India, Aug. 16 -- Bangladesh, led by Najmul Hossain Shanto, achieved a watershed moment in the history of the sport in the country after beating Australia in the opening Test of the two-match series at the Marrara Cricket Ground in Darwin on Sunday. The visitors did not put a foot wrong in the entire Test that lasted four days, and Pat Cummins' Australia were given a rude awakening on their home turf. Cameron Green tried his best to delay the inevitable on the fourth day of the contest, but eventually, the visitors got the job done.

Former Australia women's team captain Alyssa Healy summed it up best, saying the result comes as a "wake-up" call for the hosts, who seemed set to make their way to the World Test Championship (WTC) for the t...