Mitchell Starc produced the decisive spell of the day in the second men’s Test, taking five wickets in 22 balls as Australia’s early innings work unfolded on day one. It was the kind of burst that changes the shape of a Test match in a matter of minutes.
At the same time, Australia were moving along steadily at 13-0 after two overs, then 26-1 after four overs, 30-1 after five overs, 35-1 after six overs and 40-1 after seven overs. Those updates underline how quickly the game was moving while Starc’s spell seized the wider attention.
Starc’s spell defines the day
The key number is simple enough: five wickets in 22 balls. That is a concentrated burst of damage, and in a live Test setting it is exactly the sort of intervention that can halt momentum and force a side to reset quickly.
For Bangladesh, the problem was that the pressure arrived so quickly there was little time to settle. For Australia, the impact was immediate: one bowler had taken control of the story of the day.
Australia’s innings kept moving
Even with the wickets falling around him, the scoring updates showed Australia’s innings continuing in small steps. The sequence from 13-0 to 40-1 across the first seven overs suggests a side still finding its rhythm while the match stayed in motion.
The live blog context matters here because this was not a single isolated moment. It was an early-day pattern, with Starc’s burst cutting through the broader flow of the second men’s Test and leaving Australia in a strong position as the day developed.
As Geoff Lemon put it at the end of the update: “And with that I shall hand you over to Geoff Lemon.”
