Aussie team to face South Africa, England and India.
Australia will play four Tests against India and one-day and Twenty20 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.
T20 series:
Nov 5: 1st T20 Australia v South Africa – Adelaide Oval
Nov 7: 2nd T20 Australia v South Africa – Melbourne Cricket Ground
Nov 9: 3rd T20 Australia v South Africa – ANZ Stadium, Sydney
ODI series:
Nov 14: 1st ODI Australia v South Africa – WACA, Perth
Nov 16: 2nd ODI Australia v South Africa – WACA, Perth
Nov 19: 3rd ODI Australia v South Africa – Manuka Oval, Canberra
Nov 21: 4th ODI Australia v South Africa – Melbourne Cricket Ground
Nov 23: 5th ODI Australia v South Africa – Sydney Cricket Ground
Test series:
Dec 4-8: 1st Test Australia v India – Gabba, Brisbane
Dec 12-16: 2nd Test Australia v India – Adelaide Oval
Dec 26-30: 3rd Test Australia v India – Melbourne Cricket Ground
Jan 3-7: 4th Test Australia v India – Sydney Cricket Ground
ODI tri-series:
Jan 16: Australia v India – Melbourne Cricket Ground
Jan 18: Australia v England – Sydney Cricket Ground
Jan 20: England v India – Gabba, Brisbane
Jan 23: Australia v England – Bellerive, Hobart
Jan 26: Australia v India – Sydney Cricket Ground
Jan 30: England v India – WACA, Perth
Feb 1: Final – WACA, Perth
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