5 Australian players who will look to cement their spot in the Test side

5 Australian players who will look to cement their spot in the Test side: The Australian team is all set to tour Bangladesh for 2-match Test series which will begin from October 9. This series presents a good opportunity for the new bunch of Australian players to find their feet in international cricket. After the Ashes series, many Australian players retired from Tests which has vacated many places in the side which is right up there for grabs. The 15-man Australian squad includes two uncapped players as well while there are many players returning to the side who would like to make a fitting return to the national side and cement their spot in the whites. Today, let’s have a look at 5 Australian players who will look to cement their spot in the Test side: 1. Cameron Bancroft: Cameron Bancroft. (Photo Source: K Sivaraman) The Western Australia opener, Cameron Bancroft is one of the two uncapped players included in the Australian squad. Bancroft belongs to the old school of cricket and has a very sound technique. With Chris Rogers taking retirement from Tests and Warner missing out due to injury it will be a perfect opportunity for the 22-year-old batsman to stake his claim for the opening slot. Recently, he had played an exemplary knock of 150 runs for Australia A against India A in Chennai. The most remarkable thing about Bancroft is the very fact that he is very good of his feet and is even apt at sweeping the spinners. Australian greats Shane Warne and Justin Langer rate him very highly. Cameron’s temperament and patience has been hailed by many Australian experts as well. Bancroft is touted as the next big thing in Australian cricket. Also Read – 5 Australian players to watch out for in the Bangladesh Tests 2. Andrew Fekete: Andrew Fekete. (© Getty Images) Andrew Fekete was one of the surprise inclusions in the Australian squad for this tour. The Tasmanian pacer, Fekete is the other uncapped player in the squad. Though he made his First-Class debut at the age of 28 in 2013 but yet in only two years he has got a national call-up which speaks in itself about his meticulous skills. In 2014/15 Sheffield Shield season, he was the leading fast bowler with 37 wickets at 24.10. He backed up his domestic form with impressive performances on Australia A’s tour of India. Andrew has the ability to reverse swing the ball with which he can trouble the Bangladeshi batsman and stake a claim for the fast bowling slot in the side. 3. Usman Khawaja: Usman Khawaja. (Photo Source: K Sivaraman) The Pakistani born Australian southpaw, Usman Khawaja made his Test debut 5 years ago but he has been in and out of the national side due to inconsistency and injuries. He is rated very highly by the Australian experts and is regarded as one of the future stars of the Aussie batting line-up. In the recently concluded Tri-series in India which also featured South Africa A and India A, Khawaja not only captained Australia A but also emerged as the third-highest run scorer of the tournament with 267 runs. He has all the talents in the world and as he is in good form he would look to secure his position in the middle-order. 4. Joe Burns: Joe Burns. (Photo Source: BCCI) The Queensland batter, Joe Burns is also one of the top contenders to find a place in the Aussie XI against Bangladesh. Unlike Usman Khwaja and Cameron Bancroft, he is more aggressive and bats like typical modern-day batsman. Burns is very stylish and plays gracious shots straight down the ground while he has the tendency to play the ball late as well. Even after being aggressive, he has the patience to wait for the balls to come into his zone of strengths and then only he attacks. Last time, Burns played against India in the whites and blasted two blazing half-centuries. Now, he has the chance to become a regular member of the side after retirement of many senior players. 5. Glenn Maxwell: Glenn Maxwell. (Photo Source: Getty Images) The star Australian all-rounder, Glenn Maxwell is a regular member of the Australian limited overs side but yet he has been unable to secure his place in Test cricket. Till now, Maxi has played 3 Tests and performed poorly. But in Bangladeshi conditions which aids spinners he can prove to be a handy spinning all-rounder for the side. His swashbuckling talents have never been a question but whether he has the ability to score consistently in the whites has been a matter of debate. But now Australian side is in transition phase and Maxwell has all the opportunities in the world to stake his claim in the side as a spinning all-rounder.