Smith loses toss, Aussies bowl in Dhaka

Australia will bowl first in Dhaka after captain Steve Smith lost the toss on the morning of day one of the first Test.

Smith's bowlers will get first use of the Shar-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium pitch having announced the tourists’ playing XI on match eve.

Top-order batsman Usman Khawaja and left-armer spinner Ashton Agar have been recalled to the side in place of veterans Shaun Marsh and Stephen O’Keefe, who played in Australia’s most recent Test in India back in March but were not selected in the 14-man squad for Bangladesh.

Speaking on Saturday, Smith said he expects the pitch to turn more and more the deeper the match goes.

"It's pretty dry," Smith said.

"I think they had some practice on that wicket a week or so ago, so it's been used.

"They've put some grass clippings down to make it look a bit greener than what it is but it's pretty dry underneath

"I dare say it'll be pretty slow and take some spin, particularly as the game goes on."

AUSTRALIA XI: Steve Smith (c), David Warner, Matthew Renshaw, Usman Khawaja, Peter Handscomb, Glenn Maxwell, Matthew Wade, Ashton Agar, Pat Cummins, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood

BANGLADESH XI: Tamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarkar, Imrul Kayes, Sabbir Rahman, Nasir Hossain, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim (c), Taijul Islam, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Shafiul Islam, Mustafizur Rahman

Australia in Bangladesh 2017

Australia squad: Steve Smith (c), David Warner (vc), Ashton Agar, Jackson Bird, Hilton Cartwright, Pat Cummins, Peter Handscomb, Josh Hazlewood, Usman Khawaja, Nathan Lyon, Glenn Maxwell, Matthew Renshaw, Mitchell Swepson, Matthew Wade.

Bangladesh squad: Mushfiqur Rahim (c), Tamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarkar, Imrul Kayes, Shakib Al Hasan, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Sabbir Rahman, Nasir Hossain, Liton Das, Taskin Ahmed, Shafiul Islam, Mustafizur Rahman, Taijul Islam, Mominul Haque.

22-23 August Tour match, washed out

27-31 August First Test, Dhaka

4-8 September Second Test, Chittagong