Aussies make tough bowling omission amid three Test XI changes
Scott Boland has lost his spot in the Test team, with Australia returning to the tried-and-true quartet of Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc and Nathan Lyon for the upcoming clash with Bangladesh in Darwin.
The Aussies have made three changes from the fifth Ashes Test, with Michael Neser (injured), Usman Khawaja (retired) and Boland (dropped) making way.
Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins return to the Test XI. Getty Images
Cummins, Lyon and Hazlewood return after injury-interrupted summers.
The Aussie captain barely featured with a back stress issue, while Lyon missed Ashes Tests with a hamstring injury.
Despite replacing Khawaja with a bowler, the Aussie XI simply returns to a more traditional shape after playing just three pure bowlers in the Sydney Test.
Cameron Green and Beau Webster have both retained their spots in the team as Australia once again goes with the pair of all-rounders. Green will likely bat at five, with Webster at seven.
Jake Weatherald will continue to open the batting, and will do so in his hometown of Darwin.
Josh Inglis also features in the squad, but was the player left out alongside Boland.
The Test gets underway on Thursday from Marrara Stadium at 10.30am AEST.
Australia enters the heavy favourites, particularly given they are rolling out a full-strength team.
It kicks off a busy year for the Test side, which includes tours of South Africa, India and England, as well as home Tests against New Zealand.
