The "revised schedule has been blamed for dismal crowds at the Brisbane Test, but the poor attendances raised fresh questions over whether Perth should have been awarded an India Test instead," according to Chloe Saltau of the SYDNEY MORNING HERALD. Crowds for the Brisbane Test were 15,542 (day one), 8,966 (day two), 9,394 (day three) and 10,362 (day four), "a total of 44,264 over four days." This was a "drastic reduction on the projected crowds before the Adelaide and Brisbane Tests were shuffled to accommodate the funeral of Phillip Hughes," with the Gabba Test starting "almost a fortnight later than scheduled." Western Australia Cricket Association CEO Christina Matthews said, "The way the schedule has had to be redone, I reckon it's hard to judge what would have happened if we had one." Matthews said that India Tests at the WACA "tended to sell out on the first two days, making for a crowd of more than 20,000 on those days." India was "thrashed" in three days in '11, "but attracted 49,502 for the match" (SMH, 12/21).
