Australia planning for first Bangladesh tour in more than a decade: Report
Australia were scheduled to play two Tests in Dhaka and Chittagong in October 2015 but the tour was cancelled amid security fears after a spate of attacks by Islamist extremists in the Muslim-majority nation.
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Dhaka: Australia`s cricket side is expected to tour Bangladesh later this year for their first Test matches there in more than a decade, an official said Tuesday.
"We are now working on the schedule and other details with CA (Cricket Australia)," he said.
The cricketing heavyweights have not played a Test in Bangladesh since Ricky Ponting`s team toured there in 2006.
Bangladesh were only granted Test status in 2000.
Outside major international competitions, the two sides have only played two one-day series in the past 10 years, with Australia maintaining a clean victory slate.
Australia were scheduled to play two Tests in Dhaka and Chittagong in October 2015 but the tour was cancelled amid security fears after a spate of attacks by Islamist extremists in the Muslim-majority nation.
Australia also refused to send their junior team to last year`s Under-19 World Cup in Dhaka due to security concerns.
Cricket Australia`s head of security Sean Carroll visited Bangladesh in October to monitor security arrangements as England toured the country for a month-long series.
Since then the cricket authorities of the two nations have been negotiating a fresh chance for Australia to tour Bangladesh, and the possibility of limited over matches to complement the Test series.
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