A bright blue Australian morning. Men in thongs are mowing lawns beneath national flags. Welcome to Mackay, where the skies are blue, the drinking water doesn’t contain fluoride and the fortunes of the Australian team are concentrated.
It doesn’t get more Australia than this.
It’s a critical Test match for Pat Cummins and his crusty warriors who’ve stumbled on the first step of the Crusade. There’s a lot at stake and not a lot to gain from this second Test against Bangladesh. A loss will be catastrophic. A win, well, it won’t be a loss, but it won’t be too much more, given it is not only expected; it is demanded.