Cricket Australia Reveals 2019-20 Summer Schedule

Cricket Australia (CA) have revealed their full schedule for the upcoming 2019-20 summer. The men’s team will clash with New Zealand, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka while the Women team will host India, England, and the Lankans. Meanwhile, this is the first time in 41 years, that their men schedule will extend till late March when Australia takes on New Zealand in a three-match ODI series.

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A total of 28 international matches across ten venues will shape Australia’s summer that will also include the women’s T20 World Cup. Gabba will host the first Test of the summer from November 21 against Pakistan which forms a part of the ICC World Test Championship. The Aussies have a scintillating record at Brisbane as they are unbeaten in the last 30 Tests since 1988. Then there will be two consecutive Day-Night Tests against Pakistan and New Zealand at Adelaide and Perth respectively.

This will be followed by customary Test matches at Melbourne and Sydney. Meanwhile, New Zealand will play their first Boxing Day Test after a gap of 32 years and just the fourth time they’ve ever played a Test at the venue. CA’s Head of Cricket Operations Peter Roach said admitted that scheduling international cricket is a tough act considering other international team’s schedule.

“Scheduling international cricket is challenging in that nine of the ten major cricketing countries have seasons similar to ours, so working with them to find space in the calendar to fulfil our obligations to the ICC Future Tours Program (FTP) is a juggling act,” Roach said.

There will be a 63-day break between the men’s home international fixtures, with Australia’s ODI team expected to be in India for about 10 days in late January. Australia are also scheduled to visit South Africa and Bangladesh for limited overs fixtures in February according to the FTP, a period when they are often on the road.

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Meanwhile, the men’s international summer also opens with T20s when the Aussies play back-to-back three-game series against Sri Lanka and then Pakistan – currently the world’s No.1 T20 side, starting October 27 at the Adelaide Oval.

Full 2019-20 International Fixtures

All start times are subject to change, and listed in local time

Women’s CommBank T20s v Sri Lanka

September 29: North Sydney Oval, 2.30pm

September 30: North Sydney Oval, 7pm

October 2: North Sydney Oval, 2pm

Women’s CommBank ODIs v Sri Lanka

October 5: Allan Border Field, 10am

October 7: Allan Border Field, 10am

October 9: Allan Border Field, 10am

Men’s Gillette T20s v Sri Lanka

October 27: Adelaide Oval, 2pm

October 30: Gabba, 6.10pm

November 1: MCG, 7.10pm

Men’s Gillette T20s v Pakistan

November 3: SCG, 2.30pm

November 5: Manuka Oval, 7.10pm

November 8: Perth Stadium, 4.30pm

Men’s Domain Test Series v Pakistan

November 21-25: Gabba, 10am

November 29-December 3: Adelaide Oval, 2pm (D/N)

Men’s Domain Test Series v New Zealand

December 12-16: Perth Stadium, 1pm (D/N)

December 26-30: MCG, 10.30am

January 3-7: SCG, 10.30am

Women’s CommBank 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 Gillette ODIs v New Zealand

March 13: SCG, 2.30pm (D/N)

March 15: SCG, 10.30am

March 20: Blundstone Arena, 2.30pm (D/N)