Australia to reconsider future of triangular series

MELBOURNE, Nov 2 (Reuters) The one-day tournament following the Ashes in January could be the last triangular series to be staged in Australia as new formats are explored, Cricket Australia (CA) said today.

Recent series between Australia and two visiting teams have been plagued by lack of interest whenever the host nation does not play or fails to qualify for the final.

And Cricket Australia admitted there was no guarantee the format would continue after the series with England and New Zealand which starts when the world champions face the English at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Jan. 12. ''We continue to look at ways in which our traditional programme, and not just one-day international cricket but Test cricket and Twenty/20 cricket, can evolve and change so we can satisfy our customers' needs,'' chief executive James Sutherland told reporters.

''That's what is really important to us, that cricket fans continue to get content in the appropriate format.

''In terms of how that might look in the future, who knows?'' Sutherland was speaking as CA announced a new three-year contract with Australia's Commonwealth Bank to sponsor the one-day side and domestic one-day series REUTERS PM RAI0923