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The wonder of Test cricket in Darwin, as Dr Johnson might have said, is that it is there at all

Bangladesh's motivation and objectives in the last of their three one-day internationals against Australia at Darwin tomorrow have been clearly spelled out for them by their coach

Cricket Australia today announced that international cricket will return to the top end cities of Darwin and Cairns in 2004 after finalising arrangements for a two-Test series involving Sri Lanka

Test cricket came to Australia's Top End today, when Steve Waugh won the toss and put Bangladesh in to bat on the drop-in pitch at the Marrara Oval, a cosy oasis of green in the dry old Northern Territory

The first Test between Australia and Bangladesh at Darwin is an unusual one for a number of reasons: it's being played in the Australian winter; the venue has never been used for even a first-class match; and the Test will be played on a drop-in

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Preparations for Bangladesh's maiden Test tour of Australia are fully underway

Official ground works at Marrara Oval began today (16 June) with Melbourne Cricket Club Arenas Manager, Tony Ware, commencing the first phase of the Test and one-day international pitch installation for next month's Top End Tour

Darwin and Cairns will become the first Australian cities outside the nation's capitals to host Test matches after the Australian Cricket Board (ACB) today announced that Test and one-day international cricket will be played in Northern Australia