Ban v Aus 2026 – Travis Head out of Bangladesh tour, Mitchell Marsh to miss ODIs; Todd Murphy called up

Travis Head will miss Australia’s white-ball tour of Bangladesh having been granted personal leave following the IPL while captain Mitchell Marsh is out of the ODIs as he continues to recover from the ankle injury which prevented him playing in Pakistan.

Legspinner Tanveer Sangha has also been ruled out after picking up a hamstring injury in Pakistan and has been replaced by offspinner Todd Murphy who has earned his first white-ball call-up. Matt Short and Ollie Peake have been retained from the Pakistan leg as replacements for Head and Marsh.

Head was not selected for Pakistan due to his commitments in the IPL playoffs with Sunrisers Hyderabad. He was named in both the ODI and T20I squads for Bangladesh but he will instead rest from both series with the selectors conscious of his workload as Australia’s three-format opener over the next 12 months. A replacement for him in the T20I squad has yet to be named.

“Travis was initially selected in the ODI and T20I legs of this Bangladesh tour but has subsequently been granted personal leave for both,” national selector Tony Dodemaide said. “We look forward to seeing him again for the top end Test series against Bangladesh.”

Marsh had been a late withdrawal from the Pakistan series due to an ankle flare up he suffered in the IPL. It was hoped he would be fit for the entire six-match Bangladesh tour where he was due to captain Australia in both formats, but will now aim to be fit for the T20Is which begin on June 17.

Marsh and Head’s absence means Josh Inglis will continue as stand-in skipper after leading in Pakistan, with official ODI captain Pat Cummins also rested from the Bangladesh tour. Inglis will also likely take charge of the T20I team if Marsh doesn’t cover in time.

Short and Peake were both initially only selected for the Pakistan ODI portion of the tour but produced handy performances in that series, particularly in the second match which Australia won. Peake became the youngest specialist batter to debut for Australia in ODIs.

“We were hopeful Mitch Marsh would be available for the Bangladesh ODI series however he is still returning to full fitness from an ankle injury,” Dodemaide said. “Mitch will join the group in Dhaka and begin preparations for the T20I series.

“We’re excited to welcome Todd Murphy into the ODI squad for the first time, while it made sense for Ollie Peake and Matt Short to stay with the group following the Pakistan tour.”

Murphy, who has played seven Tests, returned to Cricket Australia’s contract list earlier this year having been recalled during the Ashes although was unable to find a place in the XI.

Australia will welcome back fast bowlers Xavier Bartlett and Ben Dwarshuis for the Bangladesh ODIs after both missed the Pakistan series due to their expected involvement in the IPL playoffs with Punjab Kings. But with PBKS missing the playoffs after losing six of their last seven, both returned to Australia for a brief break before joining the squad in Bangladesh. The pair will replace Billy Stanlake and Riley Meredith from the Pakistan squad but Meredith will stay with the tour as he is part of the T20I squad for Bangladesh.

Australia squad for ODIs in Bangladesh

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

Australia squad for T20Is in Bangladesh

Mitchell Marsh (capt), Xavier Bartlett, Cooper Connolly, Tim David, Joel Davies, Nathan Ellis, Cameron Green, Aaron Hardie, Josh Inglis, Spencer Johnson, Matthew Kuhnemann, Riley Meredith, Josh Philippe, Matthew Renshaw, Adam Zampa

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