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.

Ground's future in doubt ... Day four of the Third Ashes Test Match between Australia and England at the WACA in Perth. Credit:Getty Images

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".