Bangladesh Consider Team Changes for Second Test Against Australia
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Bangladesh may change their team for the next cricket Test match. The match is against Australia. It will happen in Mackay, Australia.
This is the second Test in the series. Bangladesh's coach is Phil Simmons. He thinks Australia will play better in this match.
Bangladesh want to do something unimaginable. This means something very hard to believe. They want to beat Australia in Australia.
The Bangladesh captain is Najmul Hossain Shanto. He leads the team. He says he is not thinking about the past.
He is not worried about old results between the two teams. He only thinks about this new match.
Bangladesh want to play well and surprise everyone. The team is excited for the Mackay Test.
Vocabulary6 words
- Test
- a long cricket match; very important game
- series
- many matches played between two teams over time
- unimaginable
- very hard to believe; almost impossible
- captain
- the leader of a sports team
- coach
- the person who trains a sports team
- XI
- the 11 players who play in a match
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1. Mackay 2. Najmul Hossain Shanto 3. True
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Bangladesh may change their team for the next cricket _____ match. The match is against _____. It will happen in _____, Australia.
This is the second Test in the _____. Bangladesh's coach is Phil Simmons. He thinks Australia will play better in this match.
Bangladesh want to do something _____. This means something very hard to believe. They want to beat Australia in Australia.
The Bangladesh _____ is Najmul Hossain Shanto. He leads the team. He says he is not thinking about the past.
He is not worried about old results between the two teams. He only thinks about this new match.
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