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Australia’s 2026–27 Cricket Summer: England ODIs, Four New Zealand Tests and the MCG 150th

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Australia’s men’s international summer begins on Friday 13 November 2026 with an ODI against England at Perth Stadium. Cricket Australia’s 2026–27 home schedule, released in March, includes 27 international matches across 14 venues: 15 for the men and 12 for the women. The headline items are a four-Test series against New Zealand over December and January and a day-night Test against England at the MCG in March 2027 to mark 150 years since the first Test match.

Men’s fixtures

England white-ball series:

  • 1st ODI – Friday 13 November, Perth Stadium
  • 2nd ODI (day-night) – Sunday 15 November, Adelaide Oval
  • 3rd ODI (day-night) – Wednesday 18 November, Bellerive Oval, Hobart
  • 1st T20I – Saturday 21 November, MCG
  • 2nd T20I – Tuesday 24 November, Gold Coast Stadium
  • 3rd T20I – Friday 27 November, the Gabba
  • 4th T20I – Sunday 29 November, SCG
  • 5th T20I – Wednesday 2 December, Manuka Oval, Canberra

Tests against New Zealand:

  • 1st Test – 9–13 December, Perth Stadium
  • 2nd Test – 17–21 December, Adelaide Oval
  • 3rd Test (Boxing Day) – 26–30 December, MCG
  • 4th Test – 4–8 January 2027, SCG

150th anniversary Test against England (day-night): 11–15 March 2027, MCG.

The Gabba does not host a Test this summer. Cricket Australia’s announcement said it was left off the Test schedule amid uncertainty over the venue’s future, although it hosts the third T20I against England.

Already played: Bangladesh in the north

The summer technically opened in August with two Tests against Bangladesh in Darwin and Mackay. Bangladesh won the first Test in Darwin by nine wickets, a result Reuters described as Australia’s most humbling Test defeat to Bangladesh. Australia levelled the series 1-1 in Mackay, winning by an innings and 51 runs inside two days after bowling Bangladesh out for 64 and 95. Mitchell Starc took 6/12 in the first innings and finished with 10 wickets in the match.

The Darwin result, Bangladesh’s first Test win on Australian soil, is worth remembering when looking at Test markets. Australia were bowled out for 198 in the first innings, conceded a 228-run lead and lost in unfamiliar northern conditions; home advantage and reputation do not guarantee a result.

Women’s fixtures

The Australian women played three ODIs against Bangladesh at Allan Border Field in Brisbane from 9 to 14 October, winning the series 3-0, followed by three T20Is at North Sydney Oval from 18 to 22 October. New Zealand’s women visit in February and March 2027 for three T20Is (North Sydney Oval, Manuka Oval and Junction Oval) and three ODIs (Junction Oval and Karen Rolton Oval).

Betting on a long summer

A home summer with 15 men’s internationals between mid-November and mid-March means near-continuous cricket markets for four months, plus the domestic Big Bash League. Test matches run for up to five days with live markets open throughout, and session-by-session betting can turn a single bet into dozens. Decide in advance how much you are prepared to spend across the whole summer, not per match, and use the deposit limits and reality check tools on your account.

The men’s home international schedule starts with the first ODI against England at Perth Stadium on 13 November 2026. Two Tests against Bangladesh were played earlier, in August 2026.

The third Test against New Zealand starts at the MCG on 26 December 2026.

A day-night Test against England is scheduled at the MCG from 11 to 15 March 2027, 150 years after the first Test match.

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Header photo: Australia v India Test match Cricket from the Gabba – Day 1 (15854604889) by Rae Allen from Brisbane, Australia, licensed CC BY 2.0.