Bangladesh face Australia Test might as Cummins, Hazlewood and Lyon return

Bangladesh face Australia Test might as Cummins, Hazlewood and Lyon returnAustralia return to full strength for two-Test series against Bangladesh, as injured trio return to strengthen squad.Australia captain Pat Cummins, fellow fast bowler Josh Hazlewood and veteran spinner Nathan Lyon have returned from injury to be included in a ⁠13-man squad for next month’s two-Test home series against Bangladesh.The trio were named on Tuesday for matches in Darwin (August 13-17) and Mackay (August 22-26), which form part of the World Test Championship cycle, after playing only three Tests between them ⁠during the Ashes in the last home summer.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Lionel Messi thanks Argentina fans: ‘Wound will take time to heal’list 2 of 4FIFA to probe Paredes-led player brawl after Spain’s World Cup final winlist 3 of 4A tournament of contradictions: What did we learn at World Cup 2026?list 4 of 4Five key takeaways from FIFA World Cup 2026end of listAustralia’s “big four” of Cummins, Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc and Lyon have not bowled together since the West Indies tour a year ago due to various injuries, but chief selector George Bailey said it was too early to confirm whether they would all turn out against Bangladesh, despite being fit.“We won’t be locking in an 11 this far ‌out,” Bailey told reporters in a video call on Tuesday.“We do know that across this two-Test series, the depth is there.”With 295 Test wickets at an average of 24.21, 35-year-old Hazlewood has been one of Australia’s most devastating bowlers, but injuries have limited his output in recent years, including forcing him to miss the entire Ashes series with hamstring and Achilles problems.In his absence, 37-year-old seamer Scott Boland took 20 wickets in an excellent series in the 4-1 defeat of England, and Bailey was frank about the competition Hazlewood faces from the Victoria quick.“Scotty ⁠would never say it, but yeah, I think he’s mounting a strong case that ⁠when you use the words of big three (fast bowlers), that he could be one of those,” said Bailey.