MELBOURNE : Perth will host the opener of the blockbuster five-test Australia-India series in November, which will conclude with the traditional New Year's test in Sydney, Cricket Australia said on Tuesday.The teams' first five-test series in over 30 years will kick off on Nov.
FILE PHOTO: Cricket - ICC World Test Championship Final - Australia v India - The Oval, London, Britain - June 9, 2023 India's Mohammed Siraj celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of Australia's David Warner Action Images via Reuters/Paul Childs
The teams' first five-test series in over 30 years will kick off on Nov. 22 at Perth Stadium, where Virat Kohli's India were well beaten in their only previous visit to the stadium in 2018. Australia, who thrashed India in last year's 50-overs World Cup final, have not beaten the South Asians in a home test series since 2014-15, losing both the 2018-19 and 2020-21 contests.