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CONFIRMED: India Tour of Australia in October 2020

Cricket Australia have confirmed that India will travel to Down Under starting October this year comprising four Tests, ODIs as well as T20 Internationals.  The tour will begin with a T20 match, on October 11 at Brisbane followed by other two games on October 14 (Canberra) and October 17 (Adelaide), the CA announced on its official website .  India are then scheduled to play a four-Test match series, beginning on December 3 at Brisbane. The second, third and fourth Tests will be held in Adelaide (December 11-15), Melbourne (December 26-30) and Sydney (January 3 to 7). The ODI series is set to begin in Perth on January 12 and it will be followed by matches on January 15 (Melbourne) and January 17 (Sydney).  Schedule: Australia v India 11 October: 1st T20I, Gabba, Brisbane 14 October: 2nd T20I, Manuka Oval, Canberra 17 October: 3rd T20I, Adelaide Oval, Adelaide 3-7 December: 1st Test, the Gabba, Brisbane 11-15 December: 2nd Test, Adelaide Oval, Adelaide 26-30 December: 3rd ...

Could the T20 World Cup Be Cancelled?

This is a question every cricket fan would love to ask, but it is also a question we don’t want to hear the answer to. For those that have eagerly been waiting in anticipation for one of the biggest cricket events to take place every 2 years, there is a very good chance that you may have to wait another year before the tournament does indeed kick off. Since the outbreak of the Coronavirus, the sporting industry has taken quite the knock, yet there seems to be much hope according to hushed whispers and articles based on T20 World Cup winner tips , it is evident that there are sources that remain afloat with a positive outlook. However, as it currently stands, all matches have been postponed until further notice and all massive sport events have been put on hold. The worrisome question is when it will be possible to return to normal as only then will such events begin to become a reality again. So let's take a look at why it could be possible for the tournament to be call...

Three of the most memorable Ashes Test matches

Australia and England have played out the fiercest rivalry in the sport of cricket since The Ashes began in 1882. The battles have been even throughout the history of the duel, with the Aussies edging the series won by one as a result of their 33 triumphs to the Three Lions’ 32. The Baggy Greens have been more successful in individual Test matches, boasting 136 wins compared to England’s 108 – the majority of which came in a dominant hold of the urn for 16 years from 1989 to 2005. There has been little between the teams in recent years, although the 2-2 draw between the sides in 2019 allowed Australia to retain The Ashes heading into the 2021/22 series down under. There will be no doubt be more classics to add to the number of matches that have been played over the years, but there have been some truly remarkable games to have occurred over the last 15 years. We’ll now look back at three of the best Tests that have been defining in the history of the Ashes. Headingley 2019 ...