Mackay, Aug. 22 -- After a painful loss to Bangladesh at Darwin in the first Test, Aussie left-arm pace veteran Mitchell Starc struck with a vengeance, getting a five-wicket haul within the first seven overs of the Mackay Test, that took his past South African legend Dale Steyn among Test wicket-takers.

After a historic first-ever Test win on Australian shores at Darwin, the Bangladeshi batters had to bear the wrath of Starc as he started off the innings with a wicket of Shadman Islam on the first ball. The Darwin centurion Tanzid Hasan and skipper Najmul Shanto were not safe from the assault as they were both sent for a duck. At the end of the first session, Bangladesh was 35/6.

Starc's fifer was a brutal one, as none of the batters co...