Bangladesh vs Australia 2017: 5 key players for the visitors

#3. Josh Hazlewood

Hazlewood will spearhead Australia's pace bowling attack

In the absence of Mitchell Starc, Australia's pace department will be headed by Josh Hazlewood. Regarded as an ideal Test match bowler, Hazlewood has the rare ability to bowl in one channel for eternity without losing any venom.

Currently ranked at number four in ICC Test bowling rankings, the Australian seamer picked up six wickets in the second innings of the Bengaluru Test against India earlier this year.

His accurate bowling and probing lines will play a huge role in the two Tests against Bangladesh. If Hazlewood is able to claim wickets with the new ball then the job of rest of the bowlers will become easy.

Also, the pace bowler's ability to use the old ball can seriously tilt the balance of the contest in Australia's favour.