David Warner, Pat Cummins, Glenn Maxwell, Jhye Richardson, Kane Richardson, Marcus Stoinis and Daniel Sams have requested not to be considered for the tours for various reasons.
Paine feels Australia needs to have youngsters who can step up at the international level, taking the load off senior players.
Paine's age as well as Australia's losses in back-to-back Test series against India at home has led to a debate over the Tasmanian's ability to continue as an inspirational captain for long.
All-rounder Daniel Sams, who contracted Covid-19 in India ahead of the Indian Premier League, had already made himself unavailable for selection due to mental health.
Although there is no clarity over his role, it looks likely that he will settle into the post of batting coach which he once occupied between 2013 and 2016.
Ponting talked about the one position where Australia might be facing issues in the upcoming T20 World Cup.
With no cricket for up to a month before they fly to West Indies for two white-ball series, the Aussies are discovering novel ways, including using towels, to keep fit during the phase.
This will be only the fourth time ever that Australia will tour Bangladesh following tours in 2005-06, 2011 and 2017.
Smith, who was sacked as skipper and suspended for a year for his role in the plot, has recently expressed his desire to lead Australia again.
Tim Paine indicated that Bancroft's performance would be the yardstick for including him in the Test squad.
The Australians will start their Ashes defense at the Gabba in Brisbane on Dec. 8 and continue with a day-night test in Adelaide starting eight days later.
Four bowlers in the Australian cricket lineup embroiled in a 2018 cheating scandal in South Africa issued a joint statement Tuesday rejecting renewed speculation they were aware a teammate was using sandpaper to change the condition of the ball.
Chappell's views are in contrast to Paine, who recently said he will have no qualms about former skipper Smith returning to the job whenever he chooses to retire.
The incident returned to the headlines a few days ago after Cameron Bancroft, who was at the centre of the scandal, indicating that the bowlers of the team knew about the ball being tampered with.
The Australian men's team has not toured the Caribbean since the 2016 ODI tri-series also involving South Africa.
Australia's top six batsmen struggled in the four-Test series Down Under last summer as they could conjure only two centuries.
There are 14 Australian players along with coaches and commentators who might now take a detour as the Australian government has imposed strict sanctions for people returning from India.
The board of Cricket Australia will determine whether Smith can return to captaincy at its next meeting.
New Zealand chased the 143-run target with 27 balls to spare, steered by Guptill and Devon Conway who put on 106 for the first wicket in 11.5 overs.
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