Melbourne [Australia], December 7 (ANI): Workforce Australia is ready to play an additional Check towards West Indies subsequent 12 months, in response to a report from The Sydney Morning Herald.
In keeping with the report, Cricket Australia confirmed its willingness to assist Check cricket develop within the Caribbeans after privately agreeing so as to add one other fixture to subsequent 12 months’s sequence.
It is going to be a three-match sequence towards the Caribbeans subsequent 12 months and will probably be added to the Frank Worrell Trophy, as per the report.
Australia’s final tour of the West Indies got here in 2015 when Michael Clarke’s facet appeared in two long-format matches, with the vacationers profitable each fixtures in Roseau (Dominica) and Kingston (Jamaica). Following that the Aussies haven’t travelled to the Caribbeans to play Check cricket.
Earlier in 2024, West Indies travelled to Australia to participate in a two-match Check sequence, the place the guests claimed a powerful win in Brisbane, which was the Caribbeans’ first victory in Australia since 1997.
Though Cricket West Indies (CWI) has not introduced fixtures for the upcoming tour of Australia, however in response to the report, Grenada and Jamaica have been mentioned as doubtless venues for a tour that’s anticipated to final a few month.
The Sydney Morning Herald’s report said that the Check sequence may need a pink ball fixture.
At the moment, Workforce Australia are participating within the prestigious Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) towards India in a five-match sequence. Within the Perth Check, Australia conceded a disappointing 295-run defeat to India and path the sequence by 1-0. Nevertheless, they’ve bounced again strongly within the second sport at Adelaide being within the driver’s seat.
The BGT sequence began from November 22 in Perth and can go until January 3, 2025. (ANI)
