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Changes mooted as Cummins concedes batting 'trend'
Australia captain admits current dysfunctional batting line-up is under scrutiny with selectors to ponder an intervention
One match into their mammoth year-long run of Tests, Australia are already weighing up changes to their batting unit as captain Pat Cummins admitted their poor showing against Bangladesh continued a longer-term trend.
Cummins insisted he had no regrets over his decision to bat first on the Darwin drop-in pitch despite his counterpart Najmul Shanto expressing relief that his team avoided being inserted on Thursday morning.
"Bowl first, for sure," said Shanto when asked what he would have done if he had called correctly ahead of an opening session CricViz's ball-tracking numbers suggested was close to offering as much seam movement as last summer's MCG Ashes pitch did before lunch.
Shock defeat to Bangladesh reveals bigger picture hiding in plain sight
You could pick a handful of moments during the first Test at Marrara Oval in Darwin where it was clear not everything was as it seemed on surface level.
On day two, Marnus Labuschagne sprinted off with his usual exuberance from the infield to chase down a shot that trickled towards the boundary.
The immaculately manicured outfield, offering a playing surface that was nigh on pristine, had already been praised for its lawn-like quality.
Mark Waugh on Fox Sports noted you could probably play bowls or tennis on it.
Yet as soon as Labuschagne slid for the ball, the ugly truth was revealed, as a huge clump of turf was ripped up in a heaped mass of mud and grass and injury potential.
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Why the Darwin disaster is a wake-up call for Australian cricket
Darwin: How big was this win for Bangladesh? Before he spoke to the press, touring captain Najmul Hossain Shanto and his teammates received a congratulatory video call from their prime minister.
How bad was this performance by Australia? Every young batter in the country should keep their own phones close in case they get a call of a different kind from the national selectors about a Tuesday flight to join the Test squad in Mackay.
Matt Renshaw, Campbell Kellaway, Sam Konstas, Ollie Peake, your time is coming.
There may be temptations for Australia to view this as a case of rustiness against a team that had played more red ball cricket lately, but that would be a big mistake.
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