AUSTRALIA T20 captain Aaron Finch says his players have no fears about travelling to Zimbabwe later this week despite increased political tensions in the troubled African nation and a bomb blast last weekend.

The Aussie team will travel to Zimbabwe for a T20 tri-series in the middle of an election campaign that is becoming increasingly violent after a deadly bomb blast at a rally in Bulawayo last week, which was an assassination attempt on President Emmerson Mnangagwa.

Cricket Australia has been monitoring the situation closely all week and has had discussions with government officials both at home and in Zimbabwe.

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) is warning Australians that “instances of conflict cannot be ruled out in the lead up to, during and soon after the election” on July 30, and that the security situation could “deteriorate quickly”.

Australian visitors are currently advised to “exercise a high degree of caution in Zimbabwe”.

Team security staff briefed the 14-members of the Aussie T20 squad, in Birmingham for Thursday morning’s (EST) one-off clash with England, and Finch said none had expressed any concerns about travelling.

“We were briefed on it last night by Frank (Dimasi) our security guy and all systems are go,” Finch said.

“With DFAT, the Australian Government and Cricket Australia, they’ll make sure that all the due diligence is done to make sure it is safe. But at this stage I haven’t heard any unease from the player in regards to going.”

In 2004 former Test leg-spinner Stuart MacGill boycotted a tour of Zimbabwe on conscientious objection grounds, during the regime of long-time president Robert Mugabe, which was ended last year in a military coup.

Australia will play four games, five if it makes the final, against Zimbabwe and Pakistan at the Harare Sports ground, over the course of seven days.

Australia T20 squad: Aaron Finch (c), Alex Carey (vc), Ashton Agar, Travis Head, Nic Maddinson, Glenn Maxwell, Jhye Richardson, Kane Richardson, D’Arcy Short, Billy Stanlake, Marcus Stoinis, Mitchell Swepson, Andrew Tye, Jack Wildermuth.

T20I tri-series Tour of Zimbabwe

July 1: Zimbabwe vs Pakistan

July 2: Pakistan vs Australia

July 3: Australia vs Zimbabwe

July 4: Zimbabwe vs Pakistan

July 5: Pakistan vs Australia