Lehmann keeps options open after Australia's Dhaka debacle

Dhaka, September 1: Questions over the balance of Australia's playing eleven for the second Test against Bangladesh remain unanswered after coach Darren Lehmann threw the door wide open to all 14 members of the squad following their Dhaka disappointment.

Should the pitch at Chittagong's Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium resemble the volatile Mirpur track that Bangladesh skillfully exploited in their historic win this week, Australia could well field three specialist spinners and only one fast bowler for the first time in nearly 40 years, reports cricket.com.au.

Axing wicketkeeper Matthew Wade after dual failures with the bat and conceding 30 byes to free up a spot for another bowler also remains in play, according to Lehmann.

"Once we get there we will take a look at the wicket and the conditions and whether we change that or go with one quick or two quicks or three spinners (will be discussed)," said Lehmann.

"It really comes down to what we want to set our side up like for the second Test, and the wicket," he said.

Pressed on whether Wade - the only specialist wicketkeeper in the squad - could lose his spot, Lehmann said: "It is not ruled out with any of the XI really. Of the 14 here, anyone could play."

The admission opens the door for batsman Peter Handscomb, a part-time gloveman who has kept for Australia in one-day cricket and domestically in all three formats, to fill in behind the stumps.