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Bangladesh rode on a run-a-ball 71 from Habibul Bashar, and useful contributions from most of the top order, to reach 278 for 9 at the end of the first day's play at the National Stadium in Karachi

Pakistan are looking forward to the first Test against Bangladesh at Karachi on August 20

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Bangladesh have promised to be more competitive on their tour of Pakistan under Dav Whatmore

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has implemented strict new security measures for the return of Test cricket after a 15-month absence

Khaled Mahmud has been retained as Bangladesh's captain for the forthcoming tour of Pakistan, despite his abysmal form against Australia

The uncertainty regarding the venue for the first Test between Pakistan and Bangladesh ended after a Pakistan court allowed the board to host the match at Karachi

Karachi's cricket authority has laid down a court challenge against a Pakistan Cricket Board decision to withdraw its rights to host Tests and one-day matches, putting next week's Test against Bangladesh - scheduled for Karachi's National Stadium -

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

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

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

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

Khaled Mashud, the Bangladesh wicketkeeper, had a thumb shattered by Brett Lee as Australia drubbed Bangladesh in the first one-dayer on Saturday

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

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

Khaled Mashud's unbeaten 37 led Bangladesh to a four-wicket victory over the Queensland Academy of Sport at Innisfail on Thursday

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

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

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

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