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Australia opt for four specialist bowlers in final XI

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

17-Jul-2003•Wisden CricInfo staff

Trevor Chappell speaks out for Bangladesh

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

17-Jul-2003•Wisden CricInfo staff

Day of reckoning at hand for Bangladesh

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

17-Jul-2003•Lynn McConnell

Bangladesh find little comfort in statistics

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

17-Jul-2003•S Rajesh

Pitch drops in at Darwin

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

17-Jul-2003•Nagraj Gollapudi

Ponting: Australian behaviour is tarnishing the game

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

16-Jul-2003•Wisden CricInfo staff

Langer looking forward to Bangladesh series

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

15-Jul-2003•Wisden CricInfo staff

Gilchrist: Australia may struggle to raise 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

14-Jul-2003•Wisden CricInfo staff

Waugh promises a good show at Darwin

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

14-Jul-2003•Wisden CricInfo staff

Bangladesh secure second victory before first Test

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

13-Jul-2003•Wisden CricInfo staff

Bowlers on top as Bangladesh need another 97 to win

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

12-Jul-2003•Lynn McConnell

Bangladesh strike back but locals hold upper 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

11-Jul-2003•Lynn McConnell

Bichel expects Waugh to 'show no mercy'

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

11-Jul-2003•Wisden CricInfo Staff

Ban will lengthen career, says Warne

Shane Warne has suggested that his enforced one-year lay-off from cricket will help to prolong his international career

11-Jul-2003•Wisden CricInfo staff

Clarke dominates slow day in Darwin

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

10-Jul-2003•Lynn McConnell

Bangladesh aiming high

Cricket is famously fixated with highests, mosts, longests, quickests

10-Jul-2003•Wisden's Australian View by Chris Ryan

Hookes calls for Australia to 'annihilate' Bangladesh

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

09-Jul-2003•Wisden CricInfo staff

Bangladesh to focus on improvement, says Whatmore

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"

09-Jul-2003•Wisden CricInfo staff

Darwin timings changed at broadcaster's behest

The business of international cricket revolves around television

08-Jul-2003•Wisden CricInfo staff

Whatmore expects Darwin pitch to be slow

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

07-Jul-2003•Lynn McConnell

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