Cummins, Hazlewood, Starc and Lyon reunited in Australia's Test XI for first time in over a year

Pat Cummins confirmed Australia's XI for the first Test against Bangladesh in Darwin on 13 August 2026, with Josh Hazlewood selected ahead of Scott Boland. The quartet of Cummins, Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc and Nathan Lyon — Australia's frontline pace-and-spin unit — lines up together in a Test XI for the first time in over a year. Cameron Green was the only player under 30 in the side.