Australian International Summer 2025/26

[The Dark Knight]

The schedule for the 25/26 international summer has been released.

Men-
vs South Africa
August 10: 1st T20I, Darwin (N)
August 12: 2nd T20I, Darwin (N)
August 16: 3rd T20I, Cairns (N)
August 19: 1st ODI, Cairns (D/N)
August 22: 2nd ODI, Mackay (D/N)
August 24: 3rd ODI, Mackay (D/N)

vs India
October 19: 1st ODI, Perth Stadium (D/N)
October 23: 2nd ODI, Adelaide (D/N)
October 25: 3rd ODI, SCG (D/N)
October 29: 1st T20I, Canberra (N)
October 31: 2nd T20I, MCG (N)
November 2: 3rd T20I, Hobart (N)
November 6: 4th T20I, Gold Coast (N)
November 8: 5th T20I, Gabba (N)

Men's Ashes (previously announced)
November 21-25: 1st Test, Perth Stadium
December 4-8: 2nd Test, Gabba (D/N)
December 17-21: 3rd Test, Adelaide
December 26-30: 4th Test, MCG
January 4-8, 5th Test, SCG

Women-
February 15: 1st T20I, SCG (N)
February 19: 2nd T20I, Canberra (N)
February 21: 3rd T20I, Adelaide (N)

February 24: 1st ODI, Allan Border Field (D/N)
February 27: 2nd ODI, Hobart, (D/N)
March 1: 3rd ODI, Junction Oval, (D/N)

March 6-9: Test match, WACA, (D/N)

[Lightning McQueen]

Where are we off to after The Ashes?

[Jim05]

Where are we off to after The Ashes?

Pakistan for some T20’s in Feb and then India/Sri Lanka for T20 World Cup straight after that.

We don’t play another test until August when we have one test against Afghanistan in Northern Australia then we get a bit full on and hectic with a 3 test tour of South Africa in Sep/Oct followed by a 4 test series v NZ for our summer and then as soon as that finishes we head to India for 5 tests in Jan/Feb 2027 before finishing with the 150th anniversary test against the Poms at the MCG in March. So 14 tests in just on 7 months

[Lightning McQueen]

Where are we off to after The Ashes?

Pakistan for some T20’s in Feb and then India/Sri Lanka for T20 World Cup straight after that.

We don’t play another test until August when we have one test against Afghanistan in Northern Australia then we get a bit full on and hectic with a 3 test tour of South Africa in Sep/Oct followed by a 4 test series v NZ for our summer and then as soon as that finishes we head to India for 5 tests in Jan/Feb 2027 before finishing with the 150th anniversary test against the Poms at the MCG in March. So 14 tests in just on 7 months

Just such a waste in our calendar to have the warmer months without international cricket at home.

I was blessed growing up in the 80's.

[Jim05]

Just such a waste in our calendar to have the warmer months without international cricket at home.

I was blessed growing up in the 80's.

Yeah, Jan 8th is the last day of International cricket in Australia for the summer and that’s only if the Poms can drag it to day 5.
Quite bizarre to think it’s all over that early

[The Dark Knight]

Australia A will play Sri Lanka A in three one-dayers and two first-class matches in the Northern Territory in July.
https://www.cricket.com.au/news/4269757

[Lightning McQueen]

Australia A will play Sri Lanka A in three one-dayers and two first-class matches in the Northern Territory in July.
https://www.cricket.com.au/news/4269757

Which SA based players will get a gig do you think? Sangha, McSweeney, Dockett, Buckingham and McAndrew would all have to come into consideration.

Fergus would have to be a shoe-in, Patterson, Kellaway and Konstas you would think along with Rocchiwhoever, Bell and Edwards perhaps, Kuhnemann??

[The Dark Knight]

Australia A will play Sri Lanka A in three one-dayers and two first-class matches in the Northern Territory in July.
https://www.cricket.com.au/news/4269757

Which SA based players will get a gig do you think? Sangha, McSweeney, Dockett, Buckingham and McAndrew would all have to come into consideration.

Fergus would have to be a shoe-in, Patterson, Kellaway and Konstas you would think along with Rocchiwhoever, Bell and Edwards perhaps, Kuhnemann??

Yeah I'd like to think the SA players you mentioned would be a good chance, especially McSweeney and McAndrew (depending on his stint with Sussex) but except Doggatt and also Kuhnemann and Kontas as they're going to the West Indies with the Australian squad, that tour is at a similar time to the Aus A series.

Agree O'Neill is a lock and the others are definitely a chance, I'd say potentially Hardie, Phillippe, Sutherland, Bartlett, Neser, Harris, Murphy, Richardson and Morris could also be there aswell depending on fitness and availability (with County cricket and the MLC being on at the same time).