Cameron Green Leads Australia to 165/8

At the Great Barrier Reef Arena, the second Test saw bowlers dominate the first session. After Pat Cummins won the toss and elected to bowl, Mitchell Starc ripped through Bangladesh’s batting order, taking six wickets for just 12 runs. Bangladesh collapsed to 64 all out, with Shoriful Islam (number 11) scoring a gritty 14. Australia’s chase was anchored by Cameron Green’s unbeaten 51, reaching 165/8 by the end of day one. Leon added 10 not out, while Head (22) and Steve Smith (42) contributed. Shoriful Islam also shone with the ball, finishing with figures of 6 for 35 from 11 overs. Taskeen Ahmed and Mehdi Hasan Miraz each took a wicket.