The Australian Cricket season is set to kick off with a two-match series against Bangladesh, which begins on Thursday. Najmul Hossain Shanto’s side is touring Down Under after a span of 23 years. The sub-continent nation’s previous tour was in 2003 when the side was relatively new to Test cricket and lost both Tests.

Pat Cummins‘ team is No. 1 in the WTC points table, and a series win at home will extend their lead. Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood will be waiting and looking forward to getting back on the field in whites. The hosts have named a full-strength squad for the series as they aim to kick off their long cricket schedule in style.

Bangladesh, on the other hand, haven’t had a great start to their tour of Australia. They lost the three-day warm-up game against Cricket Australia XI. The visitors were bowled out for just 54 in their second innings as Campbell Thompson took 8/25. The side will also rue the loss of Nahid Rana to injury, as he could have troubled the Aussie batters because of his ability to bowl express pace.

Australia vs Bangladesh 2026: Venues

Darwin – Marrara Cricket Ground

Mackay – Great Barrier Reef Arena

The first Test at Darwin will be hosted by the Marrara Cricket Ground, where two Tests have been played before. One of them was the AUS vs BAN Test in 2003, which the hosts went on to win by an innings and 132 runs. Mackay will be hosting its first Test match, and it is a venue that has seen just two ODIs and T20Is being played.

Australia vs Bangladesh 2026: Matches

1st Test – 13th to 17th August

2nd Test – 22nd to 26th August

Australia vs Bangladesh 2026: Timings

1st Test – 6:00 AM IST

2nd Test – 5:30 AM IST

Australia vs Bangladesh 2026: Telecast Details

Fans can watch the AUS vs BAN series live on Star Sports Network on their TV in the SD and HD Variants. For fans who like to watch live streaming, they can watch it on the JioStar App.

Australia vs Bangladesh 2026: Squads

Australia – Pat Cummins (C), Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve SmithJake Weatherald, Beau Webster, Cameron Green, Alex Carey, Josh Inglis, Scott Boland, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Starc, and Josh Hazlewood.

Bangladesh – Najmul Hossain Shanto (C), Soumya Sarkar, Shadman Islam, Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Mominul Haque, Mehidy Hasan MirazMushfik Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Litton Das, Amite Hasan, Jaker Ali, Taijul Islam, Taskin Ahmed, Ebadot Hossain, Khaled Ahmed, Hasan Mahmud.