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Australia considers expanded 5-match Test series vs India in Nov-Dec

India's tour of Australia will begin with a T20 tri-series in October and is scheduled to end with a four-match Tests series in December

Australian batsman David Warner and Aaron Finch being congratulated by Indian players after they chased down the target to win the first one day international (ODI) cricket match at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. File Photo: PTI
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CA is also discussing hosting the T20 World Cup without any fans. File Photo: PTI

BS Web Teamagencies New Delhi

Cricket Australia is considering turning a four-match Test series against India later this year into a five-game contest as it continues looking for ways to compensate the financial losses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

India's tour of Australia will begin with a T20 tri-series in October and is scheduled to end with a four-match Tests series in December. In between there is the T20 World Cup, scheduled for an October 18 start, but the mega event's future is also shrouded in uncertainty due to the global health crisis.

"If you contemplate the prospect of the international season in particular being affected, we