Australia bowl Bangladesh out for 64 but struggle with the bat in Mackay

Australia bowled Bangladesh out for 64 but their batters again struggled on day one of the second Test in Mackay. The hosts closed the day on 165-8.

Bangladesh's 64 was their fourth-lowest in Tests and arrived as Australia sought to respond to last week's shock defeat. The tourists tumbled to 12-5 early before they managed to extend from 39-9 to 64 all out in 34 overs, with Shoriful Islam top-scoring with 14.

Mitchell Starc finished with 6-12 and Pat Cummins took 3-25 as Australia ran through the Bangladesh lineup. Starc removed Shadman Islam with the first ball of the match and had five wickets after his first 22 balls. "Everyone will look at it and say there is something wrong with the wicket but it was very similar to a Gabba wicket," Starc said. "It was still playing well. "There has been some good bowling, they nicked some half volleys, there were some chop-ons and some thigh pads onto the stumps."

Matt Renshaw, who was called up to replace Jake Weatherald after the first-Test defeat in Darwin, edged to first slip for eight, Travis Head chopped on for 22 and Marnus Labuschagne was bowled for four. Labuschagne has now gone 43 innings without a Test century. "It has been way too long now," former Australia captain Ricky Ponting said on 7 Cricket. "He can't score off the back foot. It is well and truly time to have a look at someone else."

Steve Smith and Cameron Green put together a recovery stand of 77 before Smith was out lbw for 42 and Australia then lost another four wickets for 30. Alex Carey was dismissed for five and Beau Webster for a first-ball duck. After his second-innings century in Darwin, Green remained unbeaten on 51 at the close alongside Nathan Lyon on 10 not out.

Left-arm quick Shoriful Islam returned excellent figures of 6-35 for Bangladesh during Australia's innings. Starc's haul, which comes after a 31 in last winter's Ashes against England, took him ahead of South Africa great Dale Steyn and into 10th on the all time Test wicket-takers list with 441. "He is getting better and better," said former Australia bowler Jason Gillespie on ABC. "Early in his career some of the criticisms were that he leaked a lot of runs and was inconsistent. "In the last few years we have seen a very consistent bowler."

Australia lead by 101 runs at the close.