Bangladesh, Australia train in Mirpur

Following three days' strict quarantine at the team hotel since their return from Zimbabwe, the Bangladesh cricket team got on the field today ahead of the five-match T20 series against Australia.

The players and coaching staff took to the field at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in the morning as they start short preparation for the five-match series, starting from Tueday. 

There was warm-up and catching practice for a brief period.Photo: Firoz Ahmed

The five matches are scheduled at the Mirpur venue on August 3, 4, 6, 7 and 9. All the matches are scheduled to start at 6:00pm.

The training started with warm-up followed by a brief session with football before rain forced the session to go indoors.

The Tigers had fun before rain forced them indoors. Photo: Firoz Ahmed

The training sessions are conducted under strict Covid protocol, as per Australia's demand, with no-one except for the players and coaches allowed inside the ground.

The Aussies had their training in the afternoon at the same venue. 

The Bangladesh and the Australia teams landed in Dhaka on Thursday; Bangladesh following their tour in Zimbabwe while the Aussies from the West Indies.

Australian all-rounder Ashton Turner, earlier in the day, said he was excited about playing on the spin-friendly pitches of Bangladesh.

"Coming from Australia and specially in winter, we don't get to play on too many wickets that spin like this. So as a spin bowler I'm really excited to have wickets that offer something for spin bowling which is not always the case in Australia," Turner said in an online press briefing.