Sri Lanka 'A' to play Australia 'A' in Darwin

Two four-day unofficial Tests, three one-day L/O matches

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FIRST-CLASS cricket will end a 19-year absence to make its return to the Top End in July with Australia 'A' confirmed to play a series of matches against Sri Lanka 'A'.

It will be the first time that a senior Australia squad has played first-class cricket in the Northern territory since 2006, when an Australia 'A' side captained by Brad Haddin and featuring senior stars Shane Watson and Mitchell Johnson played against a Pakistan side captained by Misbah-ul-Haq.