India's tour of Australia likely to commence in late November, Perth to host first Test: Report

The first Test of the five-match series between India and Australia in Australia will played in Perth, with the series slated to commence in late November. According to a report in the Sydney Morning Herald, Melbourne, Adelaide, Sydney and Brisbane will host the other four Tests of the highly-anticipated series. The Adelaide Test will in fact be a day-night affair.

“Adelaide will host the second Test and Brisbane the third, with the Boxing Day and New Year’s Tests keeping their traditional time slots in Melbourne and Sydney,” the report said.

Cricket Australia is yet to come out with its schedule for the next season but a final announcement is expected by the end of this month. It will be the first time India will play a five-match series in Australia since the 1991-92 tour, which the hosts won 4-0.

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In the past four series between the two teams, India have won on all four occasions, including back-to-back Test series wins in 2018-19 and 2020-21.

In the 2018-19 series, Perth had hosted the second Test, which the hosts won by 146 runs. Ahead of the 2020-21 series between the two countries, Western Australia Cricket Association (WACA) was reportedly upset with the Cricket Australia’s decision to not allot a single Test to Perth.

With PTI inputs