On Tuesday, July 21, Cricket Australia named a 13-man squad for their forthcoming two-match Test series at home against Bangladesh, which will be a part of the ICC World Test Championship 2025-27 cycle.
Notably, captain Pat Cummins has been named in the squad, and he is set to play his first Test match since December 2025. Furthermore, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood are also named in the squad.
Spinner Nathan Lyon is named for his return after he missed much of the backend of the Ashes tour against England due to a hamstring issue, with back-up pacer Scott Boland joined by all-rounders Beau Webster and Cameron Green.
Australia sit on top of the World Test Championship standings, while Bangladesh are currently in fourth place. Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne and Jake Weatherald are all included as batting options.
On the other hand, Michael Neser, Todd Murphy and Brendan Doggett are the players to drop out of the squad that featured in Australia’s most recent Test series against England at the start of the year.
“The NSP (National Selection Panel) look forward to the return of Pat, Josh and Nathan. They have worked extremely hard, individually and with the SSSM (sports science and sports medicine) teams, over the past few months to return from their respective injuries,” Selection Chair George Bailey said.
“While this is a 13-player squad, we have players prepared and available should any adjustments be required in the lead-up to these matches. As previously stated, the volume of cricket and schedule across the next 12 months are likely to present further opportunities across all formats for many players,” he added.
Australia Test squad: Pat Cummins (c), Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Jake Weatherald, Beau Webster
Test series schedule:
First Test: August 13-17, Darwin
Second Test: August 22-26, Mackay
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