Australia on Wednesday added left-arm slow bowler Steve O'Keefe to their squad for the second Test against Bangladesh starting next week, reports AFP from Dhaka.

O'Keefe, 32, was left out of Australia's original

squad in favour of the younger left-arm spinner Ashton Agar, triggering speculation of an imminent end to his career.

O'Keefe will replace fast bowler Josh Hazlewood who has been ruled out of the series after picking an injury on the third day of the first Test in Dhaka On Tuesday.

Hazlewood, who bowled just seven deliveries, will return home after the Test.