Aussie tests confirmed

Cricket: Australia will begin its international summer with limited overs series against India in Sydney and Canberra from November 27 before the fourtest series starts in Adelaide as a daynight match on December 17, Cricket Australia said yesterday.

A tour worth about A$300 million ($NZ319 million) to Australian cricket will commence with three oneday internationals followed by three twenty20s at the Sydney Cricket Ground and Canberra's Manuka Oval.

The second test will proceed at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in the traditional Boxing Day slot on December 26, with the third test at the SCG from January 7.

The fourth starts at the Gabba in Brisbane from January 15.

Confirmation of the tour will come as a great relief to Cricket Australia, which has lost tens of millions of dollars due to scheduling disruptions caused by the Covid19 pandemic and is in a legal dispute with one of its major broadcasters. — Reuters