Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan won the toss and chose to bat first as Australia dropped Cameron White for Callum Ferguson for the second limited overs match at Mirpur. The home side's only change was to withdraw Mashrafe
Mortaza from the firing line, replaced by Rubel Hossain after he was significantly down on his usual pace in the series opener.Chasing a victory to seal the three-match series, chairman of selectors Andrew Hilditch finally lost patience with White, who has not made an international half-century for six months and struggled to a torturous 20 from 50 balls on Saturday. He was replaced by Ferguson, who was a first-choice player in 2009 before wrenching his knee in the ICC Champions Trophy final against New Zealand and spending 12 months out of the game.
Ferguson played twice in the limited overs series against England before the World Cup, where he cooled his heels throughout as the reserve batsman. In contrast to White's reliance on power, Ferguson is adept at placing the ball and should be suited to Mirpur's slow surface.
"I think that's why he's had the success he's had in one day international cricket, in about the 20 games he's played he averages over 40 and a strike rate of 80 odd, so his numbers really stack up well," Australian coach Tim Nielsen said of Ferguson.
"He'll get more opportunity at some stage, there's no doubt about that, and when he comes in I expect we'll see him doing those things and he'll add a bit of spark and a different way of playing in the middle order."
Australia: Michael Clarke (capt), Shane Watson, Brad Haddin (wk), Ricky Ponting, Michael Hussey, Callum Ferguson, Steven Smith, John Hastings, Brett Lee, Mitchell Johnson, Xavier Doherty
Bangladesh: Shakib Al Hasan (capt), Tamim Iqbal, Imrul Kayes, Raqibul Hasan, Shahriar Nafees, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Mahmudullah, Rubel Hossain, Shafiul Islam, Abdur Razzak, Suhrawadi Shuvo
