Five areas where Bangladesh need improvement in Test

Bangladesh v Australia - 2nd Test: Day 4
David Warner and Nathan Lyon led Australia to a thumping win in the 2nd Test

#3. One-dimensional spin attack-

New Zealand v Bangladesh - 1st Test: Day 4
Shakib is Bangladesh's best spinner

Undoubtedly, the current spin attack of Bangladesh is one of the best in world cricket. Shakib Al Hasan is a world class spinner. He has plenty of experience behind him and he is evolving effectively to adapt to the changing conditions.

The 19-year-old Mehidy Hasan had a dream debut and has done well to stay relevant so far in his short career while Taijul Islam has more than fifty Test wickets under his belt.

This bowling attack in supporting conditions is capable of wrecking any batting order, but all these spinners are one-dimensional. As Warner showed with his counterattack in the first Test and with patience in the second Test, negotiating this spin attack is not impossible.

Shakib and Co. had no answer to Warner's game plan and they were running out of ideas while bowling at him. Matt Renshaw and Peter Handscomb didn't score massive runs but they too showed the limitations of this spin attack.

Legendary spinners are flexible in their approach and a surprise move by batsmen doesn't interrupt their rhythm. This facet of sticking to the game plan and not getting affected by the batsmen's moves is lacking in Bangladesh's spin department.

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