Archive · 10 Aug 2026
Weatherald hopeful tweaks will be seen in Darwin Bangladesh series
Cricket is a sport where batters try to score runs with a bat.
Jake Weatherald plays for Australia's national cricket team.
He is going back to Darwin, the city where he was born and raised, to play a series against Bangladesh.
Before this series, he practiced in England with a county team called Leicestershire.
While he was there, he made a few small changes to his batting technique.
He wants to hit the ball straighter and hit the stumps more often.
Jake is the first Test cricketer who was born and brought up in Darwin, so local fans are very excited to see him play.
He knows he might face more criticism if he does not perform well at home.
Jake also knows he needs to score runs to keep his place in the Test team.
He hopes his tweaks will help him do that.
Jake Weatherald returns to his hometown Darwin as Australia's opening batter for the series opener against Bangladesh at Marrara Stadium.
Weatherald made 'a few tweaks' to his batting during a County Championship stint with Leicestershire, working on getting the ball straighter and hitting the stumps more.
He averaged 22.33 across 10 innings in his debut Ashes series against England last summer.
As Darwin's first-born-and-bred Test cricketer, he acknowledged added expectations from home supporters and admitted he might 'cop more grief' if he does not perform.
Weatherald says the pressure to keep his Test spot remains, with a chance to make runs in four innings across two games.
- Who
- Jake Weatherald, Australia's opening batter and Darwin's first-born-and-bred Test cricketer
- What
- Returning home for the series opener against Bangladesh after making 'a few tweaks' to his batting while playing County Championship cricket for Leicestershire
- When
- Upcoming series opener; Weatherald spoke to reporters on Monday
- Where
- Marrara Stadium, Darwin, in the Northern Territory, Australia
- Why
- To showcase his refined technique to home supporters and hold on to his place in Australia's Test team by scoring runs
- Player
- Jake Weatherald, Australia opening batter
- Opponent
- Bangladesh
- Venue
- Marrara Stadium, Darwin
- Ashes debut
- Averaged 22.33 across 10 innings against England
- Preparation
- County Championship stint with Leicestershire
- Domestic team
- Tasmania
- Series opportunity
- Two games; up to four innings to score runs
- Milestone
- Darwin's first-born-and-bred Test cricketer