Australian stand-in skipper Josh Inglis said on Monday (June 8) that the absence of Mitchell Marsh and Travis Head is unfortunate, but added that it will provide opportunities for others. The duo were expected to be part of Australia's squad for the ODI series in Bangladesh but pulled out at the last minute, forcing Inglis to take on the added responsibility of leading the side. However, he insisted that he is not looking too far ahead.

"I wouldn't say that (expecting to lead the ODI squad after the World Cup). I haven't looked that far ahead to be honest. Obviously there's guys missing and I'll step in when I need to, but I'm really proud to be able to sit here and captain my country over the course of these last few series," said Inglis.

"It's really special for me (to lead the side) and it's nice. We have got a relatively inexperienced group and I think that's pretty fun. It's a lot of fun for these guys coming and playing in different conditions. I'm just trying to take all the experience in and just grow," he added.

"I think anytime you take Mitch Marsh and Travis Head out of the team, you lose something. They're both incredibly good players. It's unfortunate that they're not here, but similarly with the Pakistan series we've just had, I think it's really important that a few younger guys are getting some experience in these conditions. Obviously, there's a World Cup on the horizon as well, so to be able to look at some different combinations and some different guys before then, I think is really important."

While acknowledging the challenge Nahid Rana provides in the opposition camp, Inglis also revealed that the makeup of the side will be decided after they analyse the wicket. "What's my take on Nahid Rana? I haven't seen a hell of a lot of him, but what I have seen, he looks like a really good bowler, a really exciting prospect. He's tall and he bowls fast, so it's a pretty nice combination to have. He's going to be really tough work for us all," said Inglish.

"It's very exciting. We don't play Bangladesh very often, especially over here in Bangladesh. So, it's my first time here and I know it's the same for a lot of the other guys too. We're incredibly excited about this series. We haven't named a team yet, so we're going to have a look at the wicket today and you'll see that tomorrow.

"I think the lessons we've learned (in Pakistan) are just about adapting to conditions. I think we're going to get different conditions here in Bangladesh, but I think it's just being really clear about your game plan, how you want to go about it, and then just doing it for longer and longer. I think the guys that had some success did it reasonably well, but we want to do it for longer and longer and get those really big scores," he said.

Bangladesh have traditionally been known for producing low and slow wickets, although that has not necessarily been the case in recent years.

"We'll do our homework, we'll have a look at the games that have been played here recently, and then we'll make a judgement on the wicket later on today. I think we've had a look at the New Zealand series that was here, right? They looked like a bit more grass on the wicket. The new ball tended to do a bit and it was a bit more seam-friendly rather than spin-heavy. We'll take that into account, but we're ready for anything," he concluded.