November to February when all of India is considered.Winter being what months? December to Feb?
It's a bit hard to say in Australia, because there's rarely been a Test played after mid-January for a long time. Logic would say that most of the wickets are more worn by the end of the season, but usually its only ODIs/T20s being played at that time.
Pitches can't be prepared in the southern half of the country - Sydney, Melbourne, Hobart, Adelaide and Perth. Only Brisbane is a possibility out of the main grounds, but they can go further north - and they have in the past, playing Tests at Darwin and Cairns. But both don't have populations big enough to really make it successful, and the dominance of the winter sporting codes stopped those Tests from getting much publicity/capturing the public's attention.Why isn't cricket played in the winter in Australia? To the best of my knowledge, there isn't much rain around.
Probably the weather has something to do with it, though April/May in England is generally colder than Australian winters AFAIK.Why isn't cricket played in the winter in Australia? To the best of my knowledge, there isn't much rain around.
That no doubt explains why some of the locals are so irascible tooMay is a great time for Asian teams to play at Headingley or Chester-le-Street. Shriveled penis syndrome.