The experienced batsman, a key pillar of their World Cup-winning side in 2023, paid the price for poor recent form with his future as a Test player also on the line.

Cummins, who remains Australia's official ODI captain, has played just two from a possible 28 matches in the format since the 2023 World Cup.

Green played a major role in helping Australia to the 2023 World Test Championship title

Australia's humiliating nine-wicket loss to Bangladesh has accelerated calls for regeneration of its ageing Test team with opener Jake Weatherald and the inconsistent Marnus Labuschagne in the firing line.

“The Bangladesh of 23 years ago and this Bangladesh are not the same.” When Najmul Hossain Shanto made that statement on the eve of the Darwin Test, many might have quietly smirked.

For a team that has spent much of its 25-year Test journey searching for consistency, Bangladesh have often produced something more valuable: moments that refuse to be forgotten.

He famously insisted that Bangladesh didn't belong in Test cricket.

Australia have produced one of those rare performances where a team spends three days trying to remind everyone who they are while repeatedly providing evidence to the contrary

The Tigers' triumph over New Zealand in Mount Maunganui in 2022 and the West Indies’ stunning Brisbane victory over Australia in 2024 remain among the defining Test upsets of the modern era. Now Bangladesh have the chance to add another chapter to that history.

Bangladesh opener Tanzid Hasan kept his composure and played the ball on its merit to produce a history-making century in only his second Test, putting his side in a commanding position against Australia in Darwin on Friday.

Mehidy Hasan Miraz remained unbeaten on 32 off 73 balls while Hasan Mahmud was not out on 13 off 76 deliveries as Bangladesh ended Day 2 of the first Test against Australia on Friday with 351 runs on the board, having lost six wickets.

The visitors trail by 102 runs with nine wickets in hand, having followed an outstanding bowling performance with a composed start with the bat.

Bangladesh’s 23-year wait to play a Test on Australian soil will finally come to an end when they take on the hosts in the opening Test of the two-match series at Marrara Cricket Ground in Darwin on Thursday.

"(I felt) very privileged and honoured to have 'AB' (Border) in the room; that's the difference (from last year's presentation in Sri Lanka), is having him there to present it," Head said afterwards.

Personal and team glory could await the returning quick Josh Hazlewood as he and his teammates prepare for an unprecedented period of Test cricket in the upcoming two-Test series against Bangladesh, starting next month.

Bangladesh will head into the second ODI of the three-match series against Australia on Thursday with a chance to script history against the world champions.

The Tigers remain winless against Australia across six home ODIs.

Starc, Australia's third-highest wicket-taker with 759 wickets across all formats, retired from T20 internationals in September last year.

India will host Australia in a high-profile five-Test series starting January next year to end the 2026/27 home season, the country's cricket board announced on Thursday.

Captain Mitchell Marsh crashed a belligerent 64 off 33 balls as Australia finished their dismal T20 World Cup with a nine-wicket romp past Oman in Kandy on Friday.