Sabbir forward to Lyon, a bit of bounce and turn. Grabs the shoulder of the bat, into the pad, and bobs up to Handscomb at short leg who does the rest. Well, they needed to clean Bangladsh up before tea, I suggested. They have 20 minutes on the clock to take the two remaining wickets. Yep, game on. Lyon’s fourth.

Nathan Lyon’s bowling and fielding transformed the first Test between Australia and Bangladesh during the afternoon session on day three.
Nathan Lyon’s bowling and fielding transformed the first Test between Australia and Bangladesh during the afternoon session on day three. Photograph: Robert Cianflone/Getty Images

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69th over: Bangladesh 186-7 (Sabbir 22, Mehedi 0)

Agar earned that after stringing a couple of quality overs together as well. Ends it well to the new man Mehedi, who made a useful 18 last time up. Was a legit all-rounder at U19 level.

WICKET! Hossain c Wade b Agar 0 (Bangladesh 186-7)

Wade will love that! Super catch, low to the ground after Hossain tried to cut and got a thick bottom edge. Wade’s instincts would have been to rise up, but he kept his shape and is rewarded with a very good snaffle. After a shocking Test numerically, that’ll do him the world of good. Wickets in consecutive overs. Australia have four in the session. We’re juuuuust about into the world of having a serious game on our hands again.

Ashton Agar claimed the second of three quick Bangladesh wickets to swing the momentum of the first Test in Dhaka.
Ashton Agar claimed the second of three quick Bangladesh wickets to swing the momentum of the first Test in Dhaka. Photograph: Robert Cianflone/Getty Images

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68th over: Bangladesh 186-6 (Sabbir 22, Hossain 0)

Lyon was around the wicket when executing that run out too. Was hammered back at him, opposite hand required. Hossain adored here too, the crowd favourites both in there. 25 minutes to tea, 229 the lead.

WICKET! Mushfiqur run out Lyon 41 (Bangladesh 186-6)

A little bit brilliant from Lyon. Some luck always required when the non-striker is run out via the bowlers’ hand after a straight drive, but he had to have the cricket brain to get down to it, and the Australian offie has a big one of those. Just after the skipper launched into a reverse sweep and had the crowd going wild. A wicket against the run of play, some luck to the tourists. Can they get on a roll? They hang in there.

Some brilliant fielding from Nathan Lyon changed the momentum of the third day of the first Test against Bangladesh.
Some brilliant fielding from Nathan Lyon changed the momentum of the third day of the first Test against Bangladesh. Photograph: Robert Cianflone/Getty Images

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67th over: Bangladesh 181-5 (Mushfiqur 38, Sabbir 20)

Agar continues. This is a better over. An excellent one. Flight is there, as is the turn. But no mistake from either player. Question: is Matthew Wade calling Agar Larry? “Nice Larry” I reckon I have caught a couple of times. Not sure that’s on, is it? Garry and Larry?

66th over: Bangladesh 179-5 (Mushfiqur 37, Sabbir 19)

Lyon nearly creates another chance, Mushfiqur down the track and flicking but not making solid contact. It falls just in front of midwicket, there for exactly that.

“Is he doing a really poor job or is it really difficult out there?” asks Martin Gibson of Wade. Well, he’s getting a rough go of it now. But the problem for him are his priors, so to speak. I should add that he kept well in India. But like much of what happened over there, it hasn’t translated to the first few days in Bangladesh.

65th over: Bangladesh 178-5 (Mushfiqur 37, Sabbir 18)

NOT OUT! Was an ambitious appeal on reflection, but probably had to go with it given 15 overs remaining until the new set of reviews. And the new ball. But they changed that between overs. TV had a close-up shot and it did look ruined.

HAS AGAR TRAPPED MUSHFIQUR? Aleem Dar says no. Smith sends it to DRS to find out.

64th over: Bangladesh 177-5 (Mushfiqur 37, Sabbir 17)

Dropped! It’s a half chance to Smith’s right at slip off Mushfiqur, but you expect him to latch onto those. They need every one of those 50/50s from here to win. Lyon misses out on a fourth. It was a reflex chance after the miscued prod.

63rd over: Bangladesh 173-5 (Mushfiqur 33, Sabbir 17)

Groooooan. First ball back, Agar sends a quicker one down the legside that turns back a decent way and nearly hits the stumps, but through Wade’s legs and to the rope it goes. Four byes. He’s having a nightmare back there. It was down the legside and they are never easy, but everything going against him. Not an overly penetrative over. More to the point, both players look well set.

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62nd over: Bangladesh 168-5 (Mushfiqur 32, Sabbir 17)

Sabbir sweeping, Mushfiqur pulling. Defending the rest. And that’s drinks. Two wickets to Australia, but the lead moving from 175 to 211. Have to score that for the hosts. Especially with Sabbir looking dangerous and the captain well set. Australia need to polish them off before tea. Somehow. Or this will be right out of hand. And it’s about to rain very soon.

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61st over: Bangladesh 166-5 (Mushfiqur 31, Sabbir 16)

Cummins is going upsairs here. On the fourth stump line to begin, defended late but effectively by Sabbir. Then down the legside. No worries. Third time isn’t the charm for the quick though, smashed through point. No venom there, smashed away for four.

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60th over: Bangladesh 161-5 (Mushfiqur 31, Sabbir 12)

Sabbir is going after Lyon. It’s a crisp reverse sweep that gets him four, sending he lead beyond 200 with it as well. No risk there so long as he makes contact. He’s a go-er, Sabbir. The crowd are into it too, swelling by the minute as it has each day in the middle session. Still three catchers in place for both he and Mushfiqur, who can take a backseat and watch for a bit if Sabbir continues to attack successfully. The lights are on. Only taken about 30 seconds. Remember when we were kids when it would take 20 minutes or so for them to fire up properly at VFL Park and the MCG? Simpler times.

This is pretty much my view, Michael sitting three seats to my right. The rain coming from the left. The clouds everywhere.

59th over: Bangladesh 155-5 (Mushfiqur 30, Sabbir 7)

ALL happening for a brief moment there. Well, to an extent. Sabbir is hit on the pad and the are all pretty excited. I thought maybe an inside edge that had carried, but no, they just really liked the lbw. Missing by a mile down leg. Now, I can see big cloud. This has been roughly the time of day rain has nailed us, before moving off soon as it arrives. We’ve been lucky. Let’s hope tha continues. The clouds are serious though to the western side of the ground.

58th over: Bangladesh 154-5 (Mushfiqur 30, Sabbir 7)

Sabbir looked ripe for an early shower, a fat inside edge from Lyon getting him off the dreaded pair. Perhaps he felt that too? The response: dancing down the track and belting him for six over long-on! If you don’t mind! Helluva shot. The lead creeping ever so close to 200.

57th over: Bangladesh 145-5 (Mushfiqur 29, Sabbir 0)

Top-notch pace bowling from Cummins again here, Australia’s only seam weapon with Hazlewood likely finished for the Test. Mushfiquir has to play, and play forward. He’ll know Cummins can have them spit off a length. He saw it with Tamim. An inside edge has him out of the firing line, though. For now. Sabbir, on the king pair. Not lost on the Aussies, as they take their time, Smith having a tweak of the field. Cummins hands on head after delivering a ball full and straight. He goes the yorker to finish the set, dug out. Just. Brisk three balls for Sabbir to cop so far in this Test.

56th over: Bangladesh 144-5 (Mushfiqur 28, Sabbir 0)

Sabbir had a shocker in the first dig, on king pair now. He isn’t on strike though to begin, Lyon’s last ball of the successful over to Mushfiqur, who takes on to square leg to keep the strike for now. Can’t fault Lyon today. Been tireless. Mixed up his speeds and angles. Given the ball a chance to spin bounce. Did a fine job to drag Shakib down to a ball he shouldn’t have there. Not easy to do after being taken down the ground by the same man earlier in the set. That’s pressure bowling. So, he’s in the game. Already had a momentous Test for what he acheived on day one. Can he be the man to give Australia a final sniff in this game today?

WICKET! Shakib c Cummins b Lyon 5 (Bangladesh 143-5)

Well, here we have a moment in time for Australia. Shakib has danced and tried to take Lyon inside-out over cover. But he’s miscued, in the air and Cummins taking an assured catch half way to the boundary at cover. The supreme all-rounder is out within quarter of an hour of Tamim. Australia are a couple of wickets away from being right in the hunt again. From seemingly nowhere. Test cricket, gotta love it.

55th over: Bangladesh 139-4 (Mushfiqur 27, Shakib 1)

Cummo continues. They really call him that. Good grief. ~Spirit of the game~ watch to begin, when they take a single after the ball deflects from Mushfiqur’s blade after a Shakib shot. He’s off the mark with it, too. No comment. Naturally, Cummins bounces him. It doesn’t work, lobbing over his head. Wide called.

54th over: Bangladesh 137-4 (Mushfiqur 27, Shakib 0)

Nathan-Garry Lyon. I can’t stop calling him that now. In the same cadence as Boutros Boutros-Ghali or Gareth-Gareth Evans. Over the wicket with a couple of catchers to Mushfiqur. Giving it air, which is good. No room for darts. Must take risks. Can’t drop short either, the local skipper leaning back into a cut for a couple, his first runs since the re-start.

53rd over: Bangladesh 135-4 (Mushfiqur 25, Shakib 0)

Can’t say enough about Tamim here. 78 to go with 75. In the context of the low-scoring contest, worth twin-tons. A mighty servant to Bangladesh cricket, in the form of his life over the last 12 months. Speaking of, Shakib - the other man in his 50th Test - the next man in, who top scored with 84 on Sunday. An edge to begin his shift, albeit along the ground. Gets a bouncer in there too, predicably. Sways out of the line. Grimmaces a bit on the way back up. If Australia are any chance, they need to get on a roll... right.... now. Also, fair play to Smith for engineering that change of ends. Copped a lot of grief in the space of 90 seconds there. But it worked.

WICKET! Tamim c Wade b Cummins 78 (Bangladesh 135-4)

Cummins class. First ball of the session, gets one to fire off a length, extra bounce and enough movement to straighten up the opener enough to win the glove. Took a DRS referral to confirm as much, Umpire Dar initially turning the appeal down. But that is what the technology is there for. A small deviation on the machine that measures that. Superb piece of bowling around the wicket first up. What a bowler. Maybe he’s the guy to spark something special? Might have to be.

Bangladesh’s Tamim Iqbal walks back to the pavilion after his dismissal by Australia’s Pat Cummins.
Bangladesh’s Tamim Iqbal walks back to the pavilion after his dismissal by Australia’s Pat Cummins. Photograph: A.M. Ahad/AP

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52nd over: Bangladesh 135-3 (Tamim 78, Mushfiqur 25)

Looks a change of ends thing, Khawaja. Lyon here from his favoured commentary end. A single down the ground before the captain comfortably sees out the rest to get himself set for the new session.

51st over: Bangladesh 134-3 (Tamim 77, Mushfiqur 25)

Well here are some words I didn’t expect to be typing. Usman Khawaja is bowling the first over after lunch. Not Lyon. Not Maxwell. Not himself - once a first-choice Australian spinner. Not Warner, who has Test wickets with his leggies. The fella who has never bowled in Tests. Negotiated by the set men in the way that you do in this situation: very carefully. Not a bad way to get the eye in. My twitter feed is a circus in response to the decision. My texts unprintable in this publication for the amount of swears. This is the modern age.

The players are back.

Judging by the tone of the chat on twitter in the break, Matt Wade isn’t going that well in the court of public opinion. An email in from Alastair Johnson to that same point. “With 15 byes and 5 runs Matt was at -10 for the 1st innings... with 11 byes already in this innings what are the odds of him breaking even for the match?”

What you said.

LUNCH: Bangladesh 133-3. Lead by 176 runs.

50th over: Bangladesh 133-3 (Tamim 76, Mushfiqur 25)

Lyon has a long chat to Cummins at the top of his mark before the start of this final over. Lyon also over to talk to Smith, presumably about the field. But the first one is sprayed down leg, so nothing coming of all that. A man under the lid, catching midwicket and only one slip for Mushfiqur, so a straight line maintained, but the captain tidy in turning around the corner to get off strike. Tamim gets one to cover from the penultimate delivery. The skipper solid in defence. And that’s lunch.

Australia desperately needed to win that session, which probably meant four wickets at a minimum. They got half of that, Lyon striking twice in a relative hurry by finding nightwatchman Taijul’s pad then Imrul’s edge before he was set from a big turner. All inside the first 40 minutes.

But that would be it. Captain Mushfiqur elevated himself up the list to join Tamim, and went hard from the outset, pushing the lead beyond 150 and putting on 66 by the time the session was done. 88 runs all up over the two hours. Tamim has added 76 to date, overtaking his first innings score by one.

Making matters worse: one ball into his second over of the day, Josh Hazlewood broke down with what we have learned is a side strain. More information to come, but he’s yet to be cited since going straight off the ground. Dreadful timing in the context of the match and series. So by any measure from here it is absolutely the home side’s Test to lose.

With that grim outlook from an Australian perspective, I’m off to grab some lunch. I’ll be back with you from Dhaka to see if the visitors can mount something of an immediately comeback in about half an hour.

David Warner asking Tamim Iqbal for a restaurant recommendation.
David Warner asking Tamim Iqbal for a restaurant recommendation. Photograph: A.M. Ahad/AP

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49th over: Bangladesh 131-3 (Tamim 75, Mushfiqur 24)

Lyon swung around to the far end for one more go before lunch. It’ll be the last one from that end before the break. Has both of Austalia’s wickets this morning, and will need to another brace or more in a hurry after lunch if they’re any chance of having something reachable in this fourth innings. A single to each through the posh side, and a huuuuge turning off-break to beat Tamim’s edge. But no wicket. He’s earned a sandwich. One to come before lunch.

48th over: Bangladesh 130-3 (Tamim 75, Mushfiqur 23)

Cummins back and the crowd are well are truly into this now as the Bangladeshi pair score keep the board ticking. He gets through Tamim with a beaut from around the wicket, but somehow misses the evading batsman, the stumps and Wade’s gloves on the angle. Four byes. They hurt. Not as much, though, as the consecutive Tamim drives out through cover. The first gets a couple, the second is a lavish stroke to the rope. Beautiful batting. 12 (count them) twelve from the over. 173 the lead, all of a sudden. Bangladesh can bury them here, and they know it.

47th over: Bangladesh 118-3 (Tamim 68, Mushfiqur 22)

Agar’s body language a sign there, hands on head as Tamim gets more runs to fine leg, albeit via a delicate little lap sweep. Supreme confidence. Other singles taken down the ground to sweepers now in place. They’re in some degree of strife here, Australia. 50 run stand between these two now, the first time these two have done that, TV tells me. How odd, given the volume of Tests they have played together. A full decade!

46th over: Bangladesh 114-3 (Tamim 65, Mushfiqur 21)

Oh you have to feel for Wade there. Maxwell has got one to rip and the batsman Mushfiqur has opted against the stroke, leaving the ball to fly over Wade’s glove. No chance. Four byes. The 150 lead right there. Maxwell has four more taken to finish the over, missing his line and not able to get enough spin to the left-hander from around the wicket to prevent him tucking fine. Excellent, compact batting. Another big over, nine from it.

45th over: Bangladesh 105-3 (Tamim 61, Mushfiqur 20)

Agar taken for three to sweepers at point, long-on and square leg. No major threats that time around. Mushfiqur into the 20s. Ominous partnership. Australia need lunch more than Bangladesh. Never good to say that about a bowling team.

44th over: Bangladesh 102-3 (Tamim 60, Mushfiqur 18)

Good call to get Maxwell on here to replace Lyon, who was tiring. The Victorian was good for a handy breakthrough, stopping the 155-run stand between Tamim and Shakib on day one. And he beats Mushfiqur from around wicket with one that goes on with the arm. Lovely drift to mix up the pace two, preferring to push them through quicker either side of that delivery. These two have put on 35. And there are 23 minutes to lunch. The lead 146. They are your numbers.

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43rd over: Bangladesh 1o0-3 (Tamim 59, Mushfiqur 17)

Oh! Agar the man most likely in the stoush against Mushfiqur. He’s done him on the outside edge twice. No pulling inside the line here. No chance to get forward. Classy maiden from the West Australian.

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42nd over: Bangladesh 100-3 (Tamim 59, Mushfiqur 17)

Mushfiqur and Tamim exchanging singles off Lyon, who has been relentless but surely must be tiring in the heat and humidity; bowled all day so far. A couple more to the left-hander, taken against the spin through midwicket to bring up the Bangladesh 100. Huge spin follows, the opener able to keep his bat away from the ball as it fizzes and leaps by the shoulder.


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41st over: Bangladesh 93-3 (Tamim 56, Mushfiqur 16)

I can’t pretend I am not chasing my tail here from the earlier wifi problem, coupled with the Hazlewood news. So let’s do this: three from the Agar over I was barely able to watch. Again, no roar suggesting nothing major.

40th over: Bangladesh 93-3 (Tamim 54, Mushfiqur 15)

Interestingly, TV saying that Hazlewood is crook, not injured. Not what CA have told us. Odd. We actually have a First Class seamer here with us, Louis Cameron who played for Victoria a couple of years ago a journo now with CA’s website. He has his spikes with him. Limber up, mate. Lyon continues, as he has all session from out end. Close call to begin, inside edge nearly struck of Mushfiqur, who has hogging the strike beautifully here. No referral after the appeal. Lead 136.

39th over: Bangladesh 91-3 (Tamim 53, Mushfiqur 14)

Agar able to keep Mushfiqur at home, back in the crease. Good lengths. Who is going to come over to replace Hazlewood if he goes home, we are pondering? Coulter-Nile coming out for the India ODIs. Is he ready for five days, though? Meanwhile, an appeal for lbw. Nup. Pitching outside leg.

38th over: Bangladesh 90-3 (Tamim 53, Mushfiqur 13)

BOSH! Mushfiqur absolutely elevated to pinch-hit, trying to free the arms at every available opportunity. The job for the captain, he’s happy to oblige. It works well when using his feet to come down and launch Lyon in the mid-on direction for a second time, on this occasion over the rope!

News on Hazlewood via CA.

37th over: Bangladesh 83-3 (Tamim 53, Mushfiqur 6)

I missed the Agar over trying to get the wifi sorted out, but we’ll have to take it on faith that nothing significant happened given only one came from it and I heard no roars from the crowd.

36th over: Bangladesh 82-3 (Tamim 53, Mushfiqur 5)

(Sorry about the delay, wifi drop out at the ground). Mushfiqur punching from the outset, coming down the track and smacking Lyon over mid-on. Not without risk, but they’ve earned the chance to take a few of those now in order to try and bat Australia out of this. Tamim grabs a couple through midwicket to take them out to drinks. Seven from it, the lead 125 at drinks. So, in the first hour they have added 37 and lost two wickets. But still feels like their hour on the basis that Hazlewood is no longer, for now at least. We are waiting on an update from team management now as to his status. Will relay that as soon as it comes through.

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35th over: Bangladesh 75-3 (Tamim 51, Mushfiqur 0)

Agar to finish the Hazlewood over, and Tamim is straight after him. Driving square to the rope, his sixth boundary, and twin half-centuries for the champion opener. His 50th Test could be the most important victory in his decade-long career if he can stick around for another hour or two and run this lead up. Agar misses his mark later in the over, down the legside and running down beyond the batsman for three byes. Smith makes a diving stop in front of us here to save the second boundary of the over - every run counts at this point. In more ways than one, a good over for Bangladesh hopes. Their lead now 118, with a bowling attack now missing their leader. Messy.

Josh Hazlewood has broken down

Uh-oh. Straight off after the first ball of his second over this morning. Back or side? Hard to tell. But whatever it is, he is straight off. Dreadful, dreadful timing.

Josh Hazlewood trudges from the field after suffering a side strain on the third day of the first Test against Bangladesh.
Josh Hazlewood trudges from the field after suffering a side strain on the third day of the first Test against Bangladesh. Photograph: Robert Cianflone/Getty Images

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34th over: Bangladesh 67-3 (Tamim 46, Mushfiqur 0)

The skipper elevates himself to five. Love that. He was at six in the first dig, but a nightwatchman used here, so essentially up two slots. Leadership. He’s a bad-pad candidate early though, Lyon looking to win a glove, but it doesn’t reach Handscomb at short leg. Next ball, he’s pushing hard with his gloves, perhaps the shoulder of the bat this time, but no silly point. Surely he needs a silly point? I have strong views on this.

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WICKET! Imrul c Warner b Lyon 2. (Bangladesh 67-3)

Super bowling from the Aussie no. 1 spinner. Gives it a chance to rip from around the wicket, plenty of flight. Lands it in just in the footmarks, where it went on to take plenty of turn and bounce. Due to the angle, Imrul had to play. Edge found high on the bat, floating up to Warner at second slip who completed the easiest of catches. So that’s two in a relative hurry far as runs are concerned, which have dried up. Seven to go. Keep it there, Nath.

33rd over: Bangladesh 67-2 (Tamim 46, Imrul 2)

Hazlewood replaces Cummins from the far end. I still have no idea what it is called, so my Croweater colleague from The Australian Andrew Faulkner has gone for a walk to find out for me, and therefore, us. Most kind. He’s straight into the shoebox that he lands all day long. Can’t fault him. Tamim up to the task. Maiden. Only a small crowd in so far, but they like it when Hazlewood shapes to throw back at the batsmen.

Speaking of the crowd! Blimey. A story for you. After I clocked off the OBO yesterday I went up to the western stand where all the kids are sitting. It was packed by then, wickets falling. I made the mistake of taking a photo. It was code for a being swarmed in a sea of selfies. Quite the experience. Fearful that someone was going to fall off the the back of the grandstand where this was all going down, security and fished me out. Drenched in sweat. Brilliant, though. Might go back later today. Love this country.

32nd over: Bangladesh 67-2 (Tamim 46, Imrul 2)

Lyon generating big spin to Tamim, but he holds his shape to punch out to cover. Ripping them to Imrul again as well, who has the good sense to get inside the line of one that may have caught the edge had he followed it with his hands. Nothing silly required by these two. Everything on their side. Ample experience to come with Shakib and Mushfiqur.

31st over: Bangladesh 65-2 (Tamim 45, Imrul 1)

Cummins pushing hard here. Another over, probably his fifth of the morning by now. It’s bloody hot out there, he’ll be spent soon. Tamim has it under control, a couple off the pads, defending solidly. Lead is 108.

30th over: Bangladesh 63-2 (Tamim 43, Imrul 1)

Lyon races through one here to keep the pressure on, I guess. Not sure it that’s required, mind. Imrul defends well to begin, before Lyon gets a couple to go a bit towards the end. Neither beat the edge. Well left. Maiden. Agar? Agar. Carn. I’m just on this today. I think he’s the guy. Maybe that’s because he spoke so well after play last night and I can’t help but like the dude? Who can know. But get him on, Smudge.

29th over: Bangladesh 63-2 (Tamim 43, Imrul 1)

Shoooot we all let out as one in the press box when Tamim drove past the stumps. Stopped by mid-on though. Well stopped. Imrul gets a single as well, off the mark to cover. That’ll help for confidence after his first few balls up the other end. Not for nothing that Australia lost a review in that over, by the way. 51 overs to play with, one referral in the kit.

NOT OUT! Going over. By a decent amount. Hit juuuuust on the knee roll, and the Australian quick was pleading in his appeal, running all the way down before he completed the roar. In turn, Smith almost had to go up to back in young man. But not to be.

HAS CUMMINS TRAPPED TAMIM? Aleem Dar says no. Smith wants another look. Upstairs we go!

28th over: Bangladesh 61-2 (Tamim 42, Imrul 0)

The new man Imrul Kayes, coming off a shocker first time up, is a bit nervous to begin. Lyon finds his edge, but straight to ground.
“I think Australia were hoping for a wash out today, otherwise it could be all over for them by close of business,” suggests Scott Lowe on the email. “Bangladesh batting is still inconsistent but should get enough, you would think. And with Warner a walking wicket, they have no hope of chasing more than 200.”

I was doing a spot last night where it was put to me that Bangladesh would need a 350 lead to win. I replied by saying that should be enough to have Australia two more times. This track, those rhythmic spinners. Rugged.

WICKET! Taijul lbw b Lyon 4 (Bangladesh 61-2)

Oohhh, they needed that. Lyon has one to go straight on at the left-hander. He’s on the crease, misses, pad instead. Plum. Umpire Llong up with the appeal, and no serious consideration of a referral. Crucial to get the nightwatchman in the first handful of overs, and they’ve done that. Now to start again.

27th over: Bangladesh 61-1 (Tamim 42, Taijul 4)

Timely Cummins maiden to settle things down a bit. Tamim happy enough to defend this time around. Cummins up a couple of kph as well. Can only help. Reckon it’ll be Agar very soon though. He looked the best of Australia’s bowlers last night.

26th over: Bangladesh 61-1 (Tamim 42, Taijul 4)

Party time, excellent! Taijul getting into it first ball of Lyon’s fresh one, slashing from deep in the crease to the point rope. So that’s four boundaries in 19 balls so far today, the lead into triple figures as well.

25th over: Bangladesh 57-1 (Tamim 42, Taijul 0)

Tamim continues to go hard at Cummins, missing a drive to begin but not through lack of effort. Inside edge-ish, though. Better off the pads though, his third boundary of the morning. Fantastic start for the locals. The 50-Test champion into the 40s after 75 in the first dig. Had a good yak with him a couple of days before the Test. Fair to say absolutely no motivation required for him to again be a matchwinner in a huge fixture for his country, as he was against England here last year, making a defining ton in their first ever triumph against them.

24th over: Bangladesh 53-1 (Tamim 38, Taijul 0)

Nathan Lyon from the broadcast end. He’s throwing it up immediately to the nightwatchman Taijul, who looks pretty solid to be fair. Noted the other day that he doesn’t average more than in any form of professional cricket, so he’s not much a go with the bat on paper. But can’t question his defence initially here. Big day for Lyon.

23rd over: Bangladesh 53-1 (Tamim 38, Taijul 0)

There’s one way to start, Bangladesh’s lead swells from 88 to 96 in the space of the opening over, Cummins thrashed behind point by Tamim to the rope first ball of the day. Then does it again a few balls later! Make the runs while the deck is good and the seamers are on? Whatever the strategy, it is effective.

We’re away! Cummins has the ball, Tamim in strike. Day three: PLAY!

How are you seeing it?

OBO works best when we talk. So let’s do that. Hit me up on the email for your considered throughts. Twitter for your hot takes and nonsense. I’m into all of it. I’ve had a bit of a pop in an article overnight about Australia’s historical attitudes to Bangladesh and how it pervades the thinking and influences peformance. What do you reckon?

Welcome to day three at Dhaka!

A hot and sticky morning to you from Sher-a-Bangla National Stadium. I’ve successfully sweated through my shirt between the car and the gate. But better perspitation than precipitation; there is once again no rain despite what we were hearing last night about today being a wash out. Indeed, it is the nicest morning we’ve had yet. Bit of cloudcover, but the sun burning through it rather quickly.

Australia will need to take its lead and burn through Bangladesh quickly as they can this morning, already 88 behind with nine local wickets to find. They include the fellas playing their 50th Tests, Tamim who is in there now on 30, and Shakib who already has 84 in the first dig and five-for with the ball. The world’s top-ranked all-rounder for good reason.

Ashton Agar’s having a good game with bat and ball too, his first back in the baggy green for the better part of four and a half years. He was altogether upbeat last night, believing the track was going to keep getting harder to bat on, and that he and Nathan Lyon could bowl Bangladesh out. Good attitude.

The track does look very worn for two days, footmarks everywhere. They will act as target practice for both the Australian twirlers after Hazlewood and Cummins have had a crack while fresh this morning, I suspect. Agar picked up Soumya close to stumps, so they’ll have a relatively new man to target in Imrul.

Righto. There is your state of play. Looking forward to bashing away with you on the OBO until the tea interval today. Let’s have a bit of fun, hopefully watching Australia have a couple of good sessions to give this series opener a chance of a grandstand finish.

No relationship to the cricket. Just had the song on my mind.

Adam will be here shortly. In the meantime, here’s the state of play after two days of cricket in Dhaka:

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