Cricket Australia has decided to postpone the start of the first Test so players can pay tribute to Phillip Hughes at his funeral, which wil be held in his home town of Macksville.
Adelaide Oval is to host the first Test played in Australia since Hughes' death. Picture: Sarah Reed. Source: News Corp Australia
THE reshuffled schedule of summer cricket has been revealed, following marathon negotiations with the Australian and Indian cricket boards.
Cricket Australia has announced that the order and dates of the Tests will be Adelaide on December 9, Brisbane on December 17, Melbourne on December 26 and Sydney on January 6, Nine News reports.
The Test due to start in Brisbane this week was postponed after the tragic death of batsman Phillip Hughes. The Brisbane Test will now be played second, after Adelaide.
The Indian cricket team has waited patiently to hear about the dates following news of Hughes' tragic death last week.
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The son of former Australian quick Michael Kasprowicz took the field in Brisbane. Kasprowicz pointed out the importance of the kids returning to the game following the Phillip Hughes tragedy.
Former Australian bowler Brendon Julian has called on the public to support the country's domestic cricketers following the tragic death of Phillip Hughes.
Australia's one-day series against India and England is due to start on January 16 when Australia hosts India at the MCG.
Earlier today, India's squad chose to stay in Adelaide rather than head to Brisbane, as was originally scheduled, when uncertainty surrounded the scheduling of the Gabba Test.
Australia was due to host India in the first Test of the four-match series in Brisbane on Thursday, but Cricket Australia announced last week that the match wouldn't start as scheduled because the players needed time to deal with the shock death of Hughes.
Players from both Test sides will attend Hughes' funeral in Macksville, NSW, on Wednesday.
India's squad had been due to board a flight at lunchtime from Adelaide to Brisbane.
Australia's captain Michael Clarke and his Indian rival Virat Kohli will both attend Wednesday's funeral for Hughes as cricket remains at a standstill following last week's shock death of the popular young Test batsman.
On Monday it was also announced that the funeral would be shown on big screens at the Sydney Cricket Ground, as well as being broadcast live on national television.
Tributes continue to flow for Phillip Hughes with players and fans observing a minutes silence before Brisbane's clash with Perth.
Hughes died last Thursday after spending two days in hospital following a blow to the head while batting in a Sheffield Shield match at the SCG for South Australia against NSW.
The son of a banana farmer from Macksville, NSW, Hughes would have turned 26 on Sunday. Hughes has been the subject of heartfelt tributes, not only from cricketers and fans but also rival sports such as Test rugby and English Premier League soccer.
Clarke's emotional address to the nation at a press conference on Saturday touched the hearts of sports fans around the world.
Kohli, who is India's stand-in captain in the absence of injured skipper MS Dhoni, will be joined by India's team director Ravi Shastri and coach Duncan Fletcher at the funeral in Macksville.
A Press Trust of India report says several other members of India's Test squad are expected to join Kohli at the funeral.
India's two-day game against a CA XI, which was due to be played on Friday and Saturday last week in Adelaide, was cancelled.
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