Australia and Bangladesh Play Second Test in Mackay
Australia and Bangladesh are playing a cricket match in Mackay, Australia.
This is the second Test match in their series. A Test is a long cricket game. It can last five days.
The match is now on day two. People can follow the score and hear commentary on the radio.
Commentary means people talk about the game as it happens.
Bangladesh may change their XI. XI means the eleven players in the team.
The team may pick different players for this match.
Fans want to know who will play for Bangladesh.
The two teams played a first Test match before this one.
This series has more than one Test match.
People in both countries are watching the match closely.
Vocabulary15 words
- cricket
- a sport played with a bat and ball
- Test
- a long cricket match; can be five days
- series
- a group of matches between two teams
- score
- the number of runs or points in a game
- commentary
- people talking about a game while it happens
- XI
- the eleven players in a cricket team
- day two
- the second day of a match
- team
- a group of players who play together
- match
- a game between two teams
- radio
- a machine that plays sound and voices
- fans
- people who like and watch a sport
- players
- people who play in a game
- pick
- to choose
- watching
- looking at something happening
- change
- to make something different
Quiz
Answer key
1. Mackay, Australia 2. Day two 3. The eleven players in a team
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Australia and Bangladesh are playing a _____ match in Mackay, Australia.
This is the second _____ match in their _____.
The match is now on _____. People can follow the _____ and hear _____ on the radio.
Bangladesh may change their _____.
The two teams played a first Test match before this _____.
This series has more than one Test _____.
People in both countries are watching the match _____.