AUS vs BAN Live Score 1st Test : Cameron Green and Alex Carey hold the key for Australia on Day 4 of the 1st Test against Bangladesh, with the hosts still trailing by 67 runs at the Marrara Oval. Green was unbeaten on 43 overnight while Carey was batting alongside him on 19, with Australia set to resume their second innings in Darwin at 161/4. Green and Carey added an unbeaten 39 in the final session after Taijul Islam caught Steve Smith napping on 44, ensuring there was no further damage before stumps.
Bangladesh are chasing a first-ever Test win on Australian soil. ( Live Scorecard )
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2 runs, the batter goes deep in the crease and guides it through third man for a couple of runs. At 86.4 kph, this is short and on off, Alex Carey backs away and punches it hard to the cover fielder. No run. Pitched on a length, outside off, Green presses back and knocks it to the off side. Oh, that’s a vicious bite! Prodigious turn and bounce as the ball lands in one of the rough patches. Cameron Green goes back and across to block but the ball spins almost square and beats the inside edge to thud the back thigh pad. On a length, outside off, pinged towards point. Slightly short and outside off, Carey plays inside the line and misses. EDGED AND FOUR! That must be frustrating for the bowler! Fuller in length and around off, holding its line and straightening off the surface. Alex Carey pushes forward looking to play it straight but gets a thick outside edge. Litton Das shifts slightly to his right at first, then has to readjust and dive the other way, stretching out his left hand, but the ball dips just before him and squeezes through the gap at first slip for a boundary. Short of a length, outside off, Green waits back and cuts it towards deep point for a single. Deviates in from outside off, on a length. Green rocks back and chops it on the pitch. Serves it full and outside off, Green gets forward and pushes it to the cover region. Landed fuller, looped on middle and off. Carey lunges and eases it straight back. Spins away, short and outside off, Carey knocks it off the back foot to cover. Slides onto the pads, full in length, Carey pushes it to mid on. Drifting in, full on off, Carey caresses it back to the bowler. Tossed up, full and around off, Alex gets on the front foot and blocks it solidly. Somewhat surprising from Bangladesh. Just one over for Taijul and he is replaced by Mehidy Hasan Miraz. Fuller than a length, outside off, Green is solid in his defence. Shapes in a touch, full and outside off. A good looking, crisp cover drive from Green, but he finds Mushfiqur Rahim at extra cover. From over the stumps to the right-hander. Landed fuller, on the stumps. Green watches the ball closely and defends it right under the bat.
