Steve Waugh will lead Australia in the two-Test series which starts on July 18. Ricky Ponting will captain the one-day world champions, who will start overwhelming favourites to win the three-match limited-overs series in August.

"The success of the tour or otherwise ... can't be judged in terms of wins or losses but more on individual improvement in the areas that we've identified in each player," Whatmore told reporters as the Bangladesh team arrived in Brisbane on Monday.

"They (Bangladesh) are oozing with (talent)," added the former Australia Test batsman, who guided Sri Lanka to World Cup victory in 1996.

"They just need to get a little bit tougher and be able to withstand that extra pressure that comes along from time to time, and go ahead and bat for four hours."

Bangladesh have played 19 Tests, drawing a rain-shortened match with Zimbabwe and losing the other 18. Since gaining Test status in 2000, they have lost by an innings 13 times.

The first game of the tour is a four-day match against the Queensland Academy of Sport in Brisbane starting on Friday.