Mitchell Starc sparks Bangladesh collapse before Australia’s batting woes continue

<ul><li><p>Second Test, day one: Bangladesh 64; Australia 165-8 in Mackay</p></li><li><p>Fast bowler takes five wickets before lunch and finishes with 6 for 12</p></li></ul><p>Australia’s top-order batting woes continued after Mitchell Starc’s six-wicket blitz as Bangladesh fought back on an extraordinary opening day of the second Test in Mackay.</p><p>Bangladesh’s own left-arm speedster Shoriful Islam, who had recovered from a side strain that kept him out of the first Test, cut a swathe through Australia’s batting to claim 6 for 35 off 11 lethal overs in his best-ever return in an innings.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/aug/22/australia-bangladesh-mitchell-starc-second-test-day-one-report">Continue reading...</a>