Selectors made the sole change to the 13-player squad after Australia’s shocking nine-wicket defeat in the first Test in Darwin. Australia have dropped opener Jake Weatherald and recalled Matthew Renshaw for the crucial second Test against Bangladesh, starting Saturday in Mackay.
Renshaw’s Test Return: The 30-year-old Renshaw is poised for his first Test appearance since 2023. Must-Win Clash: Down 0-1 in the two-match series, Pat Cummins’ side must win the Mackay Test to level the series and preserve their four-year unbeaten home series record. So it’s easy for me to sit here and try to defend that, but ultimately it’s 31.
He brings valuable local knowledge to the Great Barrier Reef Arena in Mackay, where he has already scored two first-class centuries. “He was moving well, he’s clipping off his pads, he was getting back through the ball down the ground. It’s not a big score. He’s lacked runs. He feels that. We feel that. We’re working incredibly hard as a coaching group,” he added.
Back-up keeper-batter Josh Inglis and reserve bowler Scott Boland retain their place in Australia’s squad for the second Test that commences on Saturday and could come into contention for a recall.
“I think it was 31 he got in the second innings, and up until the point he got out, you’d sit there and say he was looking good,” McDonald said of Labuschagne.
3 Marnus Labuschagne remains in the squad despite mounting scrutiny over his form after scores of 1 and 31 in Darwin, with head coach Andrew McDonald emphasizing the need for substantial runs from the top order. Meanwhile, regular No.
