Australia and India Test dates reshuffled
The first match will begin in Adelaide on December 9
SYDNEY:
The first Test between Australia and India will now take place in Adelaide after a major reshuffling of the series following the death of Australian batsman Phillip Hughes.
The first Test was supposed to start in Brisbane on Thursday but has been delayed by a week and switched to Adelaide to give grief-stricken players more time to recover from the loss, with Hughes' funeral taking place tomorrow.
The Australian and Indian cricket boards considered a range of options in conjunction with the players' union, including cancelling the Brisbane Test altogether, before opting for a reshuffle.
Three of the four matches in the Border-Gavaskar series have been changed, according to a revised fixture list published on Cricket Australia's (CA) official website yesterday.
Adelaide, which was due to host the second test from December 12-16, will now host the series opener from December 9-13, in what is sure to be a highly emotional occasion. Brisbane will now host the second Test from December 17-21 while the third Test will proceed as planned from December 26-30 in Melbourne.
The fourth and final Test will still take place in Sydney next year, but will start on January 6, three days later than originally scheduled.
Changes to the dates of the matches were expected after CA postponed the start of the first Test and the Indian team, currently in Adelaide, cancelled their flight to Brisbane on Monday.
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The first Test between Australia and India will now take place in Adelaide after a major reshuffling of the series following the death of Australian batsman Phillip Hughes.
The first Test was supposed to start in Brisbane on Thursday but has been delayed by a week and switched to Adelaide to give grief-stricken players more time to recover from the loss, with Hughes' funeral taking place tomorrow.
The Australian and Indian cricket boards considered a range of options in conjunction with the players' union, including cancelling the Brisbane Test altogether, before opting for a reshuffle.
Three of the four matches in the Border-Gavaskar series have been changed, according to a revised fixture list published on Cricket Australia's (CA) official website yesterday.
Adelaide, which was due to host the second test from December 12-16, will now host the series opener from December 9-13, in what is sure to be a highly emotional occasion. Brisbane will now host the second Test from December 17-21 while the third Test will proceed as planned from December 26-30 in Melbourne.
The fourth and final Test will still take place in Sydney next year, but will start on January 6, three days later than originally scheduled.
Changes to the dates of the matches were expected after CA postponed the start of the first Test and the Indian team, currently in Adelaide, cancelled their flight to Brisbane on Monday.
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