Josh Hazlewood confident Australia can still win first Test against Bangladesh

Australia still have a lot of fight remaining in them in the ongoing first Test against Bangladesh, despite being on the back foot for the first three days of the match. The hosts finished Day 3 on 161/4, trailing by 67 runs in the second innings with Cameron Green (43*) and Alex Carey (19) at the crease.

However, fast bowler Josh Hazlewood feels that once Australia whittles away the deficit, they can put the pressure back on Bangladesh. The right-arm seamer, who was the best bowler for his team in the first innings, is also unsure about how the pitch will behave on the last two days.

"Once we tick those [runs] off, hopefully we're still four down and you can start to build the pressure. I'm not sure how the wicket will play. Obviously we haven't played much in Test cricket [here]. It was showing a little bit of signs of up and down,” said Hazlewood after the end of play on Day 1.

Hazlewood etched his name in the history books, becoming the ninth Australian bowler to pick 300 Test wickets on Day 3, registering figures of 6/89. He stated that the win is still on team's mind and they will look to bat the entire Day 4.

“If we can bat deep into tomorrow and potentially even the whole day maybe, there's always opportunities to take 10 wickets on the final day if the wicket is a little bit up and down. So [the] win is still definitely in our mind, and always is pretty much. So we'll look to do whatever we can to move towards that,” said Hazlewood.

Bangladesh on verge of historic win

Australia conceded their highest first-innings deficit at home after Bangladesh took a 228-run lead and all-out for 426. Mehidy Hasan Miraz’s (65) brilliant half-century, along with some valuable contributions from the tail, brought their team into a commanding position.

As a result, Bangladesh are on the verge of winning their maiden Test match in Australia, playing the longest format in the country after a gap of 23 years, having last played red-ball cricket down under in 2003.