Australia's tour of Bangladesh postponed due to coronavirus


  • Cricket
  • Thursday, 09 Apr 2020

FILE PHOTO: Cricket - Ashes 2019 - Fifth Test - England v Australia - Kia Oval, London, Britain - September 15, 2019 Australia's Tim Paine celebrates with the Ashes urn after drawing the series to retain the Ashes Action Images via Reuters/Paul Childs/File Photo

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's proposed test tour of Bangladesh in June has been officially postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic and both boards will now work together to find new dates to reschedule the series in the future.

Australia test captain Tim Paine recently said that it would not take "Einstein" to conclude that Australia's test series against Bangladesh would not take place.

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