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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

The denizens of Darwin were surprised yesterday: the sky, which had been resolutely blue throughout the town's inaugural Test, acquired some clouds

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

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

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

Day One: Australia won toss and bowled first

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

Australia have decided to strengthen their batting for their first Test against Bangladesh, and have reverted to a four-bowler strategy

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Significant changes to the International Cricket Council's one-day international rankings list have occurred as the first year of results in the original calculation drop out

Abdul Razzaq has joined Shoaib Akhtar in skipping the home series against Bangladesh next month, said Aamir Sohail, Pakistan's chief selector

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

Bangladesh face a nervous last day, needing another 97 runs to beat the Northern Territory Chief Minister's XI, with six wickets in hand

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