Overview
- Fast bowler Nahid Rana was ruled out of the two‑Test tour after scans confirmed a Grade 2 left side strain, the Bangladesh Cricket Board said, and he faces about six to eight weeks of recovery.
- Australia has named a near‑full‑strength Test squad that includes Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood and veteran spinner Nathan Lyon, a selection Bangladesh's captain called a sign of respect.
- Wicketkeeper‑batter Litton Das received PRP treatment in Singapore and will begin staged running from late July with a fitness test around August 13, making him unlikely for the Darwin opener but possibly available for the Mackay Test.
- Left‑arm seamer Shoriful Islam is progressing from a Grade 1 hamstring injury, is due to resume bowling at the end of July and will undergo a fitness assessment around August 12 that will determine his availability for the second Test.
- Bangladesh will arrive in Australia in early August and play a three‑day warm‑up from August 6, and the combination of injuries and Australia’s decision to field senior players raises selection pressures and workload management challenges ahead of the World Test Championship matches.