India will play just one practice game before the first match of a four-Test cricket series against Australia starting December 26 in Melbourne.
The visitors will play a three-day game against Victoria, from December 20 at the St Kilda Cricket Ground, to warm-up for the first Test, Cricket Australia said in a statement today.
The three-day match is the only chance the Indians will get to adapt to local conditions before the traditional Boxing Day Test.
The Indians will round out the Test series with matches in Sydney, Perth and Adelaide from January 2 to 24.
In between the Sydney and Perth Test, India will play a three-day match against an Australian Capital Territory Invitational XI at Manuka Oval in Canberra from January 10.
The two teams will then clash in the Commonwealth Bank ODI tri-series, also involving Sri Lanka, from February 3.
Rahul Dravid's men will take on the hosts in the series-opener at the Gabba.
Prior to the Test series against India, Australia will face Sri Lanka in a two-Test series from November 8 to 16 at Gabba and Hobart respectively.
The Lankans will build up for the series with a three-day clash against Queensland at Allan Border field starting November 2.
They will play against the Prime Minister's XI at Manuka Oval, before a second warm-up game against Tasmania at Bellerive Oval on February 2 ahead of the one-day series.
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