Shoriful starred with the ball after his return to the XI, taking six wickets as Australia reached 165/8 at stumps to take a 101-run lead.
However, he believes Bangladesh's poor batting display was simply a bad day and pointed to Australia's own struggles with the bat.
“The game is not over yet. Only the first day is gone. Yes, we had a bad day with the bat today, but they are also struggling in their own conditions. So, In Sha Allah, let’s see what happens and how much we can fight back in the second innings.”
Explaining Bangladesh's batting struggles, Shoriful said the new ball continued to swing for a long period, allowing Australia's pace attack to exploit the conditions.
“As you saw, the new ball was swinging all the time, for around 15-20 overs. They got the advantage from that and made good use of it. In the next innings, we will try to make sure our batsmen adapt better to those conditions.”
The left-arm quick also acknowledged the quality of Australia's fast bowlers, who dismissed Bangladesh cheaply before Shoriful led the fightback with the ball.
“In Australian conditions, fast bowlers always do very well. Their fast bowlers are legends and they bowled really well. I was watching which lengths were giving the bowlers the most advantage.”
Despite claiming six wickets on his return, Shoriful insisted that the personal achievement was secondary to the team's result.
“I am still normal after taking five wickets. If we win the match, I will be much happier. I will try to play my part so that, as a team, we can somehow get the match over the line.”
With Australia 101 runs ahead but still two wickets away from completing their first innings, Shoriful believes Bangladesh remain firmly in the contest.
“Of course, we are still in the game. In Sha Allah, we will try to make the second innings completely ours.”
