DZ201

Well, it was inevitable.

Even Dav Whatmore, the Bangladesh coach, knew it. Prior to the second Test at Chittagong, Whatmore stated that the Australians would come back hard, after receiving their wake-up call in Fatullah.

He was right.

An innings defeat was always on the cards - but not even the bravest punter would've put money on Jason Gillespie making a Test century, let alone a Test double century.

Gillespie celebrated his 31st birthday with 99 Test runs, to move serenely from his overnight 102* to 201*. On the way, he passed the highest score of some of Australian cricket's most famous batsmen: Steve Waugh, David Boon, Ian Chappell. 4 more runs would have passed Gilchrist's 204*.

Gillespie might yet be the second Australian batsman this season to be dropped after making an unbeaten double century, like Brad Hodge earlier this year. But even if he is dropped, he's earned bragging rights among the bowlers in the Australian dressing room for life. ("Warney, Pigeon, Bing - what's your highest Test score again?")

His bat maker, is already making a special bat for his stupendous achievement, DZ201. More bragging rights over McGrath and his "61" bat!

Not surprisingly, the man they call Dizzy was adjudged Man of the Match for his 201* and his 3/11 in Bangladesh's first innings, and adjudged Man of the Series for his 232 runs for once out, and 8 wickets at 11.25.