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Josh Hazlewood edges Scott Boland for final spot as Australia’s big four returns for first Bangladesh Test
['Harrison Reid']
7NEWS
Australia’s big four are back together for the first time in over 12 months.
The bowling quartet of Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood and Nathan Lyon will all play in the first Test against Bangladesh in Darwin, starting on Thursday.
Victorian quick Scott Boland, who averages 18.58 in his 19 Tests, is again the unlucky bowler to miss out, with Hazlewood just shading him for the final spot in the XI.
Boland played in all five and took 20 wickets at 24.95, striking at 47.9, while Cummins, Hazlewood and Lyon all missed chunks of the series with injuries.
Australia have at least 20 Tests, and possibly 21 if they make the World Test Championship final, between now and the end of next year’s Ashes series in England.