{"id":850135,"date":"2026-08-10T10:22:18","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T10:22:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/850135\/"},"modified":"2026-08-10T10:22:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T10:22:18","slug":"australia-test-team-selection-josh-hazlewood-cameron-green-and-beau-webster-set-for-roles-as-squad-prepares-for-bangladesh-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/850135\/","title":{"rendered":"Australia Test team selection: Josh Hazlewood, Cameron Green and Beau Webster set for roles as squad prepares for Bangladesh series"},"content":{"rendered":"

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August 10, 2026 \u2014 6:25pm<\/p>\n

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Darwin: As Travis Head committed to opening the batting throughout Australia\u2019s strenuous next 12 months of Test series, his opening partner Jake Weatherald has admitted he won\u2019t last long at the other end without hometown runs against Bangladesh.<\/p>\n

Former opener Matt Renshaw was part of the extended 19-man training squad ahead of this week\u2019s first Test, and the plain-speaking Weatherald was frank about his prospects should he not make a couple of notable scores in the top end.<\/p>\n

\"JakeJake Weatherald leaves the field during an Ashes Test last summer.AP<\/p>\n

Allrounders Beau Webster and Cameron Green are likely to play together this week after both played key roles at Australia\u2019s main training session, which was brought forward to give the fast bowlers more recovery time from Darwin\u2019s heat. Josh Inglis would then miss out.<\/p>\n

Josh Hazlewood appears to be shading Scott Boland for the third pace bowling spot.<\/p>\n

Mark Waugh has been one seasoned judge to state that Weatherald must make the top order spot his own after a patchy debut series in last summer\u2019s Ashes, and while a recent stint in county cricket helped the left-hander iron out some technical issues exposed by England, the proof will be in the run-scoring in Darwin and Mackay.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith someone like Mark Waugh saying that, he\u2019s probably just stating the obvious isn\u2019t he, to be fair,\u201d Weatherald said on Monday. \u201cYou are required to make runs all the time when you\u2019re out there, and I\u2019ve got a good opportunity to play two games hopefully and make some runs. If I don\u2019t do that, then yeah I put my fate in someone else\u2019s hands and I haven\u2019t done enough.<\/p>\n

Editor’s pick\"Bangladesh\u2019s<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a challenge when people you respect say things about your batting, or your game. You\u2019re naturally always looking for affirmation, and people to respect what you\u2019re doing, but at the same time it\u2019s a part of cricket.<\/p>\n

\u201cI understand now it\u2019s just a part of the game I\u2019m playing, but it\u2019s a great challenge as well. That\u2019s what makes Test cricket so hard, you\u2019re in the spotlight, you need to do a lot of things, not just make runs. If you can do it all, it makes for a good career.\u201d<\/p>\n

As a former Territorian who moved to South Australia and then Tasmania to earn his chance in Tests, Weatherald is everywhere this week, from promotional posters and media rounds to a growing group of fans wandering around Darwin in skull caps to mimic his shaved head.<\/p>\n

\u201cI won\u2019t hide away from the fact it\u2019s always nerve-wracking to play for your country, but I\u2019m just excited to get out there and try to put on a bit of a show,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s such a big thing for the Territory to have a Territorian play … it\u2019s not just for me, it\u2019s for everyone else too.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"JakeJake Weatherald has proven to be a prime lbw candidate.7 Network<\/p>\n

Full deliveries at the stumps got Weatherald into trouble against England, but a fruitful county stint (483 runs at 60.37 with a century in six games for Leicestershire) gave him a chance to tighten up.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s been a few tinkerings, hopefully someone sees it,\u201d he said. \u201cIt feels completely different, but everyone says I\u2019m pretty similar, which is sort of what I wanted.<\/p>\n

Editor’s pick\"Indigenous<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cI tried to understand what I was really good at and do well in first-class cricket, and what I can improve on what I did in the Ashes to make a better game plan overall. I think I\u2019ve done that, so I\u2019m pretty pumped to go out there and show that.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe conditions were very conducive to improving my technique, getting the ball straighter and hitting the stumps a lot more. So it was a great learning curve for me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Head, meanwhile, has advised Weatherald not to think too much about high expectations this week. As a state and national teammate, Head is hopeful of the partnership enduring beyond this series, into what are likely to be bruising encounters with South Africa, New Zealand, India and England.<\/p>\n

\u201cSometimes playing the better countries, you sit there with expectations going into a Test and say \u2018I just hope I get through it\u2019 sometimes,\u201d Head said. \u201cThen you may come up against a team like Bangladesh with the week they\u2019ve had and the expectation of \u2018I really expect myself to get runs\u2019.<\/p>\n

Related Article\"Travis<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s sometimes the hardest place to be, when you go out there expecting to, because the game is brutal. So it\u2019s just about tempering expectations around the next little period.\u201d<\/p>\n

Australia\u2019s head coach Andrew McDonald has confirmed a reduced role for assistant coach Dan Vettori, following the New Zealander\u2019s increased role for the Sunrisers Hyderabad network of franchise teams.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think there\u2019s choice in the marketplace,\u201d he said. \u201cThere\u2019s a market for players and there\u2019 clearly. market for coaches. Dan\u2019s explored that market and we\u2019ve been able to balance that out with him doing some great work with us, so long may that continue.\u201d<\/p>\n

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