Top End Series continues on Kayo Sports in Mackay – Australia will look to keep the NRMA Insurance Bangladesh Test series alive when the second Test begins in Mackay on Saturday, 22 August.
The match will be shown live and ad-break free during play on Fox Cricket. It will also be available on Kayo Sports, with day-one coverage from Great Barrier Reef Arena beginning at 9.00am AEST.
For cricket viewers, the Mackay Test now carries extra weight after Bangladesh’s historic win in Darwin. Australia needs a response. Bangladesh, meanwhile, has the chance to secure a major away series victory on Australian soil.
Australia responds after Darwin
Australia heads to Mackay after losing the first Test in Darwin. That match gave Bangladesh its first Test win on Australian soil.
Queensland batter Matthew Renshaw has been brought into the side. He replaces Jake Weatherald at the top of the order as Australia looks to square the series.
Fox Cricket commentator Adam Gilchrist said the opening Test delivered history and pressure. He highlighted Hasan Mahmud’s player-of-the-match bowling effort, Tanzid Hasan’s century and Cameron Green’s contribution for Australia.
“I am excited for what Mackay is going to offer up and looking forward to seeing how Australia responds with the series on the line.”
Adam Gilchrist
Milestones in play
Alex Carey is set to make his 50th Test appearance in Mackay.
Steve Smith can move past Steve Waugh into third place on Australia’s all-time Test run scorers list. He needs 50 runs to pass the former captain.
Mitchell Starc also has a milestone within reach. He sits four wickets away from entering the top 10 on the all-time Test wickets list.
Fox Cricket commentary team
Allan Border and Mike Hussey will join the Fox Cricket commentary line-up for the Mackay Test.
They join Adam Gilchrist, Alyssa Healy, Kerry O’Keeffe, Mark Waugh and Brendon Julian, who were part of the first Test coverage in Darwin.
Second Test schedule
The second Test will be played at Great Barrier Reef Arena in Mackay from Saturday, 22 August to Wednesday, 26 August.
- Saturday, 22 August: Day 1 from 9.00am AEST, first ball at 10.00am
- Sunday, 23 August: Day 2 from 9.30am AEST
- Monday, 24 August: Day 3 from 9.30am AEST
- Tuesday, 25 August: Day 4 from 9.30am AEST
- Wednesday, 26 August: Day 5 from 9.30am AEST
Summer of the Century
The Top End tour is the first part of eight months of cricket for Australia’s men’s team across all three formats.
The wider Summer of the Century schedule includes matches against South Africa, England, New Zealand and India. It also includes the 150th Anniversary Test Match at the MCG in March.
Australia’s women’s team will host Bangladesh, New Zealand and South Africa in white-ball series from October. The WBBL begins on 29 October, while BBL16 starts on 12 December.
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