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    "title": "India to play five ODIs against Australia",
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    "excerpt": "Cricket Australia (CA) announced on Thursday that cricket World Cup semi-finallists India will return to Australia next year to play the World No.1 ",
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    "editor1": "<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Melbourne, July 9,<\/strong> Cricket Australia (CA) announced on Thursday that cricket World Cup semi-finallists India will return to Australia next year to play the World No.1 in a five-match One-Day International (ODI) Series starting on January 12.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In releasing its summer schedule, CA said the five ODIs will compliment three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches during January, one of which is to be played on India&#39;s national holiday, boosting the prospects of a television audience to rival the 300 million viewers that watched the teams do battle in the semi-final of the ICC World Cup in March, reports a news agency.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">India lost the match by 95 runs, but cemented their place as the second-ranked ODI team in the world, behind only Australia which went on to win the tournament.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Among the other announcements released by CA is the confirmation of the first day\/night Test match in history, while a series of Australian-first double-headers have been scheduled to raise the profile of the Australian women&#39;s cricket team.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">CA executive general manager of Operations, Mike McKenna said the &quot;historic&quot; decision to schedule a day\/night Test match was to entice new fans to the game, as well as offering overseas viewers a more attractive time to watch the match on television.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&quot;This summer promises to be another history-making season for cricket in Australia,&quot; he said on Thursday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&quot;Test cricket will be played in every state including an inaugural day\/night Test match between Australia and New Zealand in Adelaide, a step designed to make following the cricket much easier for fans to attend the game or watch on television.&quot;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Australia will play three Test matches against New Zealand in November, while the West Indies are scheduled to play three Test matches during December and January.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The five-match ODI series and the T20 series will take place during January and February.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Highlights of the summer of cricket include:<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Test Series v New Zealand<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">1st Test: November 5, Brisbane<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">2nd Test: November 13, Perth<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">3rd Test: November 27, Adelaide<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Test Series v West Indies<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">1st Test: December 10, Hobart<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">2nd Test: December 26, Melbourne<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">3rd Test: January 3, Sydney<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">ODI Series v India<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">1st ODI: January 12, Perth<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">2nd ODI: January 15, Brisbane<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">3rd ODI: January 17, Melbourne<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">4th ODI: January 20, Canberra<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">5th ODI: January 23, Sydney<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">T20 series v India<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">1st T20: January 26, Adelaide<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">2nd T20: January 29, Melbourne<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">3rd T20: January 31, Sydney.<\/p>\r\n",
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