Aust alia
skippe
Pat
Cummi s
offe ed
o
excuses
afte
his
side
suffe ed
a
humbli g
i e-wicket
loss
agai st
Ba gladesh
i
the
Da wi
Test,
ack owledgi g
that
the
tou i g
team
tho oughly
outplayed
the
hosts.
Reflecti g
o
the
histo ic
defeat
–
Ba gladesh& squo;s
fi st
Test
victo y
o
Aust alia
soil
–
Cummi s
pi poi ted
the
ope i g
day
as
the
mome t
Aust alia
allowed
the
match
to
slip
f om
thei
g asp.
“P obably
that
day
o e.
You
k ow,
I
thought
ou
p epa atio
was,
you
k ow,
p etty
much
spot
o .
I
thought
it
was
excelle t.
So,
yeah,
o
excuses.
They
played
eally
well.
You
k ow,
I
thought
the
day
o e
wicket
was
doi g
a
little
bit
ea ly,
but
obviously
got
to
t y
a d
fi d
a
way
to
bat
a
little
bit
lo ge
tha
we
did,
a d
the ,
yeah,
just
could ‘t
pe et ate
with
the
ball.
But,
yeah,
I
thought
they
played
eally
well,”
he
said.
The
esult
b ought
swift
sc uti y
to
Aust alia& squo;s
lead-up
to
the
se ies,
especially
give
Cummi s& squo;
comme ts
i
Ma ch
highlighti g
how
seve al
squad
membe s
sac ificed
luc ative
co t acts
i
E gla d’s
The
Hu d ed
to
p io itize
ed-ball
p epa atio .
“Some
of
ou
guys
a e
sayi g
o
to
half
a
millio
pou ds
fo
20
days’
wo k
to
go
a d
play
those
two
Test
matches
agai st
Ba gladesh,”
Pat
Cummi s
had
said
a
few
mo ths
ago.
Despite
the
heavy
defeat,
the
captai
stood
by
the
squad’s
eadi ess,
mai tai i g
that
thei
p e-se ies
buildup
was
spot-o .
Add essi g
pote tial
squad
cha ges
fo
the
upcomi g
seco d
Test
i
Mackay,
Cummi s
u ged
composu e,
oti g
that
the
team
eeds
time
to
eflect
a d
eview
match-ups
befo e
maki g
tactical
adjustme ts.
“I
thi k
eve y
time
the e’s
a
game
like
this,
you
always
ki d
of
look
at
you
match-ups
a d,
you
k ow,
you
make-up
of
the
team
fo
the
ext
o e.
But,
yeah,
we
o ly
just
fi ished,
so
we’ll
have
a
thi k
about
it.
You
k ow,
we’ e
p etty
good
at
bou ci g
back,
so
o
doubt
the
batte s
a d
eve y
g oup
will
get
togethe
a d
have
a
good
thi k
about
this
o e
a d
whe e
we
ca
imp ove,”
said
the
Aust alia
skippe .