LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 14: Nathan Lyon of Australia appeals for the wicket of Jos Buttler of England during Day Three of the 5th Specsavers Ashes Test between England and Australia at The Kia Oval on September 14, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Alex Davidson/Getty Images)

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has identified Hobart as his preferred venue for the fifth Ashes Test as debate continues over where it will be staged.

Speaking to the media on Wednesday, Morrison said it would be great to see Tasmania share in the series, given the state has never hosted an Ashes match.

"The reasons for it not going to Perth are well understood. And I'm looking forward to the Sydney Test, I'm looking forward to the Adelaide Test, I'm looking forward, of course, to the Brisbane Test and the Melbourne Test.

Bellerive Oval was due to host a one-off Test in November against Afghanistan, but that has since been cancelled. Hobart has not hosted a Test match since Australia's crushing defeat to South Africa in 2016.

The venue for the fifth Test is yet to be decided after Perth was officially stripped of the fixture last Monday. That has left the venue to go out to tender as each state's government and cricket association make their bid to host - a Test in Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Adelaide or Hobart are all on the cards.

The NSW, Victorian, South Australian, Tasmanian and ACT governments are all vying for hosting rights. But Tasmania remains one of the front-runners, despite potentially being in the weakest position to produce an asking price of $5 million for Cricket Australia (CA).

CA stipulated a range of criteria to be met by the states, of which the ability to host a day-night match was considered the most critical. A second day-night Test at the MCG would seemingly be the most lucrative solution for CA to fulfil their commercial criteria, with a potential to generate a mammoth $20-22 million in revenue.

But the overwhelming support behind Tasmania's brave bid to take on NSW and Victoria reflects the sport's warm interests in sharing the series equitably across its six state members. Cricket is one of the few sports in which Tasmania has continually been part in a national and professional sense, having hosted 13 Test matches and housing a domestic side in all formats of the game.

The Prime Minister also made it known he was supporting that viewpoint too, placing himself in "Tassie's camp".

"I know they’ll (Tasmania) put on a great show", Morrison said.

"It's a matter for Cricket Australia, but a prime minister’s allowed to have an opinion.

"And for there to be one in Tassie, I think would be great, particularly as the Afghanistan Test obviously didn't proceed for clear reasons."

Australian captain Pat Cummins has reminded his bosses that the bid for the fifth Test needed to go beyond an interest in money. While he did not offer his take where the match should be played, he said that the likelihood of a day-night Test meant that the pitch should be the most important consideration, rather than any commercial interests.

Tasmanian premier Peter Gutwein has voiced his support in a fifth Ashes Test as far back as early November when Tim Paine was still the Test captain, claiming it would have been a fitting send-off for the Tasmanian.

"Don't double up, don't give Melbourne or Sydney a second Test... make history in Tasmania," Gutwein said.

A report by the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age also suggested that the Tasmanian government would be prepared to even "close, or even surpass any gap in commercial return between hosting the game in Hobart or elsewhere.