Australia vs Bangladesh, 1st Test Day 3 Highlights

Welcome back folks! Bangladesh openers - Shadman Islam and Tanzid Hasan, tasked with chasing 57, walk out to the middle. Mitchell Starc has the new ball in hand and is raring to go. Shadman to face. Here we go...

... THE RUN CHASE ...

The big man speaks - Cameron Green is up for a quick chat with the broadcasters. On scoring his third Test century, Cameron Green admits it's been a long couple of months, and it feels good to finally see some reward for the effort put in. On being asked about his celebration and what seemed like a visible sigh of relief, he agrees there's always a sense of danger lurking in Test cricket, especially when you are playing for Australia, where the demand to perform never really lets up. Getting a proper performance on the board, he says, feels good. On batting with a touch more positive intent this time around, Green says he simply went back to basics, to what had worked for him in the past. He admits he has been chopping and changing his game a bit too much recently, and returning to his old method paid off. On whether the bowlers can now produce a wholehearted response with the ball, Green hopes Starc can pull off something similar to what he managed in West Indies, and that the team will give everything they have got.

The Hasan duo does it for Bangladesh - For sure. Every time Bangladesh found themselves stewing in a spot of bother, either Hasan Mahmud or Mehidy Hasan Miraz stood up and produced the breakthrough the side needed. Though Mahmud missed out on a well-deserved 10-wicket match haul, Miraz ensured to keep the pressure from the other end and kept breaking through at crucial times for the team. Another positive for Bangladesh was just how alive they were in the field, throwing themselves at every ball, and that energy seeped through the entire side. Now then, Bangladesh stand on the verge of creating history by defeating Australia on their home soil and taking a 1-0 lead in this 2 Test match series. And they would hope to do it without any hiccups. Back in a bit with the chase. Please stay tuned.

Sunbeam through clouded sky - That's about the best way to describe how Cameron Green's 104 will feel for Australia. Still hugely insufficient in the grand scheme of things, though. But nothing should take away from the big man, who in all likelihood has saved his sinking place in the Test side with this one. If only the top order had stepped up and contributed through substantial scores, who knows, Australia might have been in the lead with three figures. Once again, the technical vulnerabilities got exposed for Weatherald and Head who could not lay a stable foundation. And while the likes of Smith and Labuschagne got their eye in and looked settled, they simply couldn't convert those starts into anything substantial, perishing at the most inopportune of moments.

The Tigers roar big - Indeed they have. From the very first day, Bangladesh have owned every single session right through to now. Sure, they have been tested here and there, but they have always found a way to fight back and reclaim control. Mehidy Hasan Miraz has the ball aloft as he completes his 15th five-wicket haul in his Test career. A simply brilliant bowling effort from Bangladesh has brought them right to the doorstep of history.

OUT! LBW! Miraz gets his 5-wicket haul and that will be the end of the Australian innings on 284 runs. Bangladesh will need 57 to get a win. Tossed up, around off, Nathan Lyon steps across and goes for a sweep behind square on leg but misses and gets hit plumb in front of the stumps on his front pad. A gentle appeal and the umpire raises his finger. Nathan Lyon opts for a review out of hope, probably. Nothing on the UltraEdge and Ball Tracking shows 3 reds with the ball hitting the off pole, confirming the decision of OUT.

Review time! Lyon has sent it upstairs, challenging the on-field call of out for LBW. It did look mighty close out there though. In fact, both batters have already rushed off towards the boundary, waiting for the verdict to come through.

Short and on off, Nathan Lyon cuts this to point for a single. This should never have been a run but the ball goes through the fielder and that allows the run. Australia lead by 56 runs.

On a length, around off, Nathan Lyon punches this to mid off for no run.

Good length, on off, Nathan Lyon tucks this to mid on.

BYE! Bumper, on leg again, Josh ducks underneath it. Litton Das cannot glove this with his right hand stretched over his head. The ball deflects to his right and Lyon forces Josh into running a bye. The throw comes in from the first slip fielder at the striker's end but he misses his shy.

Hard length, on middle and off, Josh Hazlewood blocks this back onto the stumps at the other end.

A bit of spice from Hasan here as he dishes in a bumper, on leg. Josh Hazlewood ducks down.

Quicker one, on the pads, Lyon tucks this to the right of the bowler for no run.

Floated around off, Nathan Lyon blocks this to covers.

Slider, around off, Nathan Lyon blocks it out.

Innovative from Lyon. Tossed up, around off, Nathan Lyon picks the right line to play the reverse and hits this through the third man region for a couple more.

Fuller on the pads, Nathan Lyon paddles this to fine leg for a brace.

Fuller on middle and leg, Nathan Lyon pushes this back to the bowler.