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What is the highest partnership in an ODI defeat?

And is Javagal Srinath the only bowler to take two wickets in the first over of a Test on two occasions?

05-Sep-2023•Steven Lynch

Evolving Lyon clears all doubts

From the verge of being left out of Australia's Test team last year, Nathan Lyon has progressed, as a bowler and leader, to the extent that he is now indispensable to the squad

08-Sep-2017•Daniel Brettig

Relief, and a few questions for Australia

Australia will come away from the Bangladesh Tests with a few questions to answer ahead of the home season: the wicket-keeper's spot, the batting line-up, and the frequent batting slides

07-Sep-2017•Brydon Coverdale

Familiar batting woes hurt Bangladesh in the end

They could have pulled off a 2-0 victory over Australia, but collapsed to 97 for 6 on the fourth day in Chittagong and had to settle for a 1-1 draw

07-Sep-2017•Mohammad Isam in Chittagong

Lyon cracks the Asian challenge

Nathan Lyon became only the second non-Asian, after Ian Botham, to take 13 wickets in a Test in Asia

07-Sep-2017•Gaurav Sundararaman

Three reasons why Bangladesh deserve three-Test series

Their last two home series have ended 1-1, and the cricket has been competitive throughout

07-Sep-2017•ESPNcricinfo staff

Lyon finishes with best figures by an Australian in Asia

Lyon also became only the second offspinner - the first in over 110 years - to take two ten-wicket hauls in Tests for his country

07-Sep-2017•Gaurav Sundararaman

Bangladesh bowlers off the mark while building pressure

Even though Mustafizur Rahman and Mehedy Hasan finished the third day with three wickets apiece, the entire bowling line-up could have done with more intent and aggression to curb Australia's lead

06-Sep-2017•Mohammad Isam in Chittagong

Warner's slowest ton, Wade's horror run

Day three of the Chittagong Test saw David Warner become the third Australian opener, after Bob Simpson and Matthew Hayden, to score two hundreds in a series in Asia

06-Sep-2017•Gaurav Sundararaman

Sledged Bangladesh become the sledgers

Led by seniors like Tamim Iqbal and Shakib Al Hasan, Bangladesh are not shying away from responding to on-field sledging with some aggression of their own

06-Sep-2017•Mohammad Isam

Lyon: most five-fors in Asia in 2017

The offspinner also has the most seven-fors by a visiting bowler in Tests in Asia

05-Sep-2017•Gaurav Sundararaman

Lyon exposes Bangladesh's offspin problem

Having struggled against Moeen Ali, R Ashwin and Dilruwan Perera over the past 12 months, Bangladesh's array of left-hand batsmen were undone by another orthodox offspinner on the first day of the Chittagong Test

04-Sep-2017•Mohammad Isam in Chittagong

How will Bangladesh respond to the pressure of a 1-0 lead?

The hosts could draw confidence from their recent ODI run and comeback wins against England and Sri Lanka in Tests

03-Sep-2017•Mohammad Isam in Chittagong

Unsettled Australia face wicketkeeper crisis

A day before the Chittagong Test - one that they need to win - the visitors remain unsure what their best XI is

03-Sep-2017•Adam Collins in Chittagong

Renshaw to keep playing the line

Matt Renshaw's commitment to protecting his stumps is central to his batting approach and he is firm on adhering to it, despite his second-innings lbw dismissal in Dhaka

02-Sep-2017•Daniel Brettig and Adam Collins

Bangladesh use Ashwin's strategy to pierce Smith's armour

Bangladesh have managed to unsettle Steven Smith by bowling from around the wicket, and while it is a relatively untested angle by offspinners, it puts pressure on them to be more accurate

31-Aug-2017•Mohammad Isam

Australia's loss to Bangladesh: Unwanted history? Yes. Disaster? No

Australia's first-ever defeat to Bangladesh has drawn a fevered response down under, one that may reveal more about the post-pay war climate than the actual merits or otherwise of the team's performance

31-Aug-2017•Daniel Brettig

Shakib's quest for excellence inspires Bangladesh

He may not be seen in the same light as the legendary quartet of allrounders from the 1980s, but Shakib's contributions towards raising Bangladesh's game and sustaining their progress is reason enough to consider him one of the greats

30-Aug-2017•Mohammad Isam in Mirpur

Why Bangladesh's win isn't an upset

Beating Australia in Mirpur was historic, but was it really unexpected?

30-Aug-2017•ESPNcricinfo staff

Shakib joins Hadlee in rare club

The Bangladesh allrounder emulates New Zealand great in scoring a half-century and taking a ten-for in the same Test more than once

30-Aug-2017•Gaurav Sundararaman

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