{
  "id": 936756,
  "title": "‘Un-Australian’: Steve Smith drops sitter as Bangladesh take lead past 200",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/un-australian-steve-smith-drops-sitter-as-bangladesh-take-lead-past-936756",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-15T02:42:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
    "slug": "the-sydney-morning-herald",
    "url": "https://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/un-australian-steve-smith-drops-sitter-as-bangladesh-take-lead-past-200-20260815-p60ol0.html?ref=rss"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Australia are struggling against Bangladesh in the first Test in Darwin. On day three, Bangladesh extended their lead to 219 runs before lunch. Steve Smith dropped a simple catch in the outfield, according to The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age.\n\nJosh Hazlewood made a double breakthrough early on day three, but Australia are still behind, as reported by ABC News AU. Hazlewood also removed Hasan Mahmud early, ABC News reported.\n\nBangladesh's batsmen have been putting pressure on Australia, with some notable performances including a drive by Taijul past mid off for three runs and a neat push by Mehidy square for a single, as described by ABC News.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News",
        "title": "Live: Aussies snare crucial early wicket as Bangladesh builds lead on day three",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/live-aussies-snare-crucial-early-wicket-as-bangladesh-builds-lead-on",
        "published": "2026-08-15T00:04:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "‘Un-Australian’: Steve Smith drops sitter as Bangladesh take lead past 200",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/un-australian-steve-smith-drops-sitter-as-bangladesh-take-lead-past",
        "published": "2026-08-15T02:42:30.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}