Australia's India tour dates finalised

The Board of Control for Cricket in India has announced the schedule for Australia's tour, which takes place at the end of the year. Australia will only have one warm-up match in India after the Champions Trophy - a three-day match against a Board President's XI.

A BCCI committee will meet tomorrow and Monday (July 18 and 19) to finalise the venues of the matches, as well as those of the Test series against South Africa which follows the Australia tour. Delhi, which was slated to host one of the Tests against Australia, has now officially pulled out of the race after indicating their inability to finish the renovation of the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium in time for the match. The Test is now likely to be shifted to Eden Gardens in Kolkata.

Australia's last tour of India, in 2001, was an epic confrontation between the world's two leading teams, with India eventually winning 2-1.

Australia in India, series schedule:
September 30 - October 2 v Board President's XI
October 6-10 v India, 1st Test
October 14-18 v India 2nd Test
October 26-30 v India 3rd Test
November 3-7 v India 4th Test