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(c)Cricinfo en-gb Bangladesh play their 21st Test match tomorrow when taking on Australia at the second new Test venue in the world within a week, at Cairns in northern Queensland https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/bangladesh/content/story/129054.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/bangladesh/content/story/129054.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-129054 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The wonder of Test cricket in Darwin, as Dr Johnson might have said, is that it is there at all https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/128966.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/128966.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-128966 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT As if playing cricket in the winter wasn't weird enough, there have been some strange sights around the Bundaberg Rum Stadium in Cairns over the past few days https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/129118.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/129118.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-129118 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia 254 for 7 (Ponting 101, Bevan 57) beat Bangladesh 142 (Kapali 49; Harvey 4-16) by 112 runs Scorecard Ponting leads from the front with one more ODI century Australia wrapped up the one-day series against https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/124755.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/124755.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-124755 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Bangladesh's motivation and objectives in the last of their three one-day internationals against Australia at Darwin tomorrow have been clearly spelled out for them by their coach https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/124733.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/124733.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-124733 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Damien Martyn: back with a bang A blistering assault by Damien Martyn pulverised Bangladesh as Australia took a 2-0 lead in the three-match one-day series with a ridiculously easy nine-wicket win at Cairns https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/124687.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/124687.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-124687 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Khaled Mashud, the Bangladesh wicketkeeper, had a thumb shattered by Brett Lee as Australia drubbed Bangladesh in the first one-dayer on Saturday https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/bangladesh/content/story/124681.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/bangladesh/content/story/124681.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-124681 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Bangladesh's batsmen found the pace of Brett Lee and Jason Gillespie too hot to handle, as Australia eased to an eight-wicket win in the first one-day international of the three-match series https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/124676.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/124676.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-124676 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Concerned at the manner in which Australia lost the last three one-day internationals in the West Indies, Ricky Ponting has indicated that he won't take anything for granted in the three-match ODI series against Bangladesh https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/124656.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/124656.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-124656 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Adam Gilchrist has said that he subscribes to what he believes will be an increasing trend among international players to retire from one-day games to concentrate on Test cricket https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/124647.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/124647.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-124647 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Bangladesh must have hoped that, after their two Test losses to Australia, they would face a decreased degree of pressure in the one-day series starting in Cairns tomorrow, but events this week have precluded that https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/124646.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/124646.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-124646 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Khaled Mashud's unbeaten 37 led Bangladesh to a four-wicket victory over the Queensland Academy of Sport at Innisfail on Thursday https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/129240.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/129240.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-129240 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Cricket Australia today announced that the National Selection Panel (NSP) has chosen Western Warriors pace-man Brad Williams to replace the injured Glenn McGrath in the Australian squad for its three-match VB one-day international series against https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/129238.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/129238.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-129238 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Following an injured left ankle, Australian fast bowler Glenn McGrath has been ruled out of the VB Series of one-day internationals against Bangladesh and will return home to Sydney today (31 July) https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/129234.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/129234.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-129234 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Glenn McGrath has been ruled out of the three-match one-day series against Bangladesh by an ankle injury that physiotherapist Errol Alcott said was caused by a loose fragment of bone near the back of the ankle joint https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/129233.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/129233.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-129233 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Damien Martyn is in line for a recall to Australia's one-day team, as the three-match series against Bangladesh gets underway in Cairns this weekend https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/129216.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/129216.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-129216 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Dav Whatmore, the Bangladesh coach, has said that Sanwar Hossain is likely to play in the ODI series against Australia, despite being reported to the ICC for a suspect action https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/bangladesh/content/story/129196.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/bangladesh/content/story/129196.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-129196 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Injury has forced Nathan Hauritz to relinquish his place and the captaincy in the Queensland Academy of Sport team to play Bangladesh in Innisfail tomorrow https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/129192.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/129192.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-129192 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sanwar Hossain was cleared to play for Bangladesh against Australia in the three-match ODI series despite being reported to the International Cricket Council for having a suspect bowling action https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/bangladesh/content/story/129142.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/bangladesh/content/story/129142.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-129142 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Despite losing both Tests against Australia by an innings, Bangladesh did their reputation plenty of good https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/bangladesh/content/story/129136.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/bangladesh/content/story/129136.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-129136 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Four wickets in 14 balls doomed Bangladesh to their 20th Test defeat in 21 matches when Australia grabbed victory by an innings and 98 runs at Cairns this morning to complete a 2-0 sweep of the series https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/129129.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/129129.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-129129 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Steve Waugh admitted that he had his sights set on Sunil Gavaskar's Test record tally of 34 centuries but said that even if he did wrest the top position for himself, it would be for a short time only https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/129128.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/129128.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-129128 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Cricket Australia and the International Cricket Council (ICC) today confirmed that ICC Match Referee Mike Procter, currently officiating in the Second 3 Test between Australia and Bangladesh in Cairns, will return to South Africa following the death https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/129189.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/129189.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-129189 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Steve Waugh: the first man to score 150 against all Test opposition All three Australian batsmen who took guard at Cairns' Bundaberg Rum Stadium today walked off with milestones that became millstones around Bangladesh's neck as the https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/129112.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/129112.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-129112 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australian one-day international spinner Nathan Hauritz will captain the Queensland Academy of Sport XII against Bangladesh in a limited overs match in Innisfail on Thursday https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/129111.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/129111.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-129111 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT International Cricket Council match referee in Cairns for the Australia-Bangladesh second Test Mike Procter is to return home following the death of his father https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/129110.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/129110.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-129110 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia's Top End Tour -­ the experiment of trying Test matches in the far north of the country in what is technically their winter ­- has moved on to Cairns, in far north Queensland and the main jumpoff for the Great Barrier Reef https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/129098.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/129098.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-129098 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Darren Lehmann on his way to a superb hundred Darren Lehmann was in rampant mood as he scored his second century in two innings against Bangladesh at Cairns today https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/129095.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/129095.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-129095 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Just before the cricket roadshow moved from Darwin to Cairns, there was a chance to take in some of the sights of the Northern Territory https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/129087.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/129087.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-129087 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A fast pitch at Cairns was meant to spell doom for Bangladesh https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/129080.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/129080.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-129080 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The rhetoric was familiar, but after a less than impressive performance in the first Test at Darwin, Steve Waugh's assertion that Australia would be looking to improve carried a little more weight than usual https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/129058.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/129058.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-129058 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Adam Gilchrist practises ahead of the second Test at Carins Surprisingly, given the ease with which the top-ranked Australians disposed of cellar-dwellers Bangladesh in their first Test match last weekend at Darwin, it is the home side who https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/129049.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/129049.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-129049 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Brett Lee, who has been cleared to play in the second Test against Bangladesh on Friday despite a back problem, is expecting plenty of success on a pacy wicket at Cairns https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/129018.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/129018.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-129018 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Steve Waugh meets the local children The Australian cricketers should have been playing the final day of their Test match with Bangladesh today, but instead they spent the day eating buffalo and fishing with Aborigines on the remote Tiwi https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/129017.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/129017.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-129017 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT There has been no let-up for Bangladesh following their innings defeat by Australia in the first Test at Darwin https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/bangladesh/content/story/129016.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/bangladesh/content/story/129016.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-129016 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia, as expected, won their first Test against Bangladesh by an innings https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/128978.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/128978.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-128978 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The denizens of Darwin were surprised yesterday: the sky, which had been resolutely blue throughout the town's inaugural Test, acquired some clouds https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/128976.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/128976.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-128976 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Man of the Match Steve Waugh applauds the crowd Australia just upped the pressure and Bangladesh folded 7.1 overs after lunch on the third day of their first Test in Darwin today, the home side completing a comprehensive win by an innings https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/128974.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/128974.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-128974 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The second day of the first Test between Australia and Bangladesh was significant for the centuries by Steve Waugh and Darren Lehmann, and Bangladesh's spirited display in the field and with the bat https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/128967.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/128967.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-128967 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Any kernel of hope is an achievement for Bangladesh in their first Test against Australia, and while they are still odds on to lose this game heavily tomorrow, it won't be their worst defeat and it won't be added to the list of two-day losses like so https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/128962.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/128962.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-128962 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Test cricket came to Australia's Top End today, when Steve Waugh won the toss and put Bangladesh in to bat on the drop-in pitch at the Marrara Oval, a cosy oasis of green in the dry old Northern Territory https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/128940.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/128940.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-128940 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Australian crawl used to be the style that powered their swimmers to the top of the world rankings, but it was never a term meant to describe their batting against the minnows of world cricket https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/128939.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/128939.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-128939 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Day One: Australia won toss and bowled first https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/128937.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/128937.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-128937 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Trevor Chappell, Bangladesh's former coach, believes they are capable of becoming one of the world's leading cricket nations, but in the meantime they must overcome several problems https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/bangladesh/content/story/128926.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/bangladesh/content/story/128926.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-128926 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia have decided to strengthen their batting for their first Test against Bangladesh, and have reverted to a four-bowler strategy https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/128922.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/128922.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-128922 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia and Bangladesh's cricketers will each be presented with a commemorative medallion to mark the first Test between the two nations, Cricket Australia announced today https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/128920.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/128920.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-128920 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The first Test between Australia and Bangladesh at Darwin is an unusual one for a number of reasons: it's being played in the Australian winter; the venue has never been used for even a first-class match; and the Test will be played on a drop-in https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/128917.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/128917.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-128917 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT That Bangladesh will be drubbed 0-2 by Australia is an almost foregone conclusion - barring serious intervention from the weather gods, any other result seems improbable https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/128913.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/128913.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-128913 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Much as Bangladesh would prefer it otherwise, the attention of the cricket world is going to be focussed on their performance against Australia for all the wrong reasons, when the first Test begins at Darwin tomorrow https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/128911.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/128911.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-128911 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ricky Ponting has admitted that Australia can let themselves down with their behaviour in the field, and the game of cricket has been tarnished as a result https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/128902.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/128902.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-128902 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It may have the look of the biggest mismatch in history, but Justin Langer insisted Australia's two-Test series against Bangladesh is important for the game https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/128871.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/128871.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-128871 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia have been continuing their mind-games (or covering their backs, depending on how you look at it) ahead of the inaugural Test against Bangladesh at Darwin on Friday https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/128846.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/128846.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-128846 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Steve Waugh has promised fans that Australia would "put on a good show" when his side takes on bottom-ranked Bangladesh in the first of two Tests at Darwin this week https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/128836.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/128836.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-128836 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Bangladesh gave themselves a timely confidence-boost on the eve of their first Test against the top-ranked Australians by beating the Northern Territory Chief Minister's XI by two wickets in Darwin today https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/128821.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/128821.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-128821 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Bangladesh face a nervous last day, needing another 97 runs to beat the Northern Territory Chief Minister's XI, with six wickets in hand https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/128807.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/128807.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-128807 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Shane Warne has suggested that his enforced one-year lay-off from cricket will help to prolong his international career https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/128796.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/128796.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-128796 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Northern Territory Chief Minister's XI lost three wickets for five runs late on the second day to leave Bangladesh with a slim hope of reviving their fortunes after another poor batting performance https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/128789.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/128789.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-128789 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT As Australia get Bangladesh in their sights it is no surprise to see their players taking a tradesmanlike approach to the prospective biggest mismatch of Test history https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/128782.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/128782.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-128782 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Cricket is famously fixated with highests, mosts, longests, quickests https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/128766.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/128766.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-128766 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A captain's innings from Australian one-day player Michael Clarke saved the Northern Territory Chief Minister's XI from embarrassment on the first day of their four-day game against the Bangladeshis at Darwin's Marrara Oval today https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/128763.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/128763.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-128763 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Although most of the Test world is preparing for slaughter when Australia and Bangladesh meet in two Tests starting next week, Bangladesh's coach Dav Whatmore is optimistic, saying that the series was the start of "something wonderful" https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/128749.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/128749.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-128749 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The former Australian batsman David Hookes has come down heavily on Bangladesh's cricket status, saying that Steve Waugh's Australians should humiliate them in the two-Test series that starts next week https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/128748.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/128748.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-128748 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The business of international cricket revolves around television https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/128712.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/128712.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-128712 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It is a subject of feverish speculation as to how the portable pitch to be used in Darwin for Bangladesh's historic international matches there will behave https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/128689.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/128689.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-128689 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Bangladesh set themselves up for the daunting task of a Test series against Australia with a thrilling victory over the Commonwealth Bank Academy at the Allan Border Field in Brisbane https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/128658.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/128658.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-128658 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Bangladesh scored a two-wicket victory over the Commonwealth Bank Academy with six minutes to spare at Allan Border Field in Brisbane today https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/128657.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/128657.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-128657 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Bangladesh will get a chance to show their ability to score runs under pressure in a chase situation on the final day of their match against the Commonwealth Bank Academy XI at Brisbane tomorrow https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/128630.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/128630.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-128630 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Bangladesh will get a chance to show their ability to score runs in a chase situation on the final day of their match against the Commonwealth Bank Academy XI at Brisbane tomorrow https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/128628.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/128628.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-128628 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Bangladesh were given another taste of the harsh realities of playing cricket in Australia when the Commonwealth Bank Academy side proved a model of batting concentration at the Allan Border Field in Brisbane today https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/128595.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/128595.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-128595 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Bangladesh were given another taste of the harsh realities of playing cricket in Australia when the Commonwealth Bank Academy side provided a lesson in batting concentration at the Allan Border Field in Brisbane today https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/128594.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/128594.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-128594 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT After making a huge success of a career in cricket, Steve Waugh is all set to try his hand at acting https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/128576.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/128576.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-128576 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Shane Warne, who is banned from playing cricket until next February after failing a drugs test prior to the World Cup, has joined the Channel Nine commentary team for next month's series against Bangladesh https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/130056.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/130056.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-130056 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Bangladesh were given a look at what their next month is going to be like when they were beaten within three days by the Queensland Academy of Sport Invitation side at the Allan Border Field in Brisbane https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/130026.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/130026.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-130026 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Bangladesh finished their first day of cricket in Australia evenly-placed at stumps https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/129979.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/129979.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-129979 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia will go into their first Test against Bangladesh without a practice game or a training camp, and Steve Waugh has admitted that his team will be underprepared at Darwin next month https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/129951.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/129951.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-129951 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Dav Whatmore, coach of Bangladesh, has shrugged off Dennis Lillee's criticism of Bangladesh and its upcoming tour of Australia, saying that it was not the first time a new side had struggled to make its presence felt https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/129947.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/129947.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-129947 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A few decades - and several human-rights acts - have passed since anyone last extolled the benefits of a "damn good thrashing", but there's nothing like the prospect of a gruesomely one-sided contest to get an Australian's juices flowing https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/129938.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/129938.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-129938 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Within a day of Dennis Lillee's accusation that the International Cricket Council (ICC) was placing television-generated revenues ahead of the interests of the game, Malcolm Speed, chief executive of the ICC, hit back, clarifying that all the https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/129917.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/129917.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-129917 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Queensland and Australian One Day International spinner Nathan Hauritzwill captain the Queensland Academy of Sport Invitation XII to playBangladesh in a practice match at Allan Border Field this week. https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/129914.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/129914.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-129914 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Dennis Lillee has accused the International Cricket Council (ICC) of placing television-generated revenue ahead of the interests of the game https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/129877.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/129877.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-129877 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Dav Whatmore, who took over as Bangladesh's coach on June 2, has had little time to affect the team's performance, but his approach has already been welcomed by many of the players https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/bangladesh/content/story/129860.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/bangladesh/content/story/129860.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-129860 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Bangladesh yesterday departed for their short tour of Australia (two Tests, three ODIs), but for once the aims were realistic and there was no sign of the pre-tour hype which is customary on such occasions https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/bangladesh/content/story/129859.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/bangladesh/content/story/129859.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-129859 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Khaled Mahmud, the Bangladesh captain, put on a brave front as his 15-man squad left for a daunting one-month tour of Australia https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/bangladesh/content/story/129855.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/bangladesh/content/story/129855.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-129855 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Australian Cricket Board (ACB) today announced that the National Selection Panel (NSP) has chosen a 13-man Test and 13-man one-day international squad for the historic Top End Tour against Bangladesh in Cairns and Darwin in July and August https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/129789.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/129789.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-129789 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Steve Waugh has been retained as the captain of the Australian Test side for the series against Bangladesh, in a squad that contained no surprises whatsoever https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/129788.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/129788.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-129788 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Preparations for Bangladesh's maiden Test tour of Australia are fully underway https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/129758.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/129758.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-129758 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Bangladesh will play a three-day tour match against scholars from the Commonwealth Bank Cricket Academy (CBCA) at Allan Border Field as a lead up to its main contest against Australia in Cairns and Darwin next month https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/129752.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/129752.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-129752 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Official ground works at Marrara Oval began today (16 June) with Melbourne Cricket Club Arenas Manager, Tony Ware, commencing the first phase of the Test and one-day international pitch installation for next month's Top End Tour https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/129643.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/129643.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-129643 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT As if the prospect of playing two Tests against Australia wasn't daunting enough for Bangladesh, John Buchanan, Australia's coach, has warned that his side won't be easing off during next month's two-Test series https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/129582.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/129582.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-129582 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Bangladesh have announced a squad of 15 for their two-Test tour of Australia later this month, a series that cricket fans and Bangladesh players are anticipating with little short of dread https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/bangladesh/content/story/129563.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/bangladesh/content/story/129563.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-129563 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Steve Waugh has admitted that he is willing to carry on playing first-class cricket for at least another season, suggesting that he wants to stay on as Australia's captain for the immediate future https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/129398.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/129398.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-129398 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The ongoing debate over Steve Waugh's future as Australia's captain surfaced again at the weekend with comments from two former players turned commentators, Jeff Thomson and David Hookes, that the time is right for him to step down https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/129318.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/129318.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-129318 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia's all-conquering Test batsmen must be salivating at the prospect of what awaits them before the year is out https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/131154.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/131154.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-131154 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Tickets for the Darwin leg of the Test and one-day international series against Bangladesh in July/August go on sale on Monday 24 March, the Australian Cricket Board (ACB) announced today. https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/130345.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/130345.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-130345 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Darwin and Cairns will become the first Australian cities outside the nation's capitals to host Test matches after the Australian Cricket Board (ACB) today announced that Test and one-day international cricket will be played in Northern Australia https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/120184.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/120184.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-120184 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT