Bangladesh Rule Out Playing England in Neutral Venue

Bangladesh has ruled out playing England's cricket team in a third country in September, an idea floated after a deadly terror attack in the capital killed 18 foreigners last week.

England are scheduled to arrive in Bangladesh on September 30 to play two Tests and three one-day internationals.

England's limited-over captain Eion Morgan voiced "big concern" after last Saturday's attack by Islamist extremists at an upmarket restaurant, saying a neutral venue could be an option for the series.

And an England and Wales Cricket Board spokesman hinted at a possible cancellation of the Bangladesh tour saying that "if the environment is not acceptably safe or the right measures not in place, we would take the appropriate steps".

However, Bangladesh Cricket Board chief executive officer Nizamuddin Chowdhury told reporters in Dhaka Sunday that Bangladesh wanted the matches to go ahead on home turf.