India Vs Australia Cricket schedule for the Year 2011

Last time India were in Australia, it was a firework of a series with some controversies and plenty of high quality cricket. Aussies retained the Border-Gavaskar tests trophy but India went on to win the Commonwealth Bank tri-series. Cricket Australia scrapped 14 year long tradition of annual CB tri-series since then but now, with India returning, tri-series returns too, with Sri Lanka as the third team..

India’s tour of Australia begins 18th December 2011 with a 3 day warm-up game against CA Chairman’s XI at Manuka Oval in Canberra and then the first test match from 26th December which is Boxing day, at Melbourne cricket ground. India play second test at Sydney from 3rd January 2012, third at Perth in Western Australia from 13th January and fourth and final test at Adelaide Oval from 24th January in new Year.

Fact : India has not lost to Australia since that Sydney Test 2008, winning 5 and drawing 3 matches since then!

India will play two twenty20 internationals against home team on 1st and 3rd February 2012 at Sydney.