Australia announces Sri Lanka tour

Australia will play three Tests, five One-Day Internationals and two Twenty20s, with the team departing for Sri Lanka on July 11.

Published : Apr 06, 2016 13:57 IST , Sydney

Steve Smith's side will play three Tests in Kandy, Galle and Colombo.
Steve Smith's side will play three Tests in Kandy, Galle and Colombo.
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Steve Smith's side will play three Tests in Kandy, Galle and Colombo.

Australia on Wednesday announced its first Test tour of Sri Lanka in five years, with the world's number one team embarking on a two-month series from July.

Steve Smith's side will play three Tests — in Kandy, Galle and Colombo — along with five One-Day Internationals and two Twenty20s, Cricket Australia said on its website, with the team departing on July 11.

Only three members of Australia's most recent Test side — Nathan Lyon, Peter Siddle and Usman Khawaja — have experienced the five-day game in Sri Lanka, when Michael Clarke's team won their last series 1-0 in 2011.

Australia's tour of Sri Lanka:

July 26-30 - 1st Test, Kandy

August 4-8 - 2nd Test, Galle

August 13-17 - 3rd Test, Colombo

August 21 - 1st ODI, Colombo

August 24 - 2nd ODI, Colombo

August 28 - 3rd ODI, Dambulla

August 31 - 4th ODI, Dambulla

September 4 - 5th ODI, Kandy

September 6 - 1st T20, Kandy

September 9 - 2nd T20, Colombo

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