Pakistan's Mohammad Hafeez talks with head coach Mickey Arthur during nets.
Sydney: Pace spearhead Mitchell Starc was ruled out as Australia confirmed their upcoming Test tour of Bangladesh yesterday, two years after their last visit was cancelled over security fears.
Starc, who suffered a foot injury in March, was omitted from the 13-man squad to rest for September's one-day series in India and the home Ashes series against England later in the year.
The team was also announced despite a long-running revenue-sharing dispute between Cricket Australia and the players' union ahead of the expiry of their current deal on June 30.
Starc was ruled out after follow-up scans after the Champions Trophy indicated his previous stress fracture hadn't properly healed.
The squad will be increased to 14 players to allow selectors to add a replacement for Starc.
Ashton Agar was chosen ahead of Steve O'Keefe as Nathan Lyon's spinning partner, while all-rounder Hilton Cartwright was recalled.
"Ashton has continued to impress us with his form and we believe his bowling is at a level where he deserves to be playing on the highest stage," head selector Trevor Hohns said.
Australia will arrive on August 18 and play a two-day tour match in Fatullah four days later. The two Tests against Bangladesh will be in Dhaka and Chittagong on August 27 and September 4.
Australia squad - Steve Smith (captian), David Warner, Ashton Agar, Hilton Cartwright, Pat Cummins, Peter Handscomb, Josh Hazlewood, Usman Khawaja, Nathan Lyon, Glenn Maxwell, James Pattinson, Matthew Renshaw, Matthew Wade.
