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Australia batting first after making three changes

Marcus Stoinis among a trio of inclusions as Aaron Finch snaps his coin toss losing streak and elects to bat against Bangladesh

Fit-again allrounder Marcus Stoinis, leg-spinner Adam Zampa and paceman Nathan Coulter-Nile have all been named to make their returns to Australia's one-day side for their clash with Bangladesh at Trent Bridge.

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Shaun Marsh, along with pacemen Jason Behrendorff and Kane Richardson are the unlucky trio to make way, as Aaron Finch won the toss - ending a seven-match losing streak - and elected to bat first on a sunny morning in Nottingham.

Stoinis, who passed a fitness test this week after suffering a side strain in Australia's defeat to India earlier in the tournament, returns to add some much-needed balance to the XI.

Zampa meanwhile is back after missing the two wins over Pakistan and Sri Lanka in which the Aussies successfully deployed four specialist fast bowlers.

Coulter-Nile missed Australia’s win over Sri Lanka with soreness, but returns to feature as the third seamer behind Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins.


Marsh makes way after playing Australia’s matches against Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Stoinis’ absence, scoring 23 and three.

Richardson also featured in both of those matches, taking 2-62 and 3-47 respectively, while Behrendorff had replaced Coulter-Nile for the Sri Lanka game, finishing with 1-59 from his nine overs.

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Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza said he too would have batted first, with his team making two changes. Mohammad Saifuddin misses due to a back spasm while Mosaddek Hossain is also out, replaced by Sabbir Rahman and Rubel Hossain.

It's a rare meeting between Bangladesh and Australia, whose last two ODIs at ICC tournaments have been washouts. In 18 completed 50-over games between the two sides, Bangladesh have only won once.

The Tigers captain Mashrafe played in that victory back in 2005, a game that's remembered by Australian fans as the one from which Andrew Symonds was infamously scratched after enjoying the Welsh nightlife a little too enthusiastically the previous evening.

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But for Mortaza, the only still-active cricketer of the 22 who featured in that encounter, the game holds far different memories.

"That night suddenly, (a) limousine was coming in front of the hotel and everyone was inside," the Bangladesh captain said on the eve of their World Cup clash with Australia.

"I can remember everything we did in that particular day and night. I hope that the same day will be coming tomorrow, but for that we have to play hard and at our best."

Australia sit second on the World Cup standings coming into the match, having won four games and lost only to India.

Inspired Bangladesh cruise past West Indies

Bangladesh are riding high on the back of Shakib al-Hasan's stunning recent form, with the world's No.1 ranked ODI allrounder posting back-to-back tons against tournament favourites England and then West Indies.

While Mortaza stressed his side are not a "one-man army", he called on teammates to "step up" to support Shakib.

The fifth-placed Tigers loom as the team most likely to dislodge one of the top current four sides if they can cause an upset over Australia or India in the coming weeks.

"Australia always play at their best in the World Cup. It won't be easy," the skipper said. "But these boys can believe, especially if you had a good start, you never know."

Australia XI: Aaron Finch (c), David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Steve Smith, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Alex Carey (wk), Nathan Coulter-Nile, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa

Bangladesh XI: Tamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarkar, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Liton Das, Mahmudullah, Sabbir Rahman, Mehedi Hasan, Mashrafe Mortaza (c), Rubel Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman

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Australia's squad: Aaron Finch (c), Jason Behrendorff, Alex Carey (wk), Nathan Coulter-Nile, Pat Cummins, Usman Khawaja, Nathan Lyon, Shaun Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Kane Richardson, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, David Warner, Adam Zampa

June 1: Australia beat Afghanistan by seven wickets

June 6: Australia beat West Indies by 15 runs

June 9: Australia lost to India by 36 runs

June 12: Australia beat Pakistan by 41 runs

June 15: Australia beat Sri Lanka by 87 runs

June 20: Australia v Bangladesh, Trent Bridge

June 25: England v Australia, Lord's

June 29: New Zealand v Australia, Lord's (D/N)

July 6: Australia v South Africa, Old Trafford (D/N)

July 9: Semi-Final 1, Old Trafford

July 11: Semi-Final 2, Edgbaston

July 14: Final, Lord's

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