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Johannesburg: South Africa have reduced the 2011 home series against Australia from three Tests to two because of 'time constraints'.
For the first time, a tour involving the teams will feature as many Twenty20 internationals as Tests - the latest sign that T20 is threatening the five-day game as cricket's showpiece format.
Cricket South Africa confirmed the schedule would consist of two Tests, three one-day internationals and two Twenty20s in October and November.
The teams have always played three-Test series since the Proteas' post-apartheid return to international cricket in 1991, but the advent of Twenty20 competitions like the money-spinning IPL, the Champions League Twenty20 and the International Cricket Council's World Twenty20 have contributed to a packed international calendar.
"Unfortunately time constraints prevent us from playing more than two Tests against Australia this time around," said CSA chief executive Gerald Majola.
"There is room for all three formats and they complement one another in an outstanding overall package", he added.
Top South African and Australian players are involved in the ongoing IPL in India, which runs for seven weeks and came straight after the 50-over World Cup.
