Cricket Australia has finally announced its summer schedule for the upcoming season. India, England and Srilankan women will play all the way for the summer while Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Blackcaps are all set to play from the men”s side.
The long summer kickstarts with the women”s T20 series against Sri Lanka after which limited overs series will be played. The Sri Lankan men”s side will play a three-match T20 series against the hosts. It is to be noted that during the last tour, a part of the Australian side had already reached India and that forced the kangaroos to play Sri Lanka with a “B” team.
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Pakistan will then arrive to play three T20″s and two tests against the hosts. The men in green hadn”t had a great tour last time as they were smashed ruthlessly in all formats of the game. The test series also includes a D/N game at the Adelaide Oval.
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Australian grounds have been hosting day-night test games since 2015 against every visiting team. However, the latest Border – Gavaskar trophy was an exception though. This tour will count as a part of International test championship which will cover home and away games for each and every side.
Blackcaps will then play a three-match test series against Australia, where a day-night game will be played for the first time at Perth. Ross Taylor”s 290 last time still remains fresh in the minds of cricket fans as they almost pulled off a victory during the last tour. The men”s side will tour India for a three-game ODI series.
The side is also scheduled to travel Southafrica and Bangladesh for limited over Internationals in the month of February before they return home in March for Chappell- Hadlee series against the Trans-Tasmanian rivals. The series will see both the sides sporting the retro jerseys of their times as decided by fans on a poll conducted.
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The women”s team will also play a T20 triseries against India and England in early January. The country will also host the much awaited T20 tournament next year thus making it a long season.
Besides this Australia will play the Ashes in England this year after the world cup. Please find the schedule below
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Women”s T20s v Sri Lanka
September 29: North Sydney Oval, 2.30pm
September 30: North Sydney Oval, 7 pm
October 2: North Sydney Oval, 2 pm
Women”s ODIs v Sri Lanka
October 5: Allan Border Field, 10 am
October 7: Allan Border Field, 10 am
October 9: Allan Border Field, 10 am
Men”s T20s v Sri Lanka
October 27: Adelaide Oval, 2 pm
October 30: Gabba, 6.10pm
November 1: MCG, 7.10pm
Men”s T20s v Pakistan
November 3: SCG, 2.30pm
November 5: Manuka Oval, 7.10pm
November 8: Perth Stadium, 4.30pm
Men”s Test Series v Pakistan
November 21-25: Gabba, 10 am
November 29-December 3: Adelaide Oval, 2 pm (D/N)
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Men”s Test Series v New Zealand
December 12-16: Perth Stadium, 1 pm (D/N)
December 26-30: MCG, 10.30am
January 3-7: SCG, 10.30am
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Women”s T20 tri-series
January 31: India v England, Manuka Oval, 2.10pm
February 1: Australia v England, Manuka Oval, 2.10pm
February 2: Australia v India, Manuka Oval, 2.10pm
February 7: India v England, Junction Oval, 2.10pm
February 8: Australia v India, Junction Oval, 2.10pm
February 9: Australia v England, Junction Oval, 2.10pm
February 12: Tri-series Final, Junction Oval, 1.40pm
Men”s ODIs v New Zealand
March 13: SCG, 2.30pm (D/N)
March 15: SCG, 10.30am
March 20: Blundstone Arena, 2.30pm (D/N)