Cricket Australia announced a squad of 13 players for Australia’s upcoming tour in Bangladesh. 

The Aussies will play the 2-match series against the Tigers here.

Steve Smith will lead the Australia team where David Warner will be the Vice captain.

The Australia team will arrive in Bangladesh on August 18. 

A warm-up match will be played at Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium in Fatullah of Narayanganj on August 22-23.

On August 27, the first test will kick-off at Mirpur stadium.

The second and last test will be played at Chittagong on September 4-8.

Among the key players, Mitchell Starc and Steve O’Keefe will miss the tour. 

Australia Test squad: Steve Smith (c), David Warner (vc), Ashton Agar, Hilton Cartwright, Pat Cummins, Peter Handscomb, Josh Hazlewood, Usman Khawaja, Nathan Lyon, Glenn Maxwell, James Pattinson, Matthew Renshaw, Matthew Wade

BDST: 1311 HRS, JUN 16, 2017
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