Aussie summer to feature http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757, Sri Lanka and West Indies-Cricket News Update
Australian Cricket Board has finalized the upcoming summer schedule which has action packed cricket, with three of the top squads in international cricket - South Africa, Sri Lanka and West Indies - touring Down Under. The game further travels to a new cricketing
destination, Canberra.
The season will commence as South Africa head to Australia for three Tests, which includes a bout at the Gabba for the first time in 49 years, while the next opponents will be the Lankans, who will play their first game at Hobart before contesting in the
Boxing Day Test.
Following the Tests and the five One Dayers, the Asian giants will compete in two T20Is, staged at Sydney's Olympic Park on January 26 and at the MCG, two days later.
This summer, the Australian Cricket Board has decided to introduce cricket to a new venue, Canberra where http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 will compete in one of the five ODIs against the home team.
The season 2012-2013 will kicks-off with the first Test against South Africa from November 9, followed by fixtures at Adelaide and Perth. The Australians will be looking to maintain their record for not losing a Test match at Gabba since 1988, with their
last defeat coming at the hands of the Windies.
Sri Lanka's three-match Test series begins at Hobart on December 14. It will be a special moment for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Harold-William-Stephenson-c61707 Waugh’s record for most
test appearances and that too at his home ground.
The final encounter of the summer will be against a formidable West Indian line-up, which will take on Australia in five ODIs, along with a lone T20I.
"Over the last 12 to 24 months we've seen some young and exciting talent injected into the Australian men's team and those changes are starting to reap the rewards of the hard work led by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746
chief executive, said. "The Australian men's team has a chance to test themselves early in the summer against a very strong South African side and the series is a great way to start the program.
"We're also fortunate to have http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 back again. They play a very entertaining and attacking style of cricket” he said.
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