SYDNEY, June 20: Australia named full-strength teams on Friday to tackle Bangladesh in next month’s test and limited-overs series, ending speculation they might take it easy against them.

Steve Waugh was appointed captain of the Test side while Ricky Ponting will lead the one-day world champions who will start overwhelming favourites to win.

“We were always going to name our strongest sides. There was never any doubt about that,” Australia’s chairman of selectors Trevor Hohns said in a statement.

“The players want to play in this series and they thoroughly deserve that opportunity.”

Batsman Damien Martyn was left out of the test side while he recovered from a broken finger but was included in the one-day side, pending a fitness test.

“Damien Martyn hasn’t been chosen for the test match because his injured finger just isn’t quite right,” Hohns said.

“The medical staff are concerned with his lack of preparation and at this stage we’re committed to making sure Damien gets himself 100 percent right.”

Test squad: Steve Waugh (captain), Ricky Ponting, Andrew Bichel, Adam Gilchrist, Jason Gillespie, Matthew Hayden, Brad Hogg, Justin Langer, Brett Lee, Darren Lehmann, Martin Love, Stuart MacGill, Glenn McGrath

Limited-overs squad: Ricky Ponting (captain), Adam Gilchrist, Michael Bevan, Andrew Bichel, Jason Gillespie, Ian Harvey, Matthew Hayden, Brad Hogg, Brett Lee, Darren Lehmann, Damien Martyn (subject to fitness), Glenn McGrath, Andrew Symonds.

Mahmud retained as skipper

DHAKA: Bangladesh skipper Khaled Mahmud has been retained to head their squad for next month’s tour of Australia despite his team suffering a whitewash against South Africa, officials said on Friday.

Squad:

Khaled Mahmud (captain), Javed Omar, Khaled Mashud, Habibul Bashar, Hannan Sarkar, Mohammad Rafique, Mohammad Ashraful, Mohammad Al-Sahariar, Manjurul Islam, Alok Kapali, Sanwar Hossain, Tareq Aziz, Mashrafee Mortaza, Tapash Baisya, Anwar Hossain Munir.

Itinerary:

July 18-22: First Test in Darwin

July 25-29: Second Test in Cairns

August 2: First ODI in Cairns

August 3: Second ODI in Cairns

August 6: Third ODI in Darwin—Reuters