"We're certainly very aware of the popularity of Twenty20," he said. "But from our perspective we don't want to expand on the number of Twenty20 internationals at this stage, we're very comfortable with that number (three). "We feel that we can strike the right balance between Twenty20 matches and one-day internationals but at the same time create content and provide matches to the Australian public through the KFC Big Bash which as you all know was such a great success this season and will continue to be into the future." The balance between T20Is and ODIs next season will be three to 10 with Australia to take on England in a mammoth seven-match one-day series in January and February. While the length of next year's Commonwealth Bank Series might seem exorbitant, Sutherland believes it will provide critical match practice for both countries leading into the 2011 World Cup on the subcontinent which starts in late February. "The last time England toured it was a tri-series, they actually played in the finals, they would have ended up playing about 10 one-day matches during that series so it's actually slightly less than what they have done (in the past)," he said.

"Australia and England are very conscious of the fact that this is a World Cup season and there's probably no better preparation for both of us than playing England in Australia." England's preparation for the five-Test Ashes series, beginning in Brisbane on November 25, will also be thorough with Andrew Strauss' side set to take on Western Australia and South Australia in three-day tour matches as well as Australia A in Hobart in a four-day match. England will also face Victoria in a three-dayer in between the second Test at Adelaide Oval and the third Test at the WACA. This is in stark contrast to the lead-in enjoyed this summer by West Indies and Pakistan who both played a solitary tour match each against Queensland and Tasmania respectively before being thrust into their Test series against Australia. "England certainly wanted to have a good strong preparation adjusting to the Australian environment," Sutherland said. "They had a pretty good preparation last time during the 2006/07 summer and I think that's the least we can do is to offer that opportunity."