Australia look for response to 'Darwin Disaster' in second Bangladesh test

SYDNEY, Aug 20 : Only a thumping win will do for Australia in the second test against Bangladesh this week as they look to ease the embarrassment of their shock nine-wicket loss in Darwin and even up the two-match series.

Bangladesh outplayed their hosts in all departments last week to secure their first test win on Australian soil and will look to do so again from Saturday in Mackay, a city on the subtropical Coral Sea coast of Queensland.

"The Darwin Disaster" has become shorthand for the first-test loss in the Australian media, and the repercussions were swift for struggling opening batter Jake Weatherald, who was dropped on Tuesday. 

Matt Renshaw has been handed another chance to solve Australia's longstanding issues at the top of the batting order, returning at the age of 30 after three years out of the test set-up hoping to add to his tally of 645 runs in 14 matches. 

Paceman Scott Boland and wicketkeeper-batsman Josh Inglis are other options in the squad for personnel changes, but Australia will probably just be looking for better performances from their existing star-studded lineup. 

"We are a proud group of cricketers and obviously last week didn't go to plan," wicketkeeper Alex Carey, who is set to play his 50th test, said this week.

"When this team has been challenged, we always find a way to bounce back in a big way. I am looking forward to Saturday."

More questions will certainly be asked about the world's top-ranked test team if they cannot manage that at Great Barrier Reef Arena, which will become Australia's 12th test venue on Saturday.

All-rounder Cameron Green, who scored a valiant century in the second innings of the Darwin defeat, is the only player in the squad under the age of 30. 

Top-order batter Marnus