Australia’s four-Test series against India will start in Adelaide on December 9.

After postponing the first Test in Brisbane following Phillip Hughes’ death, Cricket Australia on Monday night listed a change of dates on its website.

Adelaide Oval will now host the first Test.

Instead of starting on Friday, December 12 – as the second Test originally slated for Adelaide was scheduled to – that game will begin on December 9.

Such a shift will allow the second Test to be played in Brisbane on December 17-21.

The traditional Boxing Day clash in Melbourne will remain unchanged, while the SCG Test will now start on January 6.

CA and its Indian counterpart finalised dates for the rescheduled Test series on Monday, as they managed to make room in a packed schedule leading up to the one-day World Cup.

Unpicking the summer of cricket has proven a predictably troublesome process involving a diverse range of stakeholders.

The logistics of where and when grieving Test players will assemble following Hughes’ service in Macksville is yet to be revealed.

India’s squad decided on Monday to remain in Adelaide, effectively confirming the Gabba Test will not start the series.

The tourists were due to fly to Brisbane on Monday, but put off travelling until the venue and dates for the first Test were confirmed.

A two-day tour game featuring a Cricket Australia XI was cancelled last week, but India is likely to play a hastily-organised replacement match later this week.

It’s understood the Board of Control for Cricket in India wanted to ensure the one-day tri-series, due to start on January 16, remained untouched.

Adelaide Oval, Hughes’ adopted home after he switched states, will be a fitting scene for a game likely to be as much about remembrance as runs.

Captain Michael Clarke, who last week was set to be scratched from the Test squad because of his hamstring injury, could also potentially keep his spot in the XI.

Clarke’s leadership during this traumatic time has been widely admired and the 33-year-old will desperately want to be on the field to guide teammates through their toughest Test.

Clarke, who wiped away tears to make an emotional statement on behalf of the team on Saturday, has already arrived in Macksville.

India management is making plans to ensure their players are able to attend the service.