batting-collapse

Australia lost six wickets for 69 runs before lunch on the fourth day and were on the verge of being forced to follow on. Within an hour of lunch against South Africa, the Australian innings came to an end. Pat Cummins’ team were all out for just 99 in 42.3 overs and will bat again, trailing by 326 runs. Marco Jansen single handedly dismantled Australia’s batting lineup with five wickets for 33 runs. Wiaan Mulder and Kagiso Rabada took two wickets each. Smith was Australia’s top scorer....

After Bangladesh’s historic victory over Australia in Darwin, a completely different Bangladesh seemed to appear in Mackay. Before the series, there was discussion that a Test could end in two days. Bangladesh dismissed that concern in Darwin. But in the second Test, that discussion returned as a harsh reality in the face of Australia’s pace and bounce. Australia defeated Bangladesh by an innings and 51 runs in just two days to finish the two Test series 1 1. During Bangladesh’s first tou...