Bangladesh suffered an innings-and-51-run defeat in the second Test at Mackay on Sunday, allowing Australia to level the series 1-1 after their nine-wicket victory in the opening Test in Darwin.
Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto admitted his side did not produce their best performance against Australia but said the two-Test series would provide valuable experience as they look to improve in challenging overseas conditions.
Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto admitted his side did not produce their best performance against Australia but said the two-Test series would provide valuable experience as they look to improve in challenging overseas conditions.
“Yeah, obviously I think this is a different condition, and there is a little bit more extra bounce and swing in the air. So it’s challenging for us. “Yeah, obviously I think it’s a very proud moment as a team, and we showed our character, and we were disciplined, as you mentioned, in the first Test, and we need to be consistent. It’s not easy.
The match lasted only 750 balls and finished inside two days, with Bangladesh bowled out for 64 in the first innings and 95 in the second. Mitchell Starc claimed 10 wickets in the match, while Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon took three wickets each in the second innings. “Yeah, obviously I think we all know how good they are and, as I said in the press conference, they have been experienced for almost 50, more than 50 years. “Not long, long term, like 23 years of coming here and playing two Test matches.
So yeah, they played, they showed their character, and as the Bangladesh Test team, we didn’t play our best match,” Shanto said after the defeat. But as a team, if we want to go forward, we need to adjust to this condition, and I hope this experience will help going forward,” Shanto said. I believe if we are able to get more chances, similar kind of conditions here, it will help us, and that’s what we want,” he said. So if we have that chance to play every single year, it will help us to improve our game,” he said.
