Australia want biennial series with India

Cricket Australia is trying to ensure the fight for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy is held every second year and the next tour to India is brought forward to 2008. Bob Merriman, the CA chairman, said the series could mirror the Ashes and both CA and the Indian board had not signed off on the ICC's 10-year plan, which list Australia's next visit to India in 2010.

"We want to see Australia's program with India being on a four-yearly cycle, with one team visiting the other every two years," Merriman told AAP. "That's the perfect scenario, and I think everyone in the game would like to see that. The Border-Gavaskar Trophy has become an important part of the calendar, an icon series. It really took off over here in 2001 and it continued in Australia last summer. The interest is huge and we have to recognise that. Travelling back to India in 2008 is certainly an avenue we will be vigorously pursuing."

India are currently scheduled to tour Australia in 2007-08.