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Sutherland: Tour will go on

Cricket Australia are confident the Indian tour of Australia will go ahead.

The Board of Cricket Control of India suspended their team's involvement in the current tour pending an appeal against spinner Harbhajan Singh's three-match ban for racial abuse.

James Sutherland, Cricket Australia chief executive officer, said: "Cricket Australia and the Indian cricket board are continuing to discuss issues arising during the recent Sydney Test. However, those discussions have not included any advice that the tour will not continue."

He added: "There are a number of difficult and complex issues that have arisen out of the match and are the source of ongoing discussion.

"It's understandable in many respects that emotions are still running high after a match like that."

The next Test is scheduled to start in Perth on January 16.

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