India to play Test, ODI series in Australia ahead of World Cup

   Defending champions India will get an early feel of the Australian conditions ahead of next year's ODI World Cup after agreeing to play a Test series against the hosts and a triangular one-day series, also featuring England, between December 4 and February 1 here.

Cricket Australia announced its schedule ahead of the World Cup which it would jointly host with New Zealand.

       The fixtures include four Test matches between India and Australia starting December 4 in Brisbane. The series' other games will be played in Adelaide (December 12 to 16), Melbourne (December 26 to 30) and Sydney (January 3 to 7).

After a break, the tri-series will start on January 16, the finale of which will take place on February 1 in Perth.The World Cup will roll out from February 14 and conclude on March 29.

       The 2014-15 schedule looks very different to previous summers due in large part to the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 that we are co-hosting with New Zealand for the first time in 23 years.