WACA may never host a Test match again Ground's future in doubt ... Day four of the Third Ashes Test Match between Australia and England at the WACA in Perth. The WACA Ground may never again host a Test match, with Cricket Australia and the International Cricket Council united in their belief the venue no longer meets international standards. The blow the venue received in September - it was excluded from next summer's four-match series against India - is set to be compounded by warnings from administrators that Tests, and possibly limited-over matches, could be shifted interstate out of exasperation at the Western Australian Cricket Association's long-stalled attempts to fund a major redevelopment of the ground. Despite Channel Nine's enthusiasm for Test matches in Perth, due to the favourable timeslot for eastern states viewers, and the wish of Indian authorities for a Test in Perth, CA left it off the list of hosts, primarily due to its poor facilities. CA, which is led by former WACA vice-president Wally Edwards, justified its decision on the basis the WACA Ground had the smallest capacity of venues in contention to host matches and it was in need of "significant improvements." CA and the ICC, in Perth for the third Test, are poised to deliver an adverse review of the venue. It is believed their chief concerns relate to spectator comfort and safety, such as the often cramped walkways and the necessity for fans to queue for taps and toilets in sweltering temperatures. The $500 million plan that had been in train for almost seven years was officially shelved late on Monday by the WACA. While there had been speculation the ground may miss out on hosting rights for Australia's next home Ashes series in four years - just before the 60,000-capacity stadium at Burswood is due to be completed - CA is considering leaving Perth off the Test schedule entirely for 2015-16, when Australia will host three-match series against the West Indies and New Zealand. In its place, the match could be held at the smaller Manuka Oval in Canberra, which hosted its first limited-overs international earlier this year. A key source of angst between the WACA and CA has been the major redevelopment plan that was agreed in early 2007 but is still yet to begin, despite construction having been due to begin in March 2011. That now-defunct plan, strongly supported by WACA president and Test great Dennis Lillee, involved the WACA, which owns the venue, selling parcels of land surrounding the stands to a private developer to build five apartment towers upon them. The proceeds were to be used to fund a major refurbishment. "Despite strong sales up to November and a renewed marketing effort, we have been unable to achieve the pre-sales target required to achieve finance on acceptable terms in time to meet our commitments for the 2015 Cricket World Cup," WACA chairman Sam Gannon said in a statement explaining its decision. In that time a major redevelopment of the Adelaide Oval has been approved and is nearing completion, while Hobart's Blundstone Arena is also undergoing a major redevelopment. While both have been assisted by state government funding, the WA government is concentrating on the stadium at Burswood, which will also host AFL matches. Even inside the WACA the project has been divisive, with businessman George Jones pulling out of an agreement to succeed David Williams as chairman in August, and quitting the board entirely, because of a split with other board members over the project Former Australia captain Kim Hughes, a West Australian, recently urged the WACA to commit to moving its matches to the Burswood stadium when it is completed, telling The West Australian he feared the repercussions from CA if it did not. Two days before the WACA Ground match Australia batsman George Bailey participated in a launch event at Burswood with WA sports minister Terry Waldron. It is believed the WACA's best hope of retaining hosting rights for international matches would be if it commits to moving to Burswood once the new stadium is completed, or if it can instead guarantee a new - and prompt - plan for redevelopment of the WACA Ground. The latter would be complicated by the insistence by cricket World Cup organisers that any construction works do not adversely affect the venue's ability to host its scheduled matches in early 2015. Poll: Should the WACA Ground host a Test match every Australian summer? Total votes: 28.