Australia Squad Update: Matt Renshaw Replaces Weatherald in Test Match Lineup

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Australia Squad Update: Matt Renshaw Replaces Weatherald in Test Match Lineup
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  1. Australia have replaced Jake Weatherald with Matt Renshaw in their 13-man squad for their must-win second Test with Bangladesh; Weatherald is the only change after their shock nine-wicket loss on home soil in the series opener

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    The Guardian Sport

    Jake Weatherald has paid the price for an underwhelming performance in Australia’s shock Test defeat to Bangladesh, with Matthew Renshaw drafted into a 13-man squad to replace the opener for the second and final match of the series starting on Saturday.

    SMH Sport

    Cairns: Jake Weatherald has been dropped from the Australian team and fellow opener Matt Renshaw called up after their heavy loss to Bangladesh in the first Test in Darwin.

    ESPNcricinfo

    Weatherald dropped, Renshaw called up for second Test against Bangladesh The opener has paid the price for Australia's poor display in Darwin and is the only change made to the squad

  2. Weatherald was out for 23 in the first innings and did not score in the second innings of his hometown Test, leaving him averaging 20.36 in his 12 Test innings, with Renshaw a likely contender to replace him to open with Travis Head.

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    Weatherald went into the first Test in his home town of Darwin with a question mark over his place in the side, having largely failed to make an impact since coming into the Test set-up as a late-blooming debutant at the start of the 2025-26 Ashes series.

    SMH Sport

    Weatherald made two low scores at Marrara Stadium and looked uneasy at the batting crease, having admitted that his fate would be out of his hands if he didn’t make a score in his hometown.

  3. "There was some change to Jake in terms of where he lined up and his movement patterns," coach Andrew McDonald said of Weatherald. "It's always hard to critique small sample sizes on whether it holds up [at international level].

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    The Guardian Sport

    “There was some change to Jake in terms of where he lined up and his movement patterns,” Australia head coach Andrew McDonald said after the Darwin Test.

  4. Renshaw made his debut in 2016 and played 11 Tests before being dropped in 2018, then was recalled in 2023 for three Tests, but has only played in the shorter formats for Australia since.

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    SMH Sport

    Renshaw made his Test debut as a 20-year-old a decade ago and was harshly left out of the team the following year when he was replaced by Cameron Bancroft. Ironically, Renshaw’s last Tests in that initial stint with the team were in Australia’s previous series against Bangladesh in 2017.

    The Guardian Sport

    Renshaw comes in having played the last of his 14 Tests in February 2023, against India in Delhi, but in good nick; he enjoyed a strong domestic season for Queensland, scoring 499 runs in six Sheffield Shield matches at an average of 49.90.

  5. There were no other changes to the Australia squad and Marnus Labuschagne, who also struggled in Darwin with returns of 31 and 1, has retained his spot despite similar concerns over his form heading into the first Test against Bangladesh.

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    Darwin: Marnus Labuschagne is on notice from national selectors that he needs a big score in Mackay to be sure of keeping his place for the Test series against South Africa in October, as coach Andrew McDonald admitted calls for change will deservedly grow louder after a “poor” defeat to lowly Bangladesh.

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    Marnus Labuschagne, who scored one and 31, was retained in the squad despite averaging 25.23 from his last 42 Test innings and not making an international century in nearly three years.

  6. “But ultimately, it’s 31. It’s not a big score. He’s lacked runs, he feels that, we feel that. We’ve got to get the best out of Marn as well. He’s had a bit of a lull, he knows that. I think we saw some change in the way that he played, so that’s good.

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    "It's easy for me to sit here and try to defend that [Labuschagne's form]," McDonald added. "But ultimately, it's 31. It's not a big score. He's lacked runs. He feels that. We feel that. We're working incredibly hard as a coaching group … we've got to get the best out of Marn as well.

  7. McDonald and his fellow selectors were locked in meetings on Monday as they pondered adding to the 13-man squad soundly beaten in the first Test in Darwin. Brisbane-based opener Matt Renshaw is the most likely addition to the group following an underwhelming performance by Jake Weatherald at Marrara Stadium.

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  1. 01 Sky Sports

    Weatherald is the only change in Australia's 13-man squad for the second Test in Mackay, beginning Saturday, where the hosts will look to level the two-Test series after a humbling nine-wicket defeat in Darwin.

  2. 02 SMH Sport

    The brutality of the call was enhanced by the selectors’ decision not even to take Weatherald on to Mackay as part of the squad, a decision that may also rule him out of the Test tour of South Africa in October.

  3. 03 The Guardian Sport

    Meagre returns of 23 and 0 in Bangladesh’s historic nine-wicket win left Weatherald with an average of just 20.36 over his six Test appearances and intensified the scrutiny on his position at the top of the order. Australia selectors announced in a short statement on Tuesday that the 31-year-old had been dropped.

  4. 04 ESPNcricinfo

    'Ultimately, it's 31' - Labuschagne's Test career back on the edge Australia coach Andrew McDonald said it also came down to the backroom staff to get the best out of players

  5. 05 NDTV Sports

    Australia Sack Star After Loss vs Bangladesh, Recall Matt Renshaw Bangladesh notched a historic win against Australia in the first Test.

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Original Articles (10)

UK Australia make big batting change after shock Bangladesh loss — Sky Sports
Australia Weatherald axed as selectors send SOS to Renshaw — SMH Sport
Australia ‘We’ve got carried away’: The Australian Test team’s five biggest problems — SMH Sport
Australia ‘He needs big runs’: Blowtorch on Marnus as selectors hear growing calls for change — SMH Sport
UK Australia swing axe after Darwin disaster with Jake Weatherald dropped for second Bangladesh Test — The Guardian Sport
UK How Australia found themselves on the wrong side of cricket’s most profound upset | Geoff Lemon — The Guardian Sport
India Weatherald dropped, Renshaw called up for second Test against Bangladesh — ESPNcricinfo
India 'Ultimately, it's 31' - Labuschagne's Test career back on the edge — ESPNcricinfo
India Australia Sack Star After Loss vs Bangladesh, Recall Matt Renshaw — NDTV Sports
India Ricky Ponting Shows The Mirror To Australia After 'Embarrassing' Bangladesh Defeat — NDTV Sports