澳大利亚在首场测试赛第三天上午的比赛中防守表现糟糕，队长史蒂夫·史密斯漏接了一个应该容易接住的外野球[1]。这次失误成为澳大利亚整局比赛防守混乱的缩影，整个防线共出现5次漏接，其中特拉维斯·黑德也因难度较大的球失手一次[1]。评论员艾丽莎·希利对此评价道："这真的非常不澳大利亚，不是吗？"[1]
孟加拉国借助澳大利亚的防守失误继续扩大领先优势。哈桑·米拉兹目前打出65分未出局，塔斯金·艾哈迈德贡献12分未出局，两人领导下孟加拉国的领先优势已达到219分[1]。在午餐时段结束前，孟加拉国的局数仍未被全部淘汰[1]。
Australia's fielding performance unraveled on the morning of day three of the first Test match, with Steve Smith dropping a straightforward outfield catch. [1] Travis Head also fumbled a more difficult chance during the same session, contributing to Australia's tally of five dropped catches across the innings. [1]
Bangladesh consolidated their position with an extended lead, reaching 219 runs ahead by lunch thanks to unbeaten contributions from Mehidy Hasan Miraz on 65 and Taskin Ahmed on 12. [1] The tourists' growing advantage represented a significant turnaround, particularly given that Australia's previous largest first-innings deficit stood at 206 runs, recorded against Pakistan in Sydney in 2010. [1] Meanwhile, Josh Hazlewood reached 299 Test match dismissals during the proceedings. [1]
The dropped catches drew sharp criticism of Australia's fielding performance. [1] Alyssa Healy's commentary on the performance captured the sentiment, observing that the display was "very, very un-Australian." [1]