Cricket Australia has made a plea to the Bangladesh Cricket Board regarding the rescheduling of the two-match Test series. The test series is currently scheduled for the 2027 season and Australia wants to schedule it before the scheduled date.
According to the Future Tour Program, Australia were scheduled to host Bangladesh in March 2027 for a two-match test series but now they want to play the series in August- September of 2026. Australia requested for the reschedule as they are looking to host two Test matches in Melbourne which includes a special 150th anniversary Test against England in the summer of 2026-27. Furthermore, Cricket Australia is planning to extend the three-match Test series against New Zealand which is scheduled ahead of the Bangladesh series.
“They (CA) have requested us to reschedule it (tour for Test series in 2027) but it is still under discussion. They have got a plan to celebrate their 150th anniversary and that is a national commitment and due to that they want to reschedule the Test series against us and working on that,” BCB chief executive Nizamuddin Chowdhury said on Tuesday.
Bangladesh Last Played A Test Series In Australia Back In 2003
Bangladesh have played only one Test series in Australia since earning Test status when they toured in 2003 for the two-match series. Bangladesh had to play two Tests and three ODIs against Australia in 2018. However, the tour was canceled over indifferences between broadcasters of the series.
The Australian team refused to travel to Bangladesh in 2015 due to security concerns and later played that series in 2017 which was the last the two teams played in the longest format. Bangladesh were supposed to host Australia in 2020 but that series was canceled due to the Coronavirus outbreak worldwide which affected the whole cricketing world for almost a year.
BCB is likely to accept Australia’s request to reschedule the series given that there is a lot of time for preparation even after rescheduling the series ahead of the scheduled date. Australia will celebrate their 150th anniversary in test cricket during the 2026-27 season as they were one of the first two teams to get a test status. However, it is a possibility that if BCB rejects Australia’s plea then the hosts will reject to play against Bangladesh in the future.
