Middle-order batsmen Peter Handscomb battled through stifling heat in Chittagong to finish 69 not out at the end of day two in the second Test against Bangladesh, requiring medical treatment after he was visibly ill.
Handscomb isn't the first Australian to master oppressive heat and humidity on the subcontinent.
DEAN JONES - Chennai (1986): The Victorian was labelled "weak" by his captain Allan Border for wanting to stop batting during the famous tied Test. Jones was urinating involuntarily and vomiting pitchside in extreme heat but scored 210 before being put on a saline drip.
MARK WAUGH - Bangalore (1998): Struggling to get out of bed due to a bout of gastro, he batted for more than six hours to score 153 not out. It was his highest Test score and helped Australia avoid a series whitewash in the third Test.
MATTHEW HAYDEN - Sharjah (2002): The burly Queenslander batted for more than seven hours in oven-like conditions to hit 119 against a Pakistan attack comprising Waqar Younis, Shoaib Akhtar and Saqlain Mushtaq. Hayden's knock was more than Pakistan could manage in two full innings (59 and 53) and 75 more than the next best score, Ricky Ponting's 44.
PETER HANDSCOMB - Chittagong (2017): The 26-year-old was called "really gutsy" by coach Darren Lehmann after he pushed through extreme heat and humidity to make it to stumps unbeaten on day two despite losing 4.5kg. Alongside David Warner who sits on 88 not out, Handscomb has kept Australia in the hunt for a series-levelling victory.
