2011-12 International schedule

[smac]

Great to see Adelaide with the possiblity of hosting two finals as well as the Australia Day test.

International action city by city:
Adelaide (Adelaide Oval):
4th Vodafone Test v India (24 – 28 January)
Game 4, Commonwealth Bank Series: Australia v India (12 February)
Game 5, Commonwealth Bank Series: India v Sri Lanka (14 February)
2nd Final, Commonwealth Bank Series (6 March)
3rd Final, Commonwealth Bank Series (8 March)

Brisbane (Gabba):
1st Vodafone Test v New Zealand (1 – 5 December)
Game 7, Commonwealth Bank Series: Australia v India (19 February)
Game 8, Commonwealth Bank Series: India v Sri Lanka (21 February)
1rd Final, Commonwealth Bank Series (4 March)
Canberra (Manuka Oval):
Tour Match, Chairman’s XI v India (18 – 21 December)
Prime Minister’s XI v Sri Lanka (Date TBC)

Hobart (Bellerive Oval):
2nd Vodafone Test v New Zealand (9 – 13 December)
Game 9, Commonwealth Bank Series: Australia v Sri Lanka (24 February)
Game 11, Commonwealth Bank Series: India v Sri Lanka (28 February)

Melbourne (Melbourne Cricket Ground):
1st Vodafone Test v India (26 – 30 December)
KFC T20 INTL v India (3 February)
Game 1, Commonwealth Bank Series: Australia v India (5 February)
Game 12, Commonwealth Bank Series: Australia v Sri Lanka (2 March)

Perth (WACA Ground):
3rd Vodafone Test v India (13 – 17 January)
Game 2, Commonwealth Bank Series: India v Sri Lanka (8 February)
Game 3, Commonwealth Bank Series: Australia v Sri Lanka (10 February)

Sydney (Sydney Cricket Ground and Sydney Olympic Park):
2nd Vodafone Test v India at SCG (3 – 7 January)
KFC T20 INTL v India at Sydney Olympic Park (1 February)
Game 6, Commonwealth Bank Series: Australia v Sri Lanka at SCG (17 February)
Game 10, Commonwealth Bank Series: Australia v India at SCG (26 February)

2010-11 Australian international summer of cricket

Vodafone Test Series
1 – 5 December Australia v New Zealand Gabba
9 – 13 December Australia v New Zealand Bellerive Oval

26 – 30 December Australia v India MCG
3 – 7 January Australia v India SCG
13 – 17 January Australia v India WACA Ground
24 – 28 January Australia v India Adelaide Oval

KFC T20 INTL
1 February Australia v India Sydney Olympic Park
3 February Australia v India MCG

Commonwealth Bank Series
5 February Australia v India MCG
8 February India v Sri Lanka WACA Ground
10 February Australia v Sri Lanka WACA Ground
12 February Australia v India Adelaide Oval
14 February India v Sri Lanka Adelaide Oval
17 February Australia v Sri Lanka SCG
19 February Australia v India Gabba
21 February India v Sri Lanka Gabba
24 February Australia v Sri Lanka Bellerive Oval
26 February Australia v India SCG
28 February India v Sri Lanka Bellerive Oval
2 March Australia v Sri Lanka MCG
4 March 1st Final Gabba
6 March 2nd Final Adelaide Oval
8 March 3rd Final Adelaide Oval

Tour matches
18 – 21 December CA Chairman’s XI v India Manuka Oval
TBC PM’s XI v Sri Lanka Manuka Oval

[RustyCage]

Strange to see neither Sydney or Melbourne hosting a final! Good to see that format back rather than just a few pointless ODIs against one country. Seems a very quiet year for the MCG.

[Ecky]

Great to see Adelaide Oval get such a favourable allocation although would this be due to

a) most other grounds being unavailable in March due to football commitments
b) Adelaide Oval getting less matches in the next xxxx years after that due to being a construction site.

Enjoy it while you can, all you yes voters...

[Rik E Boy]

Great to see Adelaide Oval get such a favourable allocation although would this be due to

a) most other grounds being unavailable in March due to football commitments
b) Adelaide Oval getting less matches in the next xxxx years after that due to being a construction site.

Enjoy it while you can, all you yes voters...

c) the bandwagon fans have jumped on to teeball and they can't fill the MCG or SCG anymore and it's not a good look for the sponsors.

regards,

REB

[Jim05]

Great to see the Australia day test back in Adelaide. Agree with REB about ODI's a half empty MCG looks bad and costs a bucketload to run, heaps better to fill Adelaide. With the T20's taking over its clear the public are not interested in one dayers anymore

[Hondo]

c) the bandwagon fans have jumped on to teeball and they can't fill the MCG or SCG anymore and it's not a good look for the sponsors.

regards,

REB

I think you are spot on REB

I was against the tri-series concept in the end but having seen the alternative I accept the tri-series is better. Honestly I think 50 over cricket is near dead and the scheduling of finals at the AO, while great for us here, reflects how far the 50 over game has dropped since the WSC heydays.

[bloods08]

Any reason why the season starts so late this year?

[brod]

Any reason why the season starts so late this year?

Australia finish their tour of South Africa on Nov 21