Darwin is in the box seat to host its first Test in 22 years with Cricket Australia keen to split next year's Bangladesh tour between the Territory and North Queensland.

Players are understood to have been impressed with international cricket's return to Darwin this month, as part of the white-ball series against South Africa.

More winter internationals are scheduled for next year with Australia set to host a two-Test series against Bangladesh which is part of the World Test Championship (WTC) in the Top End. Mackay, Cairns, Townsville and Darwin all loom as options to host, which would double as the first winter Tests in Australia since 2004.

But Darwin is the most likely to secure one of those Tests with Cricket Australia CEO Todd Greenberg keen to spread the series across more th

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