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Vol. 5 Num 6 Wed. June 02, 2004  
   
Sports


Australia to play 4 Tests in India


Australia will play four Tests during their tour of India in October and November this year, the Indian cricket board said on Tuesday.

"The venues and dates will be announced later this month," secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India Karunakaran Nair told this news agency.

Australia will start with a warm-up game, likely to be a three-day affair, before playing two back-to-back Tests. The last two Tests will also be played in quick succession with a week in between. There will be no one-day internationals.

Australia have not won a Test series in India since 1969-1970. On their last visit in 2000-2001 India rallied to take the series 2-1.