It is going to an historic Australian summer as the first ever Day-Night Test will be played in Australia © Getty Images
Cricket Australia (CA) on Tuesday announced the schedule for the six home Teats at which Michale Clarke’s boys will play in 2015-16 season. New Zealand and the West Indies will Australia over the Summer and both teams will play three-match Test series. Most importantly Australia’s six-Test 2015-16 summer will include the historic Day-Night Test against New Zealand at Adelaide.
The West Indies will be touring downunder in the second half of the Australian summer. They will play the the marquee Boxing Day and New Year’s Tests, which remain in Melbourne and Sydney respectively. All major venues in Australia have been allotted a Test.
Here is the complete schedule:
Schedule for Three-match series against New Zealand
1st Test at Brisbane: November 5 to 9
2nd Test at Perth: November 13 to 17
3rd Test at Adelaide (Day-Night): November 27 to December 1
Schedule for Three-match series against West Indies:
1st Test at Hobart: December 10 to 14
2nd Test at Melbourne: December 26 to 30
3rd Test at Sydney : January 3 to 7