Shane Warne will make a comeback of sorts next month when he joins Channel Nine's commentary team for Australia's cricket series against Bangladesh.

It will be the leg-spinner's first commentary role since being suspended from cricket for a year in February.

The 33-year-old had taken a banned diuretic.

Nine is offering only a partial broadcast of the two Test, three one-day game series, saying it has commitments to the NRL, AFL and World Swimming Championships.

The ABC will pick up the slack, telecasting the third day's play of both Test matches as well as the second one-day international on August 3.

The first Test will be played in Darwin and begins on July 18.

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