India, Aug. 16 -- "Some of our guys are saying no to half a million pounds for 20 days' work to go and play those two Test matches against Bangladesh," said Pat Cummins in March 2026 when he was asked about the two Tests against the Bangla Tigers clashing with the Hundred, the flagship competition of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). However, five months after this statement, Bangladesh forced Australia and their captain Cummins to eat these words as the visitors registered a comprehensive nine-wicket win in Darwin on Sunday to take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series.

Australia did not win a single session in the entire Test, which lasted 11 sessions. Bangladesh put on an absolutely clinical performance to humble the hosts, who ...