Australia swing axe after Darwin disaster with Jake Weatherald dropped for second Bangladesh Test

The Guardian Sport Tuesday 18 August 2026, 05:19 UTC By Guardian sport 1 min read

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Opener pays price after scores of 23 and 0 in first Test defeatMatthew Renshaw drafted into 13-man squad in his placeJake 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. Weatherald went into the first Test in his home town of Darwin with a question mark over his place in the side, having...

Opener pays price after scores of 23 and 0 in first Test defeat
Matthew Renshaw drafted into 13-man squad in his place

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.

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.

Australia (LOCATION) Darwin (PERSON) Jake Weatherald (PERSON) Renshaw (ORG) Weatherald (PERSON) Bangladesh (LOCATION) Matthew Renshaw (PERSON)

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