Australia announce Sri Lanka tour
Steve Smith's side will play three Tests along with five one-day internationals and two T20Is
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SYDNEY:
Australia on Wednesday announced their first Test tour of Sri Lanka in five years, with the world's number one team embarking on a two-month series from July.
Steve Smith's side will play three Tests -- in Kandy, Galle and Colombo -- along with five one-day internationals and two Twenty20s, Cricket Australia said on its website, with the team departing on July 11.
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Only three members of Australia's most recent Test side -- Nathan Lyon, Peter Siddle and Usman Khawaja -- have experienced the five-day game in Sri Lanka, when Michael Clarke's team won their last series 1-0 in 2011.
Australia's tour of Sri Lanka:
Test series:
July 26-30 - 1st Test, Kandy
August 4-8 - 2nd Test, Galle
August 13-17 - 3rd Test, Colombo
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ODI series:
August 21 - 1st ODI, Colombo
August 24 - 2nd ODI, Colombo
August 28 - 3rd ODI, Dambulla
August 31 - 4th ODI, Dambulla
September 4 - 5th ODI, Kandy
T20I series:
September 6 - 1st T20, Kandy
September 9 - 2nd T20, Colombo
Australia on Wednesday announced their first Test tour of Sri Lanka in five years, with the world's number one team embarking on a two-month series from July.
Steve Smith's side will play three Tests -- in Kandy, Galle and Colombo -- along with five one-day internationals and two Twenty20s, Cricket Australia said on its website, with the team departing on July 11.
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Only three members of Australia's most recent Test side -- Nathan Lyon, Peter Siddle and Usman Khawaja -- have experienced the five-day game in Sri Lanka, when Michael Clarke's team won their last series 1-0 in 2011.
Australia's tour of Sri Lanka:
Test series:
July 26-30 - 1st Test, Kandy
August 4-8 - 2nd Test, Galle
August 13-17 - 3rd Test, Colombo
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ODI series:
August 21 - 1st ODI, Colombo
August 24 - 2nd ODI, Colombo
August 28 - 3rd ODI, Dambulla
August 31 - 4th ODI, Dambulla
September 4 - 5th ODI, Kandy
T20I series:
September 6 - 1st T20, Kandy
September 9 - 2nd T20, Colombo