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Smith steadies Australia after Bangladesh pacers strike
Steve Smith steadied Australia after Bangladesh's pace attack routed the top order on Day 1 of the first Test in Darwin on Thursday. Australia were 113/4 in 32 overs at the time…
The Story in Brief
Steve Smith steadied Australia after Bangladesh's pace attack routed the top order on Day 1 of the first Test in Darwin on Thursday. Australia were 113/4 in 32 overs at the time of writing, with Smith on 29 and Alex Carey on 16. Opener Hasan Mahmud dismissed both openers Jake Weatherald (23) and Travis Head (22) in successive overs to leave Australia reeling at 74/4 at lunch. Smith survived being dropped on 2 by Tanzid Tamim at third slip off Ebadot Hossain, who later got Marnus Labuschagne for 1. Cameron Green was out for 13. Australia captain Pat Cummins won the toss and elected to bat first. Bangladesh are playing their first Test series in Australia since 2003.
The Indian Opinion
The noise about Bangladesh's weak pace attack misses the point: Hasan Mahmud and Ebadot Hossain exploited a green top to reduce Australia to 74/4. The real test is whether Smith's escape on 2, a regulation slip chance dropped, proves decisive. Watch how Bangladesh's bowlers respond in the second session.
Source: rediff.com
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