Australia Playing XI For Bangladesh Test Revealed: Star Pacer Returns After 13 Months

AUS
vs
BAN
Test:
Aust alia
have
co fi med
thei
playi g
XI
fo
the
ope i g
Test
agai st
Ba gladesh,
with
Josh
Hazlewood
set
to
make
his
lo g-awaited
etu
to
the
five-day
fo mat.
The
fi st
Test
of
the
two-match
se ies
will
begi
o
Thu sday,
August
13,
at
the
Ma a a
C icket
G ou d
i
Da wi .
Hazlewood’s
i clusio
is
o e
of
the
biggest
talki g
poi ts,
with
the
expe ie ced
pace
etu i g
to
Aust alia’s
Test
side
afte
a
abse ce
of
a ou d
13
mo ths.

Sta c,
Hazlewood
&
Cummi s
Reu ite

The
big
fou
a e
back
fo

#AUSvBAN
❤️

Squad
details:

https://t.co/Z18ETew3Ow

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—
c icket.com.au
(@c icketcomau)

August
12,
2026

Aust alia
will
field
a
fo midable
pace
attack
featu i g
Mitchell
Sta c,
Pat
Cummi s
a d
Hazlewood.

The
t io
will
seemi gly
sha e
the
ew-ball
espo sibilities
as
Aust alia
look
to
begi
the
se ies
st o gly
o
home
soil.

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Is
Geo gi a
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Ro aldo’s
Wife

Hazlewood’s
comeback
p ovides
a
majo
boost
to
the
bowli g
attack,
while
captai
Cummi s
will
o ce
agai
lead
the
side
i
a
impo ta t
Wo ld
Test
Champio ship
fixtu e.

Natha
Lyo
is
also
back
i
the
XI
afte
missi g
the
latte
stages
of
the
Ashes
because
of
a
hamst i g
p oblem.

The
vete a
spi e
will
add
expe ie ce
to
a
attack
that
combi es
pace
a d
spi .

Came o
G ee
a d
Beau
Webste
have
also
bee
i cluded,
givi g
Aust alia
additio al
all- ou d
optio s
headi g
i to
the
co test.

Aust alia
Look
To
Bou ce
Back
Agai st
Ba gladesh

The
Test
se ies
comes
afte
a
disappoi ti g
ODI
tou
fo
Aust alia
ea lie
this
yea .
Du i g
thei
Ju e
visit
to
Ba gladesh,
the
visito s
suffe ed
a
2-1
defeat
i
the
th ee-match
se ies.

Ba gladesh
took
co t ol
by
wi i g
the
ope i g
two
games,
claimi g
the
fi st
by
86
u s
befo e
completi g
a
five-wicket
victo y
i
the
seco d.
Aust alia
avoided
a
clea
sweep
by
a owly
wi i g
the
fi al
ODI
by
o e
wicket.

It
was
a
la dma k
esult
fo
Ba gladesh,
who
secu ed
thei
fi st-eve
ODI
se ies
wi
ove
Aust alia.

Aust alia
will
ow
have
a
oppo tu ity
to
espo d
i
the
lo ge
fo mat.
With
valuable
ICC
Wo ld
Test
Champio ship
poi ts
o
the
li e,
the
hosts
will
be
eage
to
put
thei
p evious
esult
behi d
them
a d
establish
co t ol
ea ly
i
the
se ies.

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