Australian cricket team in Bangladesh in 2005-06
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The Australian cricket team ended the 2005-06 season by touring Bangladesh in April 2006. The series was seen as an uneventful way to end the season as Australia
, who were twenty points clear of second place in the ICC Test Championship
, played a Bangladeshi team
who had won one Test match in their cricketing history and were ranked at the bottom, over 100 points behind Australia. Bangladesh, however, wanted to refute comments made by the tourists' captain, Ricky Ponting
who told London's Daily Telegraph in February ""What I would not have is the minnow nations in the World Cup and the Champions Trophy, and I would not have Bangladesh and Zimbabwe playing Tests at present." On arrival, Ponting pointed out, in support of the home side, that "maybe Bangladesh having Test status will take the game forward". On the back of a three-Test whitewash tour of South Africa, but a 3-2 loss in ODI matches which included the two highest scoring innings of any type of match, Australia came to Bangladesh to play two Tests and three One-day International matches, without any warm-up touring matches.
Bangladesh did gain a first innings lead in the first Test, but eventually lost the match by three wickets, and then conceded a double hundred to nightwatchman Jason Gillespie
in the second Test.
After winning the toss, Habibul Bashar
decided to bat and his team initially showed value to Bashar's promise that, despite losing by an innings in both Tests in Australia in 2003, his team would play with conviction. The morning session saw a run rate averaging almost six per over. Opener Javed Omar
was caught lbw
for 27 by veteran Aussie Jason Gillespie
. However, Shahriar Nafees
and Bashar then knocked up a partnership that even Shane Warne
, who would eventually leave injured with bowling figures of no wickets for 112, could not dismantle - his only chance coming from Adam Gilchrist
putting down Bashar for 36 behind the stumps. The pair lasted almost all of the afternoon session, Nafees scoring his first Test century
off two consecutive boundaries from Warne, but Brett Lee
caught a ball from Stuart MacGill
one ball before tea to dismiss the captain. The evening session saw few runs but much wickets as stumps were called at 355 for 5.
Day two began in similar fashion, Bangladesh losing only one wicket in the morning session as Rajin Saleh
hit a half-century, but after lunch the team were out for 427 - their second highest total thus far in Test cricket. MacGill picked up a career best of eight for 108 as the last four wickets fell for just 29 runs. Australia took to the wicket with a disheartened spirit, conveyed by Matthew Hayden
being lbw for six runs in the third over and Ricky Ponting
was trapped the same way for 21. The rest of the team fell thick and fast if it had not been for Adam Gilchrist
putting up a fight of 51* as the day closed on 145-6 with the Australians
fighting to avoid the follow on. The third day was resumed with Gilchrist and Brett Lee (12) to bat, the latter being the only wicket to fall in the morning. The eighth wicket, aided by Gillespie helped avoid the follow on, with a partnership of 73 in which Gilchrist managed his first Test century for over a year. Stuart Clark
came and went for a duck and Gilchrist was caught, leaving the Australians 269 all out and Bangladesh spin bowler Mohammad Rafique
with figures of five for 62.
Bangladesh's scores were worse the second time around, as Nafees failed to live up to his previous innings century after making 33, and opener Omar edged to the wicket keeper Gilchrist for 18. Soon the captain was run out for seven and Aftab Ahmed
lost his wicket in the final over to see Bangladesh positioned at 124 for 5 at stumps. The fourth day continued in the same vain as Khaled Mashud
was bowled for a duck in the second over of the day and both Shane Warne
and Jason Gillespie
made up for their first innings oversight by bowling and trapping the last five wickets of Bangladeshi for 88 runs, the former improving his previous 0-112 to this innings' 3-28, despite Mohammad Rafique
taking three fours off him. Australia started the final innings in the knowledge that they have only twice, in fifty years, managed to pull off a second innings score higher than the first, needing as they did 307 runs for victory. Taking no risks, Australia's
openers made a calm 67 either side of the tea break before captain Ricky Ponting
came out with seven boundaries and an unbeaten 72 at the close of play. The second wicket partnership stood for 106 before Australian wickets began to tumble with two removals from left-arm slow bowler Mohammad Rafique
to leave the team at 212-4, with only their high-scoring skipper and Adam Gilchrist
(6*) in the way of their five bowlers at the lower order.
The final morning began poorly for Australia with Mohammad Rafique picking up the wickets of Gilchrist (12) and Warne (5) cheaply to have Australia in trouble at 6-231 still requiring 76 for victory. However, Ponting remained resolute in defence as he uncharacteristically crawled his way towards a century. He was joined by Lee and together they put on 46 for the 7th wicket. But the new ball turned Bangladesh's fortunes and Lee's wicket in the lead up to lunch gave them some hope. Their biggest opportunity came when Ponting skied a pull shot on 98 only to be dropped by Mashrafe Mortaza
at fine leg. He proceeded to his 31st test century in the final over before lunch with a cover drive to the fence. Now joined by Gillespie, victory was delayed only by the lunch break. Ponting remained not out on 118. Mohammad Rafique finished with match figures of 9-160. Adam Gilchrist was named man of the match.
Day one started as Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat, but they could not repeat their 'heroics' of the first Test and were all out for 197. Jason Gillespie took 3 for 11 in 5 overs, while Test Debutant Dan Cullen
took his first wicket, claiming the scalp of Mashrafe Mortaza
. Rajin Saleh
top scored for Bangladesh with 71. Ricky Ponting also got fined 25% of his match fee for failing to respect an umpire's decision and showing dissent due to an unfortunate decision given against the Australians for what appeared to be a catch, but which was turned down by the third umpire Mahbubur Rahman
.
The Australians took to the crease with about 20 overs left in the day but lost Matthew Hayden
near stumps and sent Jason Gillespie in as night-watchman. Day Two started with Phil Jaques
along with Jason Gillespie at the crease. Jacques went ahead to get his maiden test fifty for Australia but he got out to an untimed slog sweep at forward square leg for 66. Ricky Ponting
came in and batted but then thunder and lightning struck which caused seven hours of play to be lost and which meant the next three playing days started 30 minutes earlier.
Day Three continued with Ricky Ponting and Jason Gillespie still at the crease. Ponting cruised to his 34th Test Fifty but got run out for backing up too far to run a sneaky single for 52. Michael Hussey
came in to steady the ship, with Jason Gillespie, and went on to be 93 not out at tea. But the real highlight of the day was Jason Gillespie's maiden Test and First-Class Century coming off 296 balls, which also put him into the record books as the third night-watchman to make a Test Century, and the longest to stay in as night-watchman having faced 300 balls at to be 102 not out at tea. At the tea interval, the day's play was called off due to persistent rain.
Day Four continued on without any disruptions and the sun had finally broken out with 100 overs to be played. Michael Hussey made his 4th Test Century in the fifth over of the day's play. Gillespie and Hussey pushed on to bat making great progress through the day with Hussey punishing the pacemen while Gillespie took on the spinners with great drives and a couple of magnificent sixes. Gillespie nearly got run out approaching 150 but was just in as Michael Hussey reached his 150 before Gillespie but soon Hussey got out to a mistimed pull to the mid-wicket boundary for a quick 186 at a strike rate of near 90. Hussey and Gillespie made a magnificent fourth wicket partnership of 320 runs. Michael Clarke
went into the crease to support Jason Gillespie near tea and he put on 23 not out before captain Ricky Ponting declared. But the real highlight of the day and if not the test was Gillespie's 10 hour stint of 201 not out off 425 balls in which his second 100 came off only 129 balls. His score rewrote the history books as the highest scorer as a night-watchman in Test cricket and the highest score by an Australian against Bangladesh. Ricky Ponting declared just after tea with Australia posting a total of 4 for 581.
Australian cricket team
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, who were twenty points clear of second place in the ICC Test Championship
ICC Test Championship
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, played a Bangladeshi team
Bangladeshi cricket team
The Bangladesh national cricket team is a national cricket team representing Bangladesh. The team is administered by the Bangladesh Cricket Board . Bangladesh is a full member of the International Cricket Council with Test and One Day International status...
who had won one Test match in their cricketing history and were ranked at the bottom, over 100 points behind Australia. Bangladesh, however, wanted to refute comments made by the tourists' captain, Ricky Ponting
Ricky Ponting
Ricky Thomas Ponting , nicknamed Punter, is an Australian cricketer, a former captain of the Australian cricket team between 2004 and 2011 in Test cricket and 2002 and 2011 in One Day International cricket. He is a specialist right-handed batsman, slips and close catching fielder, as well as a very...
who told London's Daily Telegraph in February ""What I would not have is the minnow nations in the World Cup and the Champions Trophy, and I would not have Bangladesh and Zimbabwe playing Tests at present." On arrival, Ponting pointed out, in support of the home side, that "maybe Bangladesh having Test status will take the game forward". On the back of a three-Test whitewash tour of South Africa, but a 3-2 loss in ODI matches which included the two highest scoring innings of any type of match, Australia came to Bangladesh to play two Tests and three One-day International matches, without any warm-up touring matches.
Bangladesh did gain a first innings lead in the first Test, but eventually lost the match by three wickets, and then conceded a double hundred to nightwatchman Jason Gillespie
Jason Gillespie
Jason Neil Gillespie is an Australian cricketer who formerly represented Australia at international level, in both Tests and One Day Internationals, and South Australia, Yorkshire and Glamorgan at first-class level. His primary role is as a right-arm fast-medium bowler, but he is also a competent...
in the second Test.
Schedule
| Date | Match | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| April | ||
| 9-13 | 1st Test | Fatullah Fatullah Fatullah is a town on the southern outskirts of Dhaka, in central Bangladesh, close to the town of Narayanganj. It is the location of the Narayanganj Osmani Stadium, an international cricket stadium that has hosted its first One Day International and Test match in 2006.In ICC Cricket World Cup... |
| 16-20 | 2nd Test | Chittagong Chittagong Chittagong ) is a city in southeastern Bangladesh and the capital of an eponymous district and division. Built on the banks of the Karnaphuli River, the city is home to Bangladesh's busiest seaport and has a population of over 4.5 million, making it the second largest city in the country.A trading... |
| 23 | 1st ODI | Fatullah Fatullah Fatullah is a town on the southern outskirts of Dhaka, in central Bangladesh, close to the town of Narayanganj. It is the location of the Narayanganj Osmani Stadium, an international cricket stadium that has hosted its first One Day International and Test match in 2006.In ICC Cricket World Cup... |
| 26 | 2nd ODI | Fatullah Fatullah Fatullah is a town on the southern outskirts of Dhaka, in central Bangladesh, close to the town of Narayanganj. It is the location of the Narayanganj Osmani Stadium, an international cricket stadium that has hosted its first One Day International and Test match in 2006.In ICC Cricket World Cup... |
| 28 | 3rd ODI | Fatullah Fatullah Fatullah is a town on the southern outskirts of Dhaka, in central Bangladesh, close to the town of Narayanganj. It is the location of the Narayanganj Osmani Stadium, an international cricket stadium that has hosted its first One Day International and Test match in 2006.In ICC Cricket World Cup... |
Squads
| Australia | Bangladesh |
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Habibul Bashar Qazi Habibul Bashar is a Bangladeshi cricketer, and the former captain of the Bangladeshi cricket team. Under the managership of Davenell Frederick 'Dav' Whatmore, he has been found to be the most successful captain to lead the Bangladesh team to overcome several milestones. The first test... c Captain (cricket) The captain of a cricket team often referred to as the skipper is the appointed leader, having several additional roles and responsibilities over and above those of a regular player... Khaled Mashud Khaled Mashud is a Bangladeshi cricketer. A wicketkeeper and more than a useful middle order batsman, he was a regular member of the national team between 1995-2007. Bangladeshi coach Dav Whatmore has gone so far as to claim Mashud as the best wicketkeeper in Asia.-Early Days:Mashud played for... wk Wicket-keeper The wicket-keeper in the sport of cricket is the player on the fielding side who stands behind the wicket or stumps being guarded by the batsman currently on strike... Aftab Ahmed Aftab Ahmed Chowdhury is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He is a right hand batsman and right arm medium bowler.- Early life :... Alok Kapali Alok Kapali is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He is an allrounder who bats in the middle to lower order and bowls leg spin with a run-up similar to that of Shane Warne. He is the only Bangladeshi cricket player to take a Test hat-trick.-Test career:Kapali made his Test debut in 2002, against Sri... Enamul Haque Jr Enamul Haque , known as Enamul Haque jr to distinguish him from Enamul Haque, who also played for Bangladesh, but was not related to him, is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He currently plays for his home team, Sylhet Division.... (Test) Javed Omar Mohammad Javed Omar Belim is a Bangladeshi cricketer who has played Tests and ODI cricket since 1995.On his Test debut in April 2001, he carried his bat for 85 not out becoming only the third player in history to achieve this on debut. The 29 year old opener has gained a reputation for being able... Mashrafe Mortaza Mashrafe Bin Mortaza is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He broke into the national side in late 2001 against Zimbabwe and represented Bangladesh before having played a single first-class match... Mohammad Ashraful Mohammad Ashraful is a Bangladeshi international cricket player and has represented the Bangladesh national cricket team. A top-order batsman with a penchant for flashy strokeplay, he has also been selected to represent ACC Asia XI ODI side... Mohammad Rafique Mohammed Rafique is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He is the leading wicket-taker for Bangladesh in Test matches.-International career:... Nafees Iqbal Mohammad Nafees Iqbal Khan , better known as Nafees Iqbal, is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman, and a right-arm medium pace bowler... (Test) Rajin Saleh Khondokar Mohammad Rajin Saleh Alam is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He was the twelfth man of the inaugural Test that Bangladesh played against India on November 10, 2000. He then spent three years out of the national squad. He made his Test debut against Pakistan in 2003 when they made a trip to... Shahadat Hossain Kazi Shahadat Hossain is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He made his Test debut in 2005 during Bangladesh's first tour of England. When he came onto the international scnene he was cited by then coach Dav Whatmore as the fastest bowler in the team. The following year, Hossain made his One Day... Shahriar Nafees -Career Story:Nafees, a left-handed opening batsman, first played in the national team in Bangladesh's maiden English Tour . Nafees scored his maiden first-class century, as well as his first in Tests, at Fatullah in April 2006 against Australia. He scored his maiden one-day hundred against... Syed Rasel Syed Rasel is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He is a left-handed medium-fast swing bowler who came up through the ranks of the under-19s, to the Bangladesh A team, to the full Bangladesh team, while playing for Khulna Division.... Tushar Imran Sheikh Tushar Imran is a cricketer from Bangladesh who has represented his country in 4 Test matches and 37 One Day International... (ODI) |
First Test (9–13 April)
| 427 (123.3 overs) | & | 148 (50 overs) | Australia won by 3 wickets | |
Shahriar Nafees Shahriar Nafees -Career Story:Nafees, a left-handed opening batsman, first played in the national team in Bangladesh's maiden English Tour . Nafees scored his maiden first-class century, as well as his first in Tests, at Fatullah in April 2006 against Australia. He scored his maiden one-day hundred against... 138 (189) SCG MacGill Stuart MacGill Stuart Charles Glyndwr MacGill is a former right-arm leg spin bowler of the Australian cricket team, with a domestic career at Western Australia, New South Wales, Nottinghamshire, Devon and Somerset... 8–108 |
Shahriar Nafees Shahriar Nafees -Career Story:Nafees, a left-handed opening batsman, first played in the national team in Bangladesh's maiden English Tour . Nafees scored his maiden first-class century, as well as his first in Tests, at Fatullah in April 2006 against Australia. He scored his maiden one-day hundred against... 33 (38) JN Gillespie Jason Gillespie Jason Neil Gillespie is an Australian cricketer who formerly represented Australia at international level, in both Tests and One Day Internationals, and South Australia, Yorkshire and Glamorgan at first-class level. His primary role is as a right-arm fast-medium bowler, but he is also a competent... 3-18 |
Narayanganj Osman Stadium, Fatullah Fatullah Fatullah is a town on the southern outskirts of Dhaka, in central Bangladesh, close to the town of Narayanganj. It is the location of the Narayanganj Osmani Stadium, an international cricket stadium that has hosted its first One Day International and Test match in 2006.In ICC Cricket World Cup... , Bangladesh Bangladesh Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south... Umpires: Aleem Dar Aleem Dar Aleem Sarwar Dar is a retired Pakistani first-class cricketer and a member of the ICC Elite umpire panel. He won three consecutive ICC Umpire of the Year awards 2009, 2010 and 2011, after being nominated twice in 2005 and 2006. Aleem Dar and Simon Taufel are the only umpires to have received the... (Pak Pakistan Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan... ) and Nadeem Ghauri Nadeem Ghauri Mohammad Nadeem Ghauri is a former Pakistani cricketer who played in one Test and 6 ODIs in 1990.He had the unfortunate record of scoring neither a run nor taking a wicket in his Test career.... (Pak Pakistan Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan... ) Man of the Match: AC Gilchrist Adam Gilchrist Adam Craig Gilchrist AM , nicknamed "Gilly" or "Churchy", is an Australian international cricketer who currently captains Kings XI Punjab and recently captained Middlesex. He is an attacking left-handed batsman and record-breaking wicket-keeper, who redefined the role for the Australian national... (Aus Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... ) |
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| 269 (95.2 overs) | & | 7-307 (107 overs) | ||
AC Gilchrist Adam Gilchrist Adam Craig Gilchrist AM , nicknamed "Gilly" or "Churchy", is an Australian international cricketer who currently captains Kings XI Punjab and recently captained Middlesex. He is an attacking left-handed batsman and record-breaking wicket-keeper, who redefined the role for the Australian national... 144 (210) Mohammad Rafique Mohammad Rafique Mohammed Rafique is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He is the leading wicket-taker for Bangladesh in Test matches.-International career:... 5–62 |
RT Ponting Ricky Ponting Ricky Thomas Ponting , nicknamed Punter, is an Australian cricketer, a former captain of the Australian cricket team between 2004 and 2011 in Test cricket and 2002 and 2011 in One Day International cricket. He is a specialist right-handed batsman, slips and close catching fielder, as well as a very... 118* (253) Mohammad Rafique Mohammad Rafique Mohammed Rafique is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He is the leading wicket-taker for Bangladesh in Test matches.-International career:... 4-98 |
After winning the toss, Habibul Bashar
Habibul Bashar
Qazi Habibul Bashar is a Bangladeshi cricketer, and the former captain of the Bangladeshi cricket team. Under the managership of Davenell Frederick 'Dav' Whatmore, he has been found to be the most successful captain to lead the Bangladesh team to overcome several milestones. The first test...
decided to bat and his team initially showed value to Bashar's promise that, despite losing by an innings in both Tests in Australia in 2003, his team would play with conviction. The morning session saw a run rate averaging almost six per over. Opener Javed Omar
Javed Omar
Mohammad Javed Omar Belim is a Bangladeshi cricketer who has played Tests and ODI cricket since 1995.On his Test debut in April 2001, he carried his bat for 85 not out becoming only the third player in history to achieve this on debut. The 29 year old opener has gained a reputation for being able...
was caught lbw
Leg before wicket
In the sport of cricket, leg before wicket is one of the ways in which a batsman can be dismissed. An umpire will rule a batsman out LBW under a series of circumstances which primarily include the ball striking the batsman's body when it would otherwise have continued on to hit the batsman's...
for 27 by veteran Aussie Jason Gillespie
Jason Gillespie
Jason Neil Gillespie is an Australian cricketer who formerly represented Australia at international level, in both Tests and One Day Internationals, and South Australia, Yorkshire and Glamorgan at first-class level. His primary role is as a right-arm fast-medium bowler, but he is also a competent...
. However, Shahriar Nafees
Shahriar Nafees
-Career Story:Nafees, a left-handed opening batsman, first played in the national team in Bangladesh's maiden English Tour . Nafees scored his maiden first-class century, as well as his first in Tests, at Fatullah in April 2006 against Australia. He scored his maiden one-day hundred against...
and Bashar then knocked up a partnership that even Shane Warne
Shane Warne
Shane Keith Warne is a former Australian international cricketer widely regarded as one of the greatest bowlers in the history of the game. In 2000, he was selected by a panel of cricket experts as one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Century, the only specialist bowler selected in the quintet...
, who would eventually leave injured with bowling figures of no wickets for 112, could not dismantle - his only chance coming from Adam Gilchrist
Adam Gilchrist
Adam Craig Gilchrist AM , nicknamed "Gilly" or "Churchy", is an Australian international cricketer who currently captains Kings XI Punjab and recently captained Middlesex. He is an attacking left-handed batsman and record-breaking wicket-keeper, who redefined the role for the Australian national...
putting down Bashar for 36 behind the stumps. The pair lasted almost all of the afternoon session, Nafees scoring his first Test century
Century (cricket)
In the sport of cricket, a batsman reaches his century when he scores 100 or more runs in a single innings. The term is also included in "century partnership" which occurs when two batsmen add 100 runs to the team total when they are batting together. A century is regarded as a landmark score for...
off two consecutive boundaries from Warne, but Brett Lee
Brett Lee
Brett Lee is an Australian cricketer.After breaking into the Australian Test team, Lee was recognised as one of the fastest bowlers in world cricket...
caught a ball from Stuart MacGill
Stuart MacGill
Stuart Charles Glyndwr MacGill is a former right-arm leg spin bowler of the Australian cricket team, with a domestic career at Western Australia, New South Wales, Nottinghamshire, Devon and Somerset...
one ball before tea to dismiss the captain. The evening session saw few runs but much wickets as stumps were called at 355 for 5.
Day two began in similar fashion, Bangladesh losing only one wicket in the morning session as Rajin Saleh
Rajin Saleh
Khondokar Mohammad Rajin Saleh Alam is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He was the twelfth man of the inaugural Test that Bangladesh played against India on November 10, 2000. He then spent three years out of the national squad. He made his Test debut against Pakistan in 2003 when they made a trip to...
hit a half-century, but after lunch the team were out for 427 - their second highest total thus far in Test cricket. MacGill picked up a career best of eight for 108 as the last four wickets fell for just 29 runs. Australia took to the wicket with a disheartened spirit, conveyed by Matthew Hayden
Matthew Hayden
Matthew Lawrence Hayden AM is a former Australian cricketer, and was signed to the Chennai Super Kings in the IPL until the 2010 season. Hayden is a powerful and aggressive left-handed opening batsman, known for his ability to score quickly at both Test and one day levels.Hayden holds the record...
being lbw for six runs in the third over and Ricky Ponting
Ricky Ponting
Ricky Thomas Ponting , nicknamed Punter, is an Australian cricketer, a former captain of the Australian cricket team between 2004 and 2011 in Test cricket and 2002 and 2011 in One Day International cricket. He is a specialist right-handed batsman, slips and close catching fielder, as well as a very...
was trapped the same way for 21. The rest of the team fell thick and fast if it had not been for Adam Gilchrist
Adam Gilchrist
Adam Craig Gilchrist AM , nicknamed "Gilly" or "Churchy", is an Australian international cricketer who currently captains Kings XI Punjab and recently captained Middlesex. He is an attacking left-handed batsman and record-breaking wicket-keeper, who redefined the role for the Australian national...
putting up a fight of 51* as the day closed on 145-6 with the Australians
Australian cricket team
The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. It is the joint oldest team in Test cricket, having played in the first Test match in 1877...
fighting to avoid the follow on. The third day was resumed with Gilchrist and Brett Lee (12) to bat, the latter being the only wicket to fall in the morning. The eighth wicket, aided by Gillespie helped avoid the follow on, with a partnership of 73 in which Gilchrist managed his first Test century for over a year. Stuart Clark
Stuart Clark
Stuart Rupert Clark is an Australian International cricketer who plays domestic cricket for the New South Wales Blues. He plays as a right-arm fast-medium bowler...
came and went for a duck and Gilchrist was caught, leaving the Australians 269 all out and Bangladesh spin bowler Mohammad Rafique
Mohammad Rafique
Mohammed Rafique is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He is the leading wicket-taker for Bangladesh in Test matches.-International career:...
with figures of five for 62.
Bangladesh's scores were worse the second time around, as Nafees failed to live up to his previous innings century after making 33, and opener Omar edged to the wicket keeper Gilchrist for 18. Soon the captain was run out for seven and Aftab Ahmed
Aftab Ahmed
Aftab Ahmed Chowdhury is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He is a right hand batsman and right arm medium bowler.- Early life :...
lost his wicket in the final over to see Bangladesh positioned at 124 for 5 at stumps. The fourth day continued in the same vain as Khaled Mashud
Khaled Mashud
Khaled Mashud is a Bangladeshi cricketer. A wicketkeeper and more than a useful middle order batsman, he was a regular member of the national team between 1995-2007. Bangladeshi coach Dav Whatmore has gone so far as to claim Mashud as the best wicketkeeper in Asia.-Early Days:Mashud played for...
was bowled for a duck in the second over of the day and both Shane Warne
Shane Warne
Shane Keith Warne is a former Australian international cricketer widely regarded as one of the greatest bowlers in the history of the game. In 2000, he was selected by a panel of cricket experts as one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Century, the only specialist bowler selected in the quintet...
and Jason Gillespie
Jason Gillespie
Jason Neil Gillespie is an Australian cricketer who formerly represented Australia at international level, in both Tests and One Day Internationals, and South Australia, Yorkshire and Glamorgan at first-class level. His primary role is as a right-arm fast-medium bowler, but he is also a competent...
made up for their first innings oversight by bowling and trapping the last five wickets of Bangladeshi for 88 runs, the former improving his previous 0-112 to this innings' 3-28, despite Mohammad Rafique
Mohammad Rafique
Mohammed Rafique is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He is the leading wicket-taker for Bangladesh in Test matches.-International career:...
taking three fours off him. Australia started the final innings in the knowledge that they have only twice, in fifty years, managed to pull off a second innings score higher than the first, needing as they did 307 runs for victory. Taking no risks, Australia's
Australian cricket team
The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. It is the joint oldest team in Test cricket, having played in the first Test match in 1877...
openers made a calm 67 either side of the tea break before captain Ricky Ponting
Ricky Ponting
Ricky Thomas Ponting , nicknamed Punter, is an Australian cricketer, a former captain of the Australian cricket team between 2004 and 2011 in Test cricket and 2002 and 2011 in One Day International cricket. He is a specialist right-handed batsman, slips and close catching fielder, as well as a very...
came out with seven boundaries and an unbeaten 72 at the close of play. The second wicket partnership stood for 106 before Australian wickets began to tumble with two removals from left-arm slow bowler Mohammad Rafique
Mohammad Rafique
Mohammed Rafique is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He is the leading wicket-taker for Bangladesh in Test matches.-International career:...
to leave the team at 212-4, with only their high-scoring skipper and Adam Gilchrist
Adam Gilchrist
Adam Craig Gilchrist AM , nicknamed "Gilly" or "Churchy", is an Australian international cricketer who currently captains Kings XI Punjab and recently captained Middlesex. He is an attacking left-handed batsman and record-breaking wicket-keeper, who redefined the role for the Australian national...
(6*) in the way of their five bowlers at the lower order.
The final morning began poorly for Australia with Mohammad Rafique picking up the wickets of Gilchrist (12) and Warne (5) cheaply to have Australia in trouble at 6-231 still requiring 76 for victory. However, Ponting remained resolute in defence as he uncharacteristically crawled his way towards a century. He was joined by Lee and together they put on 46 for the 7th wicket. But the new ball turned Bangladesh's fortunes and Lee's wicket in the lead up to lunch gave them some hope. Their biggest opportunity came when Ponting skied a pull shot on 98 only to be dropped by Mashrafe Mortaza
Mashrafe Mortaza
Mashrafe Bin Mortaza is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He broke into the national side in late 2001 against Zimbabwe and represented Bangladesh before having played a single first-class match...
at fine leg. He proceeded to his 31st test century in the final over before lunch with a cover drive to the fence. Now joined by Gillespie, victory was delayed only by the lunch break. Ponting remained not out on 118. Mohammad Rafique finished with match figures of 9-160. Adam Gilchrist was named man of the match.
Second Test (16–20 April)
| 197 (61.2 overs) | & | 304 (80.2 overs) | Australia won by an innings and 80 runs | |
Rajin Saleh Rajin Saleh Khondokar Mohammad Rajin Saleh Alam is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He was the twelfth man of the inaugural Test that Bangladesh played against India on November 10, 2000. He then spent three years out of the national squad. He made his Test debut against Pakistan in 2003 when they made a trip to... 71 (126) JN Gillespie Jason Gillespie Jason Neil Gillespie is an Australian cricketer who formerly represented Australia at international level, in both Tests and One Day Internationals, and South Australia, Yorkshire and Glamorgan at first-class level. His primary role is as a right-arm fast-medium bowler, but he is also a competent... 3-11 |
Shahriar Nafees Shahriar Nafees -Career Story:Nafees, a left-handed opening batsman, first played in the national team in Bangladesh's maiden English Tour . Nafees scored his maiden first-class century, as well as his first in Tests, at Fatullah in April 2006 against Australia. He scored his maiden one-day hundred against... 79 (180) SK Warne Shane Warne Shane Keith Warne is a former Australian international cricketer widely regarded as one of the greatest bowlers in the history of the game. In 2000, he was selected by a panel of cricket experts as one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Century, the only specialist bowler selected in the quintet... 5/108 |
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JN Gillespie Jason Gillespie Jason Neil Gillespie is an Australian cricketer who formerly represented Australia at international level, in both Tests and One Day Internationals, and South Australia, Yorkshire and Glamorgan at first-class level. His primary role is as a right-arm fast-medium bowler, but he is also a competent... 201* (425) Mohammad Rafique Mohammad Rafique Mohammed Rafique is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He is the leading wicket-taker for Bangladesh in Test matches.-International career:... 2-145 |
Day one started as Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat, but they could not repeat their 'heroics' of the first Test and were all out for 197. Jason Gillespie took 3 for 11 in 5 overs, while Test Debutant Dan Cullen
Dan Cullen
Daniel James Cullen is an Australian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and right-hand off break bowler. He plays his domestic cricket for South Australia and played for Somerset in the 2006 English cricket season....
took his first wicket, claiming the scalp of Mashrafe Mortaza
Mashrafe Mortaza
Mashrafe Bin Mortaza is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He broke into the national side in late 2001 against Zimbabwe and represented Bangladesh before having played a single first-class match...
. Rajin Saleh
Rajin Saleh
Khondokar Mohammad Rajin Saleh Alam is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He was the twelfth man of the inaugural Test that Bangladesh played against India on November 10, 2000. He then spent three years out of the national squad. He made his Test debut against Pakistan in 2003 when they made a trip to...
top scored for Bangladesh with 71. Ricky Ponting also got fined 25% of his match fee for failing to respect an umpire's decision and showing dissent due to an unfortunate decision given against the Australians for what appeared to be a catch, but which was turned down by the third umpire Mahbubur Rahman
Mahbubur Rahman
Mahbubur Rahman is a former Bangladeshi cricketer who played in one ODI in 1999.In the 1980s Mymensingh was a great hub for producing cricketing talent in Bangladesh. Mahbubur Rahman, also known as Selim, was one of the finest talents to come from there. A right-handed middle order batsman, he...
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The Australians took to the crease with about 20 overs left in the day but lost Matthew Hayden
Matthew Hayden
Matthew Lawrence Hayden AM is a former Australian cricketer, and was signed to the Chennai Super Kings in the IPL until the 2010 season. Hayden is a powerful and aggressive left-handed opening batsman, known for his ability to score quickly at both Test and one day levels.Hayden holds the record...
near stumps and sent Jason Gillespie in as night-watchman. Day Two started with Phil Jaques
Phil Jaques
Philip Anthony Jaques is an Australian cricketer. He is a left-handed opening batsman who has played first-class cricket for New South Wales, Northamptonshire, Yorkshire and Worcestershire, as well as international cricket for Australia...
along with Jason Gillespie at the crease. Jacques went ahead to get his maiden test fifty for Australia but he got out to an untimed slog sweep at forward square leg for 66. Ricky Ponting
Ricky Ponting
Ricky Thomas Ponting , nicknamed Punter, is an Australian cricketer, a former captain of the Australian cricket team between 2004 and 2011 in Test cricket and 2002 and 2011 in One Day International cricket. He is a specialist right-handed batsman, slips and close catching fielder, as well as a very...
came in and batted but then thunder and lightning struck which caused seven hours of play to be lost and which meant the next three playing days started 30 minutes earlier.
Day Three continued with Ricky Ponting and Jason Gillespie still at the crease. Ponting cruised to his 34th Test Fifty but got run out for backing up too far to run a sneaky single for 52. Michael Hussey
Michael Hussey
Michael Edward Killeen Hussey is an Australian cricketer, a left-handed specialist batsman. Hussey is also widely known by his nickname Mr Cricket. Hussey was a relative latecomer to both the one-day international and Test Australian teams, debuting at 28 and 30 years of age in the respective...
came in to steady the ship, with Jason Gillespie, and went on to be 93 not out at tea. But the real highlight of the day was Jason Gillespie's maiden Test and First-Class Century coming off 296 balls, which also put him into the record books as the third night-watchman to make a Test Century, and the longest to stay in as night-watchman having faced 300 balls at to be 102 not out at tea. At the tea interval, the day's play was called off due to persistent rain.
Day Four continued on without any disruptions and the sun had finally broken out with 100 overs to be played. Michael Hussey made his 4th Test Century in the fifth over of the day's play. Gillespie and Hussey pushed on to bat making great progress through the day with Hussey punishing the pacemen while Gillespie took on the spinners with great drives and a couple of magnificent sixes. Gillespie nearly got run out approaching 150 but was just in as Michael Hussey reached his 150 before Gillespie but soon Hussey got out to a mistimed pull to the mid-wicket boundary for a quick 186 at a strike rate of near 90. Hussey and Gillespie made a magnificent fourth wicket partnership of 320 runs. Michael Clarke
Michael Clarke (cricketer)
Michael John Clarke is an Australian cricketer. He was appointed captain of the Test and ODI teams on 30 March 2011. Nicknamed 'Pup', he is a right-handed batsman, and occasional left-arm orthodox spin bowler...
went into the crease to support Jason Gillespie near tea and he put on 23 not out before captain Ricky Ponting declared. But the real highlight of the day and if not the test was Gillespie's 10 hour stint of 201 not out off 425 balls in which his second 100 came off only 129 balls. His score rewrote the history books as the highest scorer as a night-watchman in Test cricket and the highest score by an Australian against Bangladesh. Ricky Ponting declared just after tea with Australia posting a total of 4 for 581.