Shahriar Hossain

Bangladesh play their 21st Test match tomorrow when taking on Australia at the second new Test venue in the world within a week, at Cairns in northern Queensland

Bangladesh's selectors have included eight of the team currently touring Zimbabwe in a 25-strong Bangladesh A squad for two four-day matches and five one-day games against the Zimbabwe A team, who arrive in Dhaka on March 10 for their nmonth-long

Mohammad Ashraful flew Bangladesh's flag with pride on the third day of the first Test at Harare

Fifteen wickets fell on the opening day of Bangladesh's first-class warm-up match against Zimbabwe A, but by the close, it was the Bangladeshis who had the upper hand, thanks to the efforts of Alangir Kabir, who grabbed four wickets late in the day

Before leaving Dhaka Trevor Chappell was quite optimistic about Bangladesh's performance in Zimbabwe