[7] A day before the tour was scheduled to start, the Australian team did not leave their country as Cricket Australia (CA) received information about security concerns.

[21] Representatives from both CA and the Australian Cricketers' Association (ACA) undertook a pre-tour security visit on 24 July 2017.

[22] However, there was an ongoing pay dispute between Australian cricketers, CA and the ACA, with the BCB being informed of the possibility of the tour not going ahead.

[23] Earlier in July, the Australia A cricket team had pulled out of a tri-series tournament in South Africa because of the dispute.

[24] Australia's Test squad said they would attend a training camp in Darwin ahead of the series, but would not fly to Bangladesh unless there was a resolution to the pay dispute.

[25] On 1 August 2017, Australia's captain Steve Smith said that the pay negotiations were progressing, but they needed to be finalised before the tour starts.

[34][35] Mominul Haque was added to Bangladesh's squad for the first Test, after Mosaddek Hossain suffered an eye infection.