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    "title": "CA Announces Australia's Summer Schedule, Ashes To Begin On 8th December ",
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    "excerpt": "Cricket Australia (CA) on Wednesday announced schedule for five-Test Ashes series which will begin on December 8 with the first Test in Brisbane. In addition to Ashes, the Australian men's team wi",
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    "editor1": "<p>Cricket Australia (CA) on Wednesday announced schedule for five-Test Ashes series which will begin on December 8 with the first Test in Brisbane.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>In addition to Ashes, the Australian men&#39;s team will play Afghanistan for the first time in Test cricket in a one-off Test at Bellerive Oval in Hobart from November 27.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The Australian summer will comprise nine ODI and T20 matches against New Zealand and Sri Lanka, while the Australian women&#39;s team will host India at the start of the summer.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;The Australian men&#39;s team will begin its Ashes series defence at the Gabba from December 8-12 ahead of a day-night Test at the Adelaide Oval from December 16-20. The traditional Boxing Day and New Years&#39; Tests will be played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (December 26-30) and Sydney Cricket Ground (January 5-9) respectively, with the final Test scheduled for Perth&#39;s Optus Stadium (January 14-18),&quot; said a statement from CA.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;Preceding the Ashes will be a historic first Test match against the Afghanistan men&#39;s team at Blundstone Arena (Bellerive Oval) on November 27,&quot; added the statement.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;The conclusion of the men&#39;s Test program will usher in the arrival of the New Zealand and Sri Lankan white ball squads, who will play a combined three ODIs and six T20Is against Australia as teams finalise their preparation for the coveted ICC T20 World Cup in Australia, scheduled to begin in October, 2022,&quot; it said further.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>India women are also expected to play a series, the details of which will be worked out later.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Australian summer schedule<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>One-off Test versus Afghanistan: Nov 27 - Dec 1: Bellerive Oval, Hobart.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Ashes series<\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>1st Test: Dec 8 - Dec 12: Gabba, Brisbane<\/li>\r\n\t<li>2nd Test: Dec 16 - Dec 20: Adelaide Oval (day-night)<\/li>\r\n\t<li>3rd Test: Dec 26 - Dec 30: Melbourne Cricket Ground<\/li>\r\n\t<li>4th Test: Jan 5 - Jan 9: Sydney Cricket Ground<\/li>\r\n\t<li>5th Test: Jan 14 - Jan 18: Perth Stadium<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n<p>Women&#39;s Ashes<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>One-off Test: Jan 27 - Jan 30: Manuka Oval, Canberra<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Women&#39;s Ashes - T20I series<\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>1st T20I - North Sydney Oval (Feb 4)<\/li>\r\n\t<li>2nd T20I - North Sydney Oval (Feb 6)<\/li>\r\n\t<li>3rd T20I - Adelaide Oval (Feb 10)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n<p>Women&#39;s Ashes - ODI series<\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>1st ODI - Adelaide Oval (Feb 13)<\/li>\r\n\t<li>2nd ODI - Junction Oval, Melbourne (Feb 16)<\/li>\r\n\t<li>3rd ODI - Junction Oval, Melbourne (Feb 19)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n<p>Men&#39;s ODI series versus New Zealand<\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>1st ODI - Perth (Jan 30)<\/li>\r\n\t<li>2nd ODI - Bellerive Oval (Feb 2)<\/li>\r\n\t<li>3rd ODI - Sydney Cricket Ground (Feb 5)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n<p>Men&#39;s T20I series versus New Zealand<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>One-off T20I -- Manuka Oval (Feb 8)<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Men&#39;s T20I Series v Sri Lanka<\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>1st T20I - Sydney Cricket Ground (Feb 11)<\/li>\r\n\t<li>2nd T20I -- The Gabba, Brisbane (Feb 13)<\/li>\r\n\t<li>3rd T20I -- Metricon Stadium, Gold Coast (Feb 15)<\/li>\r\n\t<li>4th T20I -- Adelaide Oval (Feb 18)<\/li>\r\n\t<li>5th T20I - Melbourne Cricket Ground (Feb 20)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n",
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