One could not have even dreamt before the series start that they would score 144 in the first session at cost of one wicket before finishing the day on 355-5 against the world's most devastating attack. And what was most significant that Dav Whatmore's charges broke the trend of the usual Australian dominance from the word go.

Although Bangladesh captain Habibul Bashar time and again told that they were not scared of their mighty opponents, not even a crazy fan would have thought about such a great day.

But once again the 33-year old Tigers skipper made a clear statement after the first day's play that his boys were very much capable to do things like this.

"Our previous Test record might not prove it but I have always told that we have the capability to do much better. So don't think it was a miracle," said the all-smiling Bashar.

"But it was never on our mind that we would score 350 runs on a day against a team like Australia. I want to say that it is a clear message that we are improving. It is really encouraging," he continued.

"If you consider the previous record, definitely it is the best day in our history and the most significant thing is not many teams in the world score 350 runs on a single day. So definitely it is an achievement for our cricket as well as a boost for the in future."

Despite the heroic efforts, he was reserved about his target.

"There are still four days to go and you all know that Australia can bounce back from any stage. That's why our first target would be to bat at least two more sessions tomorrow and then we can think about saving the match. There is no scope to be over excited. It would have been satisfactory had we finished the day losing one less wicket," said Bashar.

"Many may think scoring runs is easy in this kind of wicket but I disagree. We actually didn't attack them rather we dominated. Most of our batsmen have the ability to play strokes. It that means we never missed the opportunity to score runs off bad deliveries. I think we also punished some good deliveries.

"I must say Shahriar Nafees played a brilliant innings to make this possible. It was one of the best innings I've ever I seen from any Bangladeshi batsman. He played according to merit and never allowed the bowlers to get on top."

The most successful Bangladesh batsman was little bit frustrated with his dismissal as he thought t it was possible for him to make his first hundred against Australia.

"A century would have been good not only for me but also for the benefit of the team. Making a century against Australia is always a special any batsman," he regretted.

Australian coach John Buchanan also praised Bangladeshi batsmen for their tremendous effort.

"Bangladesh played spin and quick bowlers very well. There will be more opportunities for us tomorrow morning. We will know more in the morning as well. Nafees played very sensibly. We dropped a few catches and that opened up an opportunity for them, " said Buchanan.