Sunshine can save warm-up
The visiting Australian team have conveyed their decision not to play the warm-up game in the BKSP. They made this decision after a security inspection at the venue in Savar yesterday.
The decision might see the visitors go straight into the first Test without any match practice since the Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium in Fatullah, the venue for the two-day practice game, still remains water-logged.
However the BCB is still hopeful of hosting the lone practice match in Fatullah. A source close to the board said that the game could still be played provided that rain stays away for the next couple of days. And if the weather is fine the touring team can get the chance to have one last inspection on August 21, the day before the game, to have a final say.
It was learnt that the Australian team management, who have reportedly asked for more practice facilities at the home of cricket in Mirpur, were yet to decide on waiting till the last moment.
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