'In a really good place': Renshaw ready for Test return

A more balanced and mature Matt Renshaw had his first hitout in the nets with Australia in Mackay and has been backed to vindicate his Test recall after a three-year absence.

The 30-year-old opener strode confidently into a net session on Wednesday morning at Great Barrier Reef Arena, just after his Queensland teammate Marnus Labuschagne fine-tuned his preparation for the second Test against Bangladesh which starts on Saturday.

Renshaw, who is set to open with Travis Head, replaced axed opener Jake Weatherald who failed to fire in the nine-wicket loss in the first Test in Darwin.

Wicketkeeper Alex Carey, who will play his 50th Test match, said he had been impressed with the all-round development of Renshaw and believed he was ready to impressively add to his 14 Tests, which have yielded 645 runs at an average of 29.31.

"Renners is in a really good place mentally and his cricket is showing that," Carey said.

"He has got a young family now and he has played some (international) white-ball cricket so he is has been around the group a fair bit the last couple of years.

"Every challenge that has come his way he has really stood up to it. I'm looking forward to seeing Renners out there alongside Trav."

Renshaw, whose solitary Test century was 184 against Pakistan at the SCG in 2017, is a vastly different player to the 20-year-old who made his Test debut back in 2016.

He has transformed his formerly stodgy style and is now an imposing figure with shots all around the ground.

His overall success in T20 and 50-over cricket has clearly helped evolved his game but the Queenslander can also adapt.

Renshaw's most recent nine innings include six ODIs against Pakistan and Bangladesh and three T20 outings against Bangladesh, all played away.

An unbeaten 89 against Bangladesh in a T20 international was the best of a modest list of scores but his previous Sheffield Shield season was key to understanding why selectors have backed him.

Renshaw made 499 runs at an average of 49.9 with three centuries when other batters struggled.

"Renners has definitely matured as a cricketer, as you do when you move into your 30s as you learn a lot about yourself, the game and the challenges that come with that," Carey said.