Heads Roll In Australia After Shocking Defeat To Bangladesh, Star Opener Dropped From 2nd Test

Cricket Australia drops Jake Weatherald for second Test against Bangladesh, Matt Renshaw called up. Weatherald’s poor form leads to replacement.

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Australia drops Jake Weatherald after Bangladesh loss.

Matt Renshaw replaces Weatherald for 2nd Test.

Weatherald scored 23 and 0 in the first Test.

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Travis Head will have a new batting partner for the second Test against Bangladesh (Picture credit: AFP)

In what has come as a much-expected move from Cricket Australia, the selectors have dropped Jake Weatherald from the squad for the second Test against Bangladesh, after his poor returns in the first, with Matt Renshaw receiving a call-up for the upcoming match.

Weatherald, who had tweaked his technique to minimise the lbw and bowled dismissals that troubled him against England, managed scores of 23 and 0 in his hometown Test, taking his career average after 12 innings to 20.36.

The selectors rewarded Weatherald with a national contract in April after multiple productive opening stands with Travis Head during Australia’s 4-1 Ashes series victory over England, only to drop him after just one more Test.

“Yeah, there was some change to Jake in terms of where he lined up and his movement patterns. It is always hard to critique small sample sizes on whether it holds up (at the international level),” coach Andrew McDonald said while speaking to the media.

“He dragged one on and drove at one in the first innings and was dismissed; it is probably harder with that smaller sample size to say, ‘Yep, that is going to hold up under pressure,” McDonald added.

Josh Inglis remains another unconventional option to partner Travis Head at the top, with the 31-year-old retaining his place in the 13-man team that travelled to Darwin. Although the five-Test right-hander has batted at No. 5 or lower in the Sheffield Shield, selectors have viewed him as a potential top-order option.

Inglis impressed while opening for the Cricket Australia XI against the England Lions in November as well, scoring 40 and an unbeaten 125.

Renshaw would be the more conventional choice, having already scored two first-class hundreds at the northern Queensland venue, which is hosting its first Test. The 30-year-old last played a Test three years ago in Delhi, where he batted in the middle order.

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The provided information does not confirm whether Matt Renshaw will secure his spot in the Test team. He has been called up for the second Test against Bangladesh after Jake Weatherald was dropped.

Dropping Jake Weatherald from the second Test against Bangladesh means that Matt Renshaw will be called up to the squad. This is the only change made to the 13-player Australian squad after their loss in Darwin.

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