BAN v AUS 2017 schedule, Squads: Australia in Bangladesh for 2 Tests

Tags: Australia tour of Bangladesh 2017, Australia, Bangladesh

Published on: Jun 21, 2017

Bangladesh Cricket Board declaring Australia will play Two-Test series in August confirmed and announced a 13-man squad

Bangladesh Cricket Board declaring Australia will play Two-Test series in August confirmed and announced a 13-man squad.

Australia had been slated to travel to Dhaka and Chittagong for two Tests in October 2015, but the trip was postponed after CA received security warnings from the Australian Government's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

Australia also refused to send a team to last year’s Under-19 World Cup in Dhaka because of security concerns.

Pace spearhead Mitchell Starc will miss the upcoming tour of Bangladesh for the announced a 13-man squad.

Matches Schedule:

Practice match: Aug 22 - Aug 23 9:30 AM IST | 04:00 AM GMT, at Fatullah

First Test: Aug 27 - Aug 31 9:30 AM IST | 04:00 AM GMT, at Dhaka

Second Test: Sep 4 - Sep 8 9:30 AM IST | 04:00 AM GMT, at Chittagong

Auatralia Test Squad For tour of Bangladesh in 2017:

Steve Smith (c), David Warner, Ashton Agar, Hilton Cartwright, Pat Cummins, Peter Handscomb, Josh Hazlewood, Usman Khawaja, Nathan Lyon, Glenn Maxwell, James Pattinson, Matthew Renshaw, Matthew Wade(wk)

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