Dates revealed for England's white-ball tour of Australia

England will face Australia in eight white-ball contests between 13 November and 2 December, Cricket Australia has confirmed, before returning in March 2027 for a historic day-night Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground to celebrate 150 years since the first-ever Test.

The itinerary opens with three one-day internationals: Perth on 13 November, Adelaide on 15 November and Hobart on 18 November. A five-match T20 international series follows, beginning at the MCG on 21 November and moving through Gold Coast (24 November), Brisbane (27 November), Sydney (29 November) and finishing in Canberra on 2 December.

After the limited-overs leg, England will head to South Africa for three Tests and three ODIs running from 17 December to 15 January. Their next engagement in Australia will be the standalone pink-ball Test from 11-15 March 2027, exactly 150 years after Australia defeated England by 45 runs in the inaugural Test at the same venue, where Charles Bannerman’s 165 anchored the hosts’ first innings.

Cricket Australia has extended an invitation to King Charles to attend the anniversary match, recalling the presence of the late Queen Elizabeth II at the centenary Test in 1977. England are expected to schedule a warm-up fixture ahead of the marquee MCG clash, mindful of the criticism that followed their compressed preparation for the 2025-26 Ashes series, which they lost 4-1.

Looking further ahead, the next Ashes series in England in 2027 will be staged at Lord’s, The Kia Oval, Edgbaston, Trent Bridge and Southampton’s Utilita Bowl, with Headingley and Emirates Old Trafford not selected. England’s 2026 home summer will feature Tests against New Zealand and Pakistan plus white-ball meetings with India and Sri Lanka, the New Zealand series starting at Lord’s on 4 June.