Australia bounces back, Sri Lanka fights hard & is time up for Marnus Labuschagne?

In this episode of the show, Baldy, Raj and Stu look back at the two-day test between Australia and Bangladesh, plus talk India v Sri Lanka, England v Pakistan and the Top End T20 Series.

We start the show with reactions from Australia bouncing back to level the series against Bangladesh. There's plenty of praise for Mitchell Starc and Shoriful Islam, who starred with the ball, but questions galore for the batting lineups of both sides. For Australia, we debate whether time is finally up for Marnus Labuschagne and talk through more potential reshuffles in the Australian batting lineup, but also highlight the big step forward this series may prove to be for Cameron Green.

On the Bangladesh side, no doubt they were hoping for a better showing after winning the first test, but the focus now must be on building on the good things from this series - and somehow getting more opportunities to play in Australian conditions. We also examine the conditions that led to a two-day test.

As the conversation continues and Sonal Dinusha continued to stand firm, we briefly touch on the first test between England and Pakistan, as well as the New Zealand A involvement in the Top End T20 Series.

In the final segment of the show, we discuss the India v Sri Lanka series while day 5 of the second and final test plays out around us. For India, it's been a series where fringe players like Manav Suthar, Devdutt Padikkal and Dhruv Jurel have grabbed their opportunities with both hands. On the other side of the equation, we try to make sense of Kuldeep Yadav's form and whether he'll ever get an extended run in test cricket.

For Sri Lanka, the results will show a home series lost, but it certainly hasn't been without a great deal of fight. They're a rebuilding side, but the performances of the likes of Pasindu Sooriyabandara and in particular Sonal Dinusha have provided at least some green shoots of hope.

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0:00 Intro
1:15 Australia v Bangladesh
2:15 Mitchell Starc stars as Aussie bounce back
4:00 An important series for Cameron Green
7:50 Was the pitch that bad?
13:25 Australia's batting woes continue
30:15 What now for Bangladesh?
36:20 England v Pakistan
38:20 NZ A in the Top End T20 Series
41:40 India v Sri Lanka
42:50 Positive series for Suthar, Padikkal & Jurel
47:15 The Kuldeep Yadav conundrum
56:25 Sonal Dinusha & Sri Lanka's green shoots
59:00 Outro