Hopes to replace Watson in one-day squad

James Hopes will fly to Bangladesh to replace the injured Shane Watson in Australia's one-day side. Watson is still recovering from a calf injury picked up when playing for Queensland in the recent Pura Cup final.

Hopes and Watson have been jostling for position as Australia experiment with their squad ahead of next year's World Cup, with Watson preferred for the recent tour of South Africa and then getting the nod for Bangladesh.

But now Hopes will have the chance to stake his claims in the three-match ODI series which starts in Chittagong on April 23. He has taken three wickets in the eight one-dayers he has played since making his debut against New Zealand in 2004. Seven of those were earlier this year in the triangular VB series at home.