Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh to miss Bangladesh ODIs
Posted on June 8, 2026 by cbtfhome

Australia will be without Travis Head and Mitchell Marsh for the upcoming ODI series against Bangladesh, with Josh Inglis continuing as interim captain. Oliver Peake and Matt Short have been retained for the Bangladesh ODIs after initially being named just for the Pakistan one-dayers.

Todd Murphy, the off-spinner who has only featured in Tests so far, has also been included. He replaces Tanveer Sangha, the leg-spinner who sustained a hamstring injury during the second ODI in Lahore.

According to national selector Tony Dodemaide, Head was initially selected for both ODIs and T20Is against Bangladesh but has been granted personal leave for both. Marsh, meanwhile, misses out due to his ankle injury, having not recovered in time, although he will join the group in Dhaka to prepare for the T20Is.

Ben Dwarshuis and Xavier Bartlett also join the squad, replacing Riley Meredith and Billy Stanlake. Meredith will return to feature in the T20Is. With Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood already missing, the ODI squad lacks its usual experience, but Inglis hopes this creates chances for the newer members.

"It's a great experience for them," Inglis said. "I said that to Ollie Peake - 'You don't get harder conditions for an Australian than these, really'. It's so foreign to us. It's still tough for me coming back here - it's probably my fourth time in Pakistan - it's still really hard, even now.

"So, I just told him just to take it all in. I think a lot of the guys are still learning in these conditions, learning their game plans, how to combat reverse swing, spin, that sort of thing."

The 19-year-old Peake impressed with his 31 from No.7 in the second Pakistan ODI, showing promise in a low-scoring series where the highest total across three games was 231/9.

The first ODI will be played on Tuesday (June 9) in Dhaka, with the subsequent games at the same venue on the 11th and 14th. The T20Is will follow from June 17.

Australia squad for Bangladesh ODIs

Josh Inglis (c), Xavier Bartlett, Alex Carey, Cooper Connolly, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Cameron Green, Matthew Kuhnemann, Marnus Labuschagne, Todd Murphy, Oliver Peake, Matthew Renshaw, Liam Scott, Matt Short, Adam Zampa

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