India, Aug. 23 -- Bangladesh were brought down to earth in the second Test against Australia. The visitors, who got into the game high on confidence after their historic win in the first Test at Darwin, were bowled out for 64 and 95, conceding the contest by an innings and 51 runs. The conditions at the Great Barrier Reef Arena were completely different to those of Darwin, and the extra bounce did for them at Mackay, hosting its first-ever Test match. The match lasted less than two days.

Najmul Hossain Shanto, the leader of the Bangladeshi side playing its first Test series in Australia since 2003, was honest in his assessment and admitted the pitch was too hot to handle. "We didn't play our best in this Test match. These were different ...