Published: Jun 23, 2014, 10:08 AM (IST)
Edited: Jun 23, 2014, 10:08 AM (IST)
Sydney: June 22, 2014
Australia will play four Tests against India and One-Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 (T20) series against South Africa, England and India ahead of hosting next year’s World Cup, it was announced Monday.
Michael Clarke’s Australians will get their Test series against India under way in Brisbane from December 4-8 with further Tests in Adelaide (Dec 12-16), Melbourne (Dec 26-30) and Sydney (January 3-7).
Australia’s international season will start with a T20 series against South Africa featuring games in Adelaide (November 5), Melbourne (November 7) and Sydney (November 9). That will be followed by five ODIs against South Africa in Perth (November 14), Perth (November 16), Canberra (November 19), Melbourne (November 21) and Sydney (November 23).
Following the India Test series, Australia will play England and India in an one-day tri-series from January 16-February 1 ahead of the World Cup, which is staged in Australia and New Zealand and begins on February 14. “The 2014-15 schedule looks very different to previous summers due in large part to the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 that we are co-hosting with New Zealand for the first time in 23 years,” Cricket Australia chief James Sutherland said.
