Shanto also made clear that Bangladesh’s focus was on competing throughout the Test rather than worrying about how long it might last.

Webster only made his Test debut at the start of last year and the 32-year-old has already experienced plenty of highs and lows through eight Test match appearances as he attempts to cement his place in the best XI for the World Test Championship pacesetters.

With Nahid Rana ruled out of the series and Shoriful Islam unavailable for the first Test, the burden on Taskin will be far greater.

The visitors were bundled out for just 54 in their second innings to suffer an innings and 38-run defeat in Darwin.

The series also carries personal significance for Taskin, who grew up watching Australian cricket and its legendary fast bowlers. Now, he has the opportunity to face them on their home soil.

Head coach Phil Simmons acknowledged the batting failures but remained hopeful that the team could address them before the first Test, beginning at Marrara Stadium in Darwin on August 13.

Despite having played only one previous first-class match, Thompson repeatedly found the right length and forced Bangladesh's batters into mistakes.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board's (BCB) chief selector Habibul Bashar confirmed that Litton came through both batting and wicketkeeping drills unscathed

Former opener Hannan Sarkar believes that experience should help Bangladesh put up a stronger fight this time.

Hannan, Bangladesh's highest run-scorer during the Tigers' only previous Test tour of Australia in 2003, believes restraint outside off stump will be crucial

The pacer will undergo further assessments after a week before entering the main phase of his recovery, with the rehabilitation period estimated at eight weeks from the date of injury.

The experienced left-arm spinner was particularly pleased with the facilities in Darwin, saying they had allowed the team to complete a full range of training activities on the opening day.

Litton is scheduled to fly to Darwin on Sunday to join the rest of the squad.

Grass-covered pitches, steep bounce, persistent seam movement and unfamiliar conditions have often made life difficult for visiting Asian sides, with Bangladesh enduring one of the toughest struggles.

The challenge in Australia was never going to be easy. Yet, after months of knowing what lay ahead, Bangladesh leave for the unknown with preparation emerging as the focal talking point.

Injuries, questionable selection calls and familiar off-field distractions have once again overshadowed what should have been a defining moment in Bangladesh's Test journey.

The challenge is compounded by the left-hand-heavy composition of the batting order.

The BCB selection panel has come under scrutiny after Rana was ruled out of the upcoming two-match Test series in Australia with a side-strain injury.

Soumya is perhaps the most intriguing inclusion, although his domestic form makes a compelling case for his return, either as an opener or in the middle order.

Bangladesh have kept Ebadot Hossain and Hasan Mahmud lined up, with the latter having flown back from his LPL stint yesterday.