Australia Open Next Season With Limited Overs Series

Australia Open Next Season With Limited Overs Series

Perth will host the opening international game of Australia's 2010/11 summer.

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In a change from recent programmes, Australia will open their 2010/11 summer with a limited overs series against Sri Lanka before welcoming England for the Ashes.

Perth will open the season with a Twenty20 International against Sri Lanka on 31st October and will be followed by three One-Day Internationals ahead of the Ashes.

“There’s no doubt that Twenty20 cricket is a very popular format with the fans and opening the season with a big game against Sri Lanka will provide a great platform to launch the season from,” Cricket Australia CEO James Sutherland said.

“West Australians love their cricket and I have no doubts that a massive crowd will be out to see Australia’s first match of the season at home against an entertaining Sri Lankan team likely to include names like Sangakara, Malinga and Mendis.

“I don’t think we’ve ever played one-day internationals so early in a home season so we hope this will have people talking cricket a lot earlier than they might normally would be.”

There will be a 17-day break between the third ODI and the opening Ashes Test in Brisbane and 38 days worth of international cricket in all.

Australia 2010/11 home schedule

31st October: Twenty20 International v Sri Lanka, Perth

3rd November: 1st ODI v Sri Lanka, Melbourne
5th November: 2nd ODI v Sri Lanka, Sydney
7th November: 3rd ODI v Sri Lanka, Brisbane

25th-29th November: 1st Test v England, Brisbane
3rd-7th December: 2nd Test v England, Adelaide
16th-20th December: 3rd Test v England, Perth
26th-30th December: 4th Test v Melbourne
3rd-7th January 2011: 5th Test v Sydney

12th January: 1st T20I v England, Adelaide
14th January: 2nd T20I v England, Melbourne

16th January: 1st ODI v England, Melbourne
21st January: 2nd ODI v England, Hobart
23rd January: 3rd ODI v England, Sydney
26th January: 4th ODI v England, Adelaide
30th January: 5th ODI v England, Brisbane

Tour matches

22nd October 2010: Queensland v Sri Lanka
24th October: New South Wales v Sri Lanka
27th October: New South Wales v Sri Lanka (T20)

5th-7th November: Western Australia v England
11th-13th November: South Australia v England
17th-20th November: Australia A v England
10th-12th December: Victoria v England
10th January 2011: PM's XI v England

© Cricket World 2010

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