Quick hits: Smith sets review record after horror drop, Warner jinxes Marnus

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With Josh Hazlewood having snared the crucial early wicket of Hasan Mahmud, the Australians, already well behind in the game, were hopeful of wrapping up the Bangladeshi innings quickly. But tailender Taijul Islam was finding some sweet timing in the middle, and was profiting with some quick, elegant runs. In the 117th over, he creamed one straight into the ground and then into the covers, where Labuschagne made a fine diving stop. But the inner-ring livewire came up holding the ball like he'd claimed a prize at the Easter Show. No-one seemed particularly convinced by the appeal, but umpire Kumar Dharmasena decided to send the decision upstairs. And sure enough, the television replays confirmed what even Marnus surely must have known — the ball had clearly bounced between the batter and fielder. Desperate, ugly stuff from the Australians. 2. Smith's inconceivable drop In a morning of serious lows for Australia, this was surely the nadir. Steve Smith, just one take away from becoming Test cricket's all-time leading catcher, settled underneath a Taskin top edge. The Bangladeshi tailender took his eye of the ball as he played his pull shot, and the Australian vice-captain seemed destined to carve out another piece of history. But the ball was in and then out of Smith's usually so-reliable hands, leaving the best since Bradman looking to the heavens for some sort of explanation. Only a matter of balls later, it was Travis Head's turn to put one down. Head's chance was a lot more difficult, retreating at full pelt, but it was the kind of catch we've seen him take in the past. Australia was forced to wait until after lunch to belatedly see the back of the fighting Bangladeshi tail, which added another 24 runs after those fumbles, with the tourists taking an enormous 228-run lead into the second innings of the match. 3. Hazlewood passes 300 A bright spot for the Australians in an otherwise pitch-black morning was Josh Hazlewood. Playing his first international cricket since October last year, the big fast bowler ran in admirably all innings, looking amongst the fittest and most disciplined of his teammates as he returned figures of 6-89. His fifth wicket of the innings, which was earnt by nicking off the excellent Mehidy, was his 300th in Test cricket. He was the ninth Australian to reach the milestone, and after picking up the wicket of Ebadot Hossain to finish off the Bangladeshi innings, moved within nine wickets of Brett Lee on Australia's all-time leaderboard. How high can Hazlewood get? Well, Lee (310) is certainly in his crosshairs, as is Mitchell Johnson, who took 313 wickets during his Test career. Then it's captain Cummins on 316 and the great DK Lillee on 355, which you'd imagine, given Hazlewood's injury record, may be a step too far. Regardless, Hazlewood will finish his career of one of Australia's finest. Not that that will be of any consolation to the Australian today. 4. Jake's horror homecoming With 23 runs, Jake Weatherald was Australia's second-highest run scorer in the first innings, an accolade that carries as much credibility as being the English bowler with the best economy rate during the last Ashes. But through almost all of his 37-ball, 56-minute stay at the crease, he looked skittish and nervous and wholly unsuited to opening the batting at Test level. It made his second innings all the more crucial personally, even without accounting for the perilous situation Australia found themselves in, over 200 runs in arrears. How disappointing then, that Weatherald seemingly learned nothing from his first-innings failure, playing with an angled bat outside off with minimal foot movement to be dismissed bowled off the inside edge by Hasan Mahmud. The ball was too close to play a cut to, he still attempted it and was on his way. The dismissal raises more uncomfortable questions for Australia's selectors, about whether they stick or twist ahead of a very busy 12 months. 5. Smith reviews before being given out Steve Smith might have got away with one in the first innings, admitting that he hit the ball on its way through to Litton Das. He got away with that one, but he was going to make doubly sure that he wouldn't be dismissed when a similar event happened when he was on just three runs in the second innings. The ball beat the outside edge from a superb Ebadot delivery, and umpire Kumar Dharmasena wasted no time in raising the finger after hearing an edge. Not quick enough for Smith though, who was shaking his head and reviewing before the umpire even put his finger up. Dharmasena did nod at Smith, in his defence, but even so, it was an odd and extraordinarily self-consciously performative action. It was not necessarily a surprise that Smith, never one to go willingly from the middle, was so quick to review, but he was proven to be vindicated, the sound coming from hitting the ground with his bat. 6. Warner puts the mockers on 'the Marnus of old' One of the Australians in desperate need of a big score, Marnus Labuschagne began his innings like he was cripplingly aware of just that, scratchy and anxious, struggling for any sort of rhythm. But things were slowly improving, with the idiosyncratic first drop playing a few nice drives through the covers and finding some stability in his stance. On commentary for Fox Cricket, David Warner was glowing in his praise for Labuschagne. Even at the time, it felt like the former Australia opener was both jumping the gun and tempting fate. “He’s confident in his game, he’s hitting the ball well ... now he’s in, he looks like the Marnus of old," Warner said while comparing images of Labuschagne's stance early in his innings against footage from after he had found some form. "He’s confident, he’s got his whole rhythm back. And it’s exciting to see, and I’m happy for him. "I really hope he goes on with it, and he'll be able to go back today and say 'I feel good, what was it?' And hopefully he can identify that." Labuschagne added just one more run after Warner's glowing review, being promptly yorked by spinner Taijul Islam, the Australian playing all around a straight one and departing for 31.