Australia have released details of their upcoming summer home schedule, which includes a visit to India for a five-Test series, with Perth hosting the first Test. The five-Test series against Rohit Sharma’s side will begin in Perth on November 22, with further Tests in Adelaide (day and night), Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney is held until the start of the New Year. This will be the first time since the summer of 1991/92 that Australia and India have played a five-match series in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy and will provide a great opportunity for both teams to further cement their bid for next year’s tournament. status. ICC World Test Championship final.

Australia had bragging rights when they won the latest World Test Championship final at The Oval last year, but India have won back-to-back series away from home since 2017 to lift the coveted Border-Gawas Card trophy.

Cricket Australia chief executive Nick Hockley is looking forward to welcoming India to Australian shores later this year and predicts a close contest between the evenly matched sides.

The International Cricket Federation quoted Hockley as saying: “This is one of the most anticipated summers of cricket in living memory, with all eyes on the cricketing world focused on the expanded Border-Gavaskar Cup series and the multi-format Women’s Ashes. On the cup.”

“For the first time since the 1991-92 season, the Border-Gavaskar Trophy is on par with the Ashes with a five-match Test series and we believe the schedule will maximize viewership and attendance and there will be huge The atmosphere in stadiums across the country.”

Pakistan’s visit will kick off Australia’s home summer season, with the Asian side playing three ODIs and three T20Is in early November before the Test series against India heats up further.

The Indian women’s team will travel to Australia at the same time as the men’s team, with Cricket Australia on Tuesday announcing that three ODI matches are planned to be played in early December as part of the women’s schedule.

Following the Women’s T20 World Cup in Bangladesh, Australia will face New Zealand in three ODIs in September before taking on India in three ODIs on December 5 in Brisbane and Perth.

Australia’s attention will then turn to the multi-format Women’s Ashes series against England, which includes three ODIs, three T20Is and a historic day-night Test match at the MCG in late January.

Men’s schedule:

Australia vs India Test Schedule:

1. First Test: November 22-26, Perth
2. Second Test: 6-10 December, Adelaide (Sun/Sun)
3. Third Test: December 14-18, Brisbane
4. Fourth Test: December 26-30, Melbourne
5. Fifth Test: January 3-7, Sydney

Australia vs Pakistan white ball schedule:

1. First ODI: November 4, Melbourne
2. Second ODI: November 8, Adelaide
3. Third ODI: November 10, Perth
4. First T20I: November 14, Brisbane
5. Second T20I: November 16, Sydney
6. Third T20I: November 18, Hobart

Women’s schedule:

Australia vs New Zealand, T20I series

1. First T20I: September 19, Mackay
2. Second T20I: September 22, Mackay
3. Third T20I: September 24, Brisbane

Australia vs India, ODI series

1. First ODI: December 5, Brisbane
2. Second ODI: December 8, Brisbane
3. Third ODI: December 11, Perth

Australia vs England ODI series

• First ODI: January 12, Sydney
• Second ODI: January 14, Melbourne
• Third ODI: January 17, Hobart

Australia vs England T20I series

1. First T20I: January 20, Sydney
2. Second T20I: January 23, Canberra
3. Third T20I: January 25, Adelaide

Australia vs England Test

Only test: January 30 to February 2, Melbourne (day/night).

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