Australia Announce Sri Lanka Test Tour
Australia will play three Tests, five One-Day Internationals and two Twenty20 Internationals in Sri Lanka from July 26 to September 9
Highlights
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Australia will be touring Sri Lanka after 5 years
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Australia will play 3 Tests, 5 ODIs and 2 T20Is in Sri Lanka
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Both teams were knocked out of the World T20 from the group stages
Australia on Wednesday announced their first Test tour of Sri Lanka in five years, with the World's No.1 team embarking on a two-month series from July. (Sri Lanka Cricket Selection Panel Takes Responsibility For Poor Show)
Steve Smith's side will play three Tests -- in Kandy, Galle and Colombo -- along with five One-Day Internationals and two Twenty20 Internationals, Cricket Australia (CA) said on its website, with the team departing on July 11. (Australian Women Cricket Stars Earn Big Pay Rise)
Only three members of Australia's most recent Test side -- Nathan Lyon, Peter Siddle and Usman Khawaja -- have experienced the five-day game in Sri Lanka when Michael Clarke's team won their last series 1-0 in 2011.
Australia's tour of Sri Lanka:
July 26-30 - 1st Test, Kandy
August 4-8 - 2nd Test, Galle
August 13-17 - 3rd Test, Colombo
August 21 - 1st ODI, Colombo
August 24 - 2nd ODI, Colombo
August 28 - 3rd ODI, Dambulla
August 31 - 4th ODI, Dambulla
September 4 - 5th ODI, Kandy,
September 6 - 1st T20I, Kandy
September 9 - 2nd T20I, Colombo