Bangladesh to take on CBCA in Queensland tour match

Bangladesh will play a three-day tour match against scholars from the Commonwealth Bank Cricket Academy (CBCA) at Allan Border Field as a lead up to its main contest against Australia in Cairns and Darwin next month.

The tour match (3-5 July) forms part of Bangladesh's itinerary of the Top End, which includes fixtures against the Queensland Academy of Sport at Allan Border Field (27-30 June), a Northern Territory Chief Minister's XI side in Darwin (10-13 July) and a Queensland country XI team in Innisfail (31 July).

The CBCA team is:

CBCA head coach Bennett King will coach the side, which includes four players who have represented their state at first-class level.

Western Australian trio Scott Meuleman, Luke Ronchi and Peter Worthington, and South Australian Mark Cleary have made their domestic four-day debuts in the Pura Cup competition, while 18-year-old South Australian batsman Callum Ferguson made his ING Cup debut against New South Wales in February this year.

A captain and vice-captain for the CBCA XI will be named in due course. The team will travel to Brisbane on Tuesday 1 July.

Bangladesh meanwhile, will arrive into Brisbane on Monday 23 June to prepare for its first match of the Top End Tour against the Queensland Academy of Sport.

Full flight and arrival details, as well as media opportunities for the Bangladesh team's arrival will be advised in the coming days.

The Top End Tour schedule is: