Australia arrive in India for one-day series

Ricky Ponting's world champion Australian side flew into India to play a seven-match one-day series against the hosts.

Updated on: Oct 20, 2009, 16:24:37 IST

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Ricky Ponting's world champion Australian side flew into India on Tuesday to play a seven-match one-day series against the hosts.

Series schedule

Oct 25: 1st ODI, Vadodara
Oct 28: 2nd ODI, Nagpur
Oct 31: 3rd ODI, New Delhi
Nov 02: 4th ODI, Mohali
Nov 05: 5th ODI, Hyderabad
Nov 08: 6th ODI, Guwahati
Nov 11: 7th ODI, Mumbai

Ponting's men go into the series fresh from a 6-1 drubbing of England in September and victory in the Champions Trophy one-day tournament in South Africa earlier this month.

India, ranked number two behind Australia, crashed out in the first round of the Champions Trophy.

Ponting and coach Tim Nielsen will hold a pre-series media conference in Mumbai on Wednesday.

The first one-dayer will be played in the western city of Vadodara on Sunday.

Australian squad - Ricky Ponting (capt), Michael Hussey (vice-capt), Doug Bollinger, Nathan Hauritz, Jon Holland, Ben Hilfenhaus, James Hopes, Mitchell Johnson, Brett Lee, Shaun Marsh, Tim Paine, Peter Siddle, Adam Voges, Shane Watson, Cameron White.

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