Australia is abandoning its traditional Tri-Series in 2009 and 2010 to alleviate scheduling problems, Cricket Australia (CA) said.The hosts, India and Sri Lanka will contest the 29th annual three-team one-day tournament in Australia starting in February, but the following season New Zealand and South Africa will play separate five-match limited-overs series."It's a better fit for us to have teams come in for a short, sharp visit," CA chief executive James Sutherland said in a statement. "Whether the test matches or one-day series are together or they're split or they're in a block that's something we can vary from series to series and from year to year."New Zealand and South Africa will also play three tests and a Twenty20 game against the hosts during their 2008-09 tours. Read more...
Tuesday, December 4, 2007
Cricket-Australia to ditch Tri-Series in 2009 and 2010
Australia is abandoning its traditional Tri-Series in 2009 and 2010 to alleviate scheduling problems, Cricket Australia (CA) said.The hosts, India and Sri Lanka will contest the 29th annual three-team one-day tournament in Australia starting in February, but the following season New Zealand and South Africa will play separate five-match limited-overs series."It's a better fit for us to have teams come in for a short, sharp visit," CA chief executive James Sutherland said in a statement. "Whether the test matches or one-day series are together or they're split or they're in a block that's something we can vary from series to series and from year to year."New Zealand and South Africa will also play three tests and a Twenty20 game against the hosts during their 2008-09 tours. Read more...
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