Australia to Play First Test Against Bangladesh in Darwin
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Australia will play a Test match against Bangladesh in Darwin. This is a big game. It is the first Test in a new series.
Darwin has waited a long time for a Test match. Bangladesh has also waited a long time to play Australia in this format.
Josh Hazlewood will play for Australia. He is a fast bowler. He did not play for some time. Now he is back.
Alex Carey will bat at number six. This is his normal place in the batting order.
Shanto is a player for Bangladesh. He talked about how his team can play well against Australia. He says his team must play smart cricket.
Vocabulary15 words
- Test
- a long cricket match; five days
- series
- many matches played between two teams
- bowler
- a player who throws the ball to the batter
- batting order
- the list showing when each player bats
- run
- a period of many matches, one after another
- wait
- time before something happens
- key
- the most important thing
- success
- doing well; winning
- return
- to come back
- captain
- the leader of a team
- opponent
- the other team you play against
- format
- a type or style of a game
- squad
- the group of players in a team
- pace
- fast bowling speed
- home
- playing in your own country
Quiz
Answer key
1. Darwin 2. Josh Hazlewood 3. Number six
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Australia will play a Test match against _____ in Darwin.
This is the first Test in a new _____.
_____ has waited a long time for a Test match.
Josh _____ will play for Australia.
He is a fast _____.
He did not play for _____ time.
Alex Carey will bat at number _____.
This is his normal place in the batting _____.
Shanto talked about how his team can play well against _____.
He says his team must play _____ cricket.