Mitchell Starc starred for Australia once again as they put last week's shock defeat to Bangladesh behind them by winning the second Test by an innings and 51 runs.

Australia held a 101-run lead heading into day two, and after they replicated a clinical first day with the ball in Bangladesh's second innings, Starc finished the match with 10 wickets.

Bangladesh had been skittled out for 64 on Saturday, but Australia initially struggled to gain any real momentum when they stepped up to bat, reaching stumps at 165-8.

Cameron Green added another 16 runs to his overnight tally, finishing on 67 as Australia's top scorer as he partnered with Nathan Lyon (32 not out).

Josh Hazlewood only added six to the total, but Australia finished on 210, putting them 147 ahead of the tourists.

But Bangladesh failed to even hit triple figures in the second innings, with Starc, Pat Cummins and Lyon putting together a ruthless display in just under 40 overs.

Starc (4-39) struck first, dismissing Shadman Islam (1) and Mominul Haque (0) within two balls in the second over.

Najmul Hossain Shanto (31) and Mushfiqur Rahim (29 not out) looked to be steadying the ship for Bangladesh, but after the former was dismissed, Cummins (3-10) and Lyon (3-25) ripped through the lower order to secure the victory with three days to spare.

 

 

 

 

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Australia rebound in style

The nine-wicket defeat Australia suffered in the first Test of the two-match series was widely seen as one of the longest format's greatest upsets.

Shoriful Islam had done what he could to keep Australia's score down, finishing the match with career-best figures of 7-48, but the match belonged to Starc.

After taking six wickets in the first innings, he followed that up with another impressive performance in the second, ultimately finishing with 10-51, his fourth 10-wicket haul.

Starc also claimed his 219th catch, taking him joint-top of the charts for most Test catches, level with England captain Joe Root.

It was the second-shortest Test on Australian soil, while the hosts' 210 is the fourth-lowest total in an innings win, but they will not care about that, having avoided defeat in the series.