Dhaka, July 31 -- Bangladesh Test captain Najmul Hossain Shanto expressed optimism about overcoming injury woes during their Test tour to Australia and added that the team would be out there with expectations to take all 20 wickets, play good cricket and earn respect.

Bangladesh travel Down Under for a Test series for the first time in 23 years, and the Asian side arrive full of confidence having beaten Pakistan at home earlier in the year to rise to fourth on the World Test Championship (WTC) standings.

Their task of overcoming the Aussies will be difficult given the absence of key fast bowler Nahid Rana for the entire tour and the loss of experienced batter Litton Das and tall pacer Shoriful Islam for the opening match of the series i...