Bangladesh search for some fight
Bangladesh must turn around their disappointing batting to challenge Australia in the third one-day international
Match facts
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Start time 9.30am (local)
The Big Picture
Australia have wrapped up the three-match series by winning the first two matches but it is the one-sided nature of those games that is the biggest concern for Bangladesh. The first was decided by 180 runs, the second by eight wickets. Bangladesh made 74 in the opening game and 117 on Wednesday. The captain Mohammad Ashraful was critical of his side and said it was a much better team than the results reflected, although the men lacked confidence against the world's top team. Bangladesh will be aiming for a competitive effort to finish the series. For Michael Clarke, the goals are not only to win but also to give some of Australia's lesser-known players a chance to shine.ODI form guide
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Team news
Australia's desire to make absolutely certain of a 3-0 result means they are unlikely to tinker with their best eleven. In any case, they have little choice. Brett Geeves is the only man who could potentially come in, having picked up two wickets on debut in the opening game.Watch out for ...
Nathan Bracken Did the top-order damage on Wednesday with some excellent swing bowling. If Bangladesh bat first again he could the man to make quick inroads into their line-up. Appears comfortable as the leader of an attack missing Brett Lee and his consistency and accuracy continue to make up for his lack of genuine speed.Pitch and conditions
The drop-in pitches in Darwin have not been the easiest surfaces to bat on, although Australia have made it look considerably simpler than Bangladesh. The players will be expecting early seam and swing and whoever bats first must work hard through the first hour.Weather
Another hot and sunny day is predicted, with a top temperature of 34 degrees.Stats and trivia
Bangladesh have won one of their past 14 one-day internationals, with the only success coming against the United Arab Emirates. In the same time they have won the toss on ten occasions.Quotes
"I'd like to see if we could do another number on them and hopefully get them out for not many, or if we bat first, get a lot of runs."Stuart Clark, the Australia fast bowler.
Mohammad Ashraful, the Bangladesh captain.
Brydon Coverdale is a staff writer at Cricinfo