First India-Australia Gabba Test postponed after Hughes' death

Phil Hughes funeral will take place on Wednesday in his hometown.

Cricket Australia on Saturday confirmed that the first Test between India and Australia at the Gabba scheduled for December 4 has been postponed until an unspecified date. While, the funeral of Phil Hughes will be held in his hometown Macksville on December 3.

Shortly after Cricket Australia announced details of Hughes' funeral next Wednesday in his hometown of Macksville in northern New South Wales state, chief executive James Sutherland said the team would not be ready to play the first Test as initially scheduled.

"These are extraordinary circumstances and we simply couldn't or wouldn't expect our players to be emotionally ready to start a Test match the day after farewelling one of their team-mates," Sutherland said.

"Their welfare is our absolute priority. They are grieving and to expect that they could play a high-pressured, five-day Test match the following day is out of the question."

Cricket Australia said on Saturday that the Board of Control for Cricket in India and the India team had been understanding and supportive.

Ticket sales for the Test were suspended and no new date has been announced. The second Test in Adelaide is scheduled to begin on December 12 - only four days after the Brisbane match would have ended.

Cricket Australia also said Hughes' funeral will be held in the sports hall of Macksville High School where he was educated. Overflow areas will be made available for guests to watch the service and the funeral will be broadcast live on radio and television across Australia and on a video screen at the SCG.

Hughes who was stuck by a bouncer on Tuesday playing in a Sheffield Shield match, passed away two days later in a Sydney hospital.