Warne's Aussie XI for Bangladesh clash

Test legend Shane Warne has shared his Australia XI for tonight’s must-win Champions Trophy clash against Bangladesh, making one change to the side that played against New Zealand on Friday.

Allrounder Moises Henriques has made room for leg-spinner Adam Zampa in Warne’s XI, and the King of Spin put Australia’s batsmen on notice with the explosive Chris Lynn waiting in the wings.

Warne had previously tweeted that he liked Henriques but one of Travis Head, Glenn Maxwell or Matthew Wade should bat at No.4, the position the NSW Blues captain occupied in the washout against the Black Caps.

Henriques made a quick-fire 18 from 14 balls with four boundaries as Australia chased the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern par-score as poor weather threatened and ultimately ruined the contest.

While Warne wants at least one change, off-duty national selector Mark Waugh said on Sunday Australia would be tempted to play Lynn but believes the selectors on deck in London – Darren Lehmann and Trevor Hohns – will go with the same XI that played at Edgbaston three days ago.

"I wouldn’t have thought there’d be too many changes," Waugh told Big Sports Breakfast Weekend.

"The side (the selectors) picked in the first game was obviously what they thought was their best side.

"Having said that it would be very tempting to play Chris Lynn against Bangladesh.

"It’s a high-scoring ground, The Oval. It’s a small, fast outfield, the pitch is pretty good.

"It’s probably a good venue to play Bangladesh – there’s a little bit of pace and bounce for the quicker bowlers.

"I don’t know what the make-up of the team will be but that would be the tempting thing to do.

"Then again, you want to show a bit of faith in the guys you picked in the first game.

"We’ve got a very strong squad, now it’s a matter of executing under pressure.

"I’m sure the boys will bounce back and the Bangladesh side, whilst they’re a good side, we really should be beating them."

Captain Steve Smith said on Sunday Zampa is a chance to return to the starting side, but match-day conditions will ultimately determine Australia’s final XI.

"A used wicket here at The Oval can take some spin," Smith said.

"So we've certainly got (playing Zampa) in our mind.

"But again, we'll have to have a look tomorrow and see what the conditions look like.

"And the forecast hasn't been great for the lead in. I think it is improving a little bit today."

With only three venues used during the Champions Trophy and wickets enduring wear and tear from multiple games, it is believed spin bowling will play more of a part at the back-end of the tournament.

But former New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum wants to see a specialist spinner included in every bowling attack to help counter the batter-friendly wickets that have been produced in the tournament to date.

"To me the most noticeable thing so far is the wickets are outstanding for batting," McCullum said on commentary during the South Africa-Sri Lanka match on Saturday.

"The first thing you look at is the balance of your team in my opinion. And I truly think when the wickets are so good for batting, you probably don’t need as much batting resource.

"So far we've seen two teams leave out wicket-taking spinners. I'd like to see the introduction of those wicket-taking spinners, maybe look to drop a batsman or a fast bowling allrounder and try and bring that wicket-taking option into play."

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Schedule

1 June – England beat Bangladesh by eight wickets

2 June – New Zealand v Australia, No Result

3 June – Sri Lanka lost to South Africa by 96 runs

4 June – India beat Pakistan by 124 runs

5 June – Australia v Bangladesh, The Oval (D/N)

6 June – England v New Zealand, Cardiff (D)

7 June – Pakistan v South Africa, Edgbaston (D/N)

8 June – India v Sri Lanka, The Oval (D)

9 June – New Zealand v Bangladesh, Cardiff (D)

10 June – England v Australia, Edgbaston (D)

11 June – India v South Africa, The Oval (D)

12 June – Sri Lanka v Pakistan, Cardiff (D)

14 June – First semi-final (A1 v B2), Cardiff (D)

15 June – Second semi-final (A2 v B1), Edgbaston (D)

18 June – Final, The Oval (D)

19 June – Reserve day (D)