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The BCB is still trying to manage the Fatullah field for the match by installing pump and sucking water out from the ground. But persistent rainfall made it difficult to prepare the ground on time. As a result, the BCB has offered three different venues to the delegation for the practice match.
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They are Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan field, ULAB campus field and Sylhet Stadium. The Australia delegation team inspected the ULAB field and made their remarks on the ground. The final decision however, will be made after two days. The delegation team will visit Fatullah Stadium today to inspect the overall situation. “We are very happy to be here. The series is starting soon. The Australian team are preparing in Darwin at the moment. Frank Dimasi and I are here to look at all the facilities available and that are put up by the BCB,” CA security unit manager Sean Carroll told the media. “Weather is beyond our control which we are aware of during any series. We will work with BCB to get a suitable venue for the practice match. “We will do a full assessment of all our inspections in the next 24-48 hours, and then we will sit down with the BCB to work out the suitable venue for the warm-up game,” he said. The ULAB field is situated at the Mohammadpur Ramchandrapur area near Beribadh. It was constructed in 2005. No first class match has been held here.
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But Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League team Dhaka Abahani Limited and BPL T20 franchise Khulna Titans trained here last year. The other option is BKSP but it was learnt that Australia are not willing to travel so far. It will take almost one and a half hours amid normal traffic for the Australia team to reach the venue from their hotel. BKSP has three cricket grounds, one of which has hosted practice matches for touring sides in the past. Fatullah is 25.5km to the south from their team hotel in Dhaka, while Sylhet is situated 240 kms to the east of the capital. Sylhet hosted matches during the 2014 World T20.