Tour of Bangladesh (& South Africa) 2005-06 Captain: Ricky Ponting
77th Test
tour
First Test-playing tour of Bangladesh by Australia
Eleventh Test-playing tour of South Africa by Australia (on separate page )
(April 2006)
A spate of suicide bombings
in Chittagong and north of Dhaka in December
made the Australian Board wary about the Bangladesh part of the tour but
they were satisfied with enhanced security arrangements
IN PREPARATION
Other Australian
Tours
Previous tour
South Africa 2005-06
Next tour
Pakistan 2007-08 cancelled
West Indies 2007-08
Next tour of Bangladesh
Members of the Test tour party
Average age of team at time of first Test match
(21 July 2005) :
NSW
New South Wales
Q
Queensland
SA
South Australia
Vic
Victoria
WA
Western Australia
Test Appearances made before the tour
Background Team
Selectors
Selection
Travel
On-tour selection panel
Reinforcements
Fixtures/Results
† not first-class
§ one-day international
Test appearances on tour
Highlights
Tour Summary
Return to
Australia
Finances
Written accounts of the tour