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Starc takes five wickets, Bangladesh 35 for six at lunch in second test

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Mitchell Starc takes five wickets in 22 balls as Bangladesh collapse to 35-6 at lunch on day one of the second Test in Mackay, with Australia dominating after electing to bowl.

(Reuters) - Australia paceman Mitchell Starc took five wickets in 22 balls in a brilliant spell of quick bowling as Bangladesh staggered to lunch at ​35 for six on day one of the second test in ‌Mackay, Queensland on Saturday.

Starc's was the sixth-fastest five-wicket haul in tests. The left-hander holds the record for the fastest, having taken five wickets in 15 balls against West Indies ​in Kingston last year. Bangladesh all-rounder Mehidy Hasan Miraz was 11 not ​out, with number eight Hasan Mahmud on eight at the break.

Starc ⁠removed both Bangladesh openers, captain Najmul Hossain Shanto and wicketkeeper Litton Das ​for ducks to leave the tourists at 12 for five, after Australia captain ​Pat Cummins won the toss and elected to field.

Opener Shadman Islam was out with the first ball of the match after sending a thick edge flying to Cameron Green ​in the gully.

Opener Tanzid Hasan followed in Starc's next over with a ​loose drive sending a nick to Beau Webster in the slips, before Shanto was trapped ‌lbw ⁠on the next ball, leaving Bangladesh at 9 for three.

Starc grabbed his fourth wicket when number three Mominul Haque drove at a full, wider delivery, nicking to Green at the gully. He took his fifth with another lbw ​to remove Das.

Cummins bowled ​Bangladesh number five ⁠Mushfiqur Rahim for five on a bouncy pitch likened to a typical Gabba wicket.

Bangladesh lead the series 1-0 after ​a nine-wicket win in the series-opener in Darwin.

Matt Renshaw ​to open ⁠the batting for Australia in his first test in over three years, with Jake Weatherald dropped after consecutive failures in Darwin.

Bangladesh made one change to their Darwin ⁠XI, ​bringing in left-arm paceman Shoriful Islam after his ​recovery from a hamstring injury. He replaced fellow quick Ebadot Hossain.

Mackay's Great Barrier Reef Arena became ​Australia's 12th test venue.

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