Overview
- The two-match series is scheduled for August 13–17 at Marrara Stadium in Darwin and August 22–26 at Great Barrier Reef Arena in Mackay.
- Mackay will stage its first-ever Test to become Australia’s 12th Test venue, while Darwin hosts its first Test since 2004.
- Cricket Australia CEO Todd Greenberg welcomed taking the longest format to northern Australia, citing August as a strong window outside the traditional summer.
- The series opens a congested 12-month run for Australia after a 4–1 Ashes win that put them atop the World Test Championship, with a South Africa tour in October followed by a four-Test home series against New Zealand in December–January.
- Bangladesh last played Tests in Australia in 2003, and local interest includes the possibility that Jake Weatherald could become the first born-and-raised Northern Territorian to play a Test in the Territory if selected.