Australia announce jam-packed summer calendar

In September, Australia will play a white-ball series in India, followed by home series against the West Indies and England to prepare for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.

Cricket On Monday, Australia revealed a jam-packed summer schedule, with the T20 World Cup on home soil from October 16 to November 13 being the highlight.

While the actual dates of Australia’s away tour to India are still to be determined, the 20-over showcase will begin with two matches against the West Indies on the Gold Coast and three matches against England in Brisbane and Canberra.

Following the conclusion of the T20 World Cup, Australia will host England in a three-match ODI series before beginning back-to-back Test series against the West Indies and South Africa at the end of November.

Cricket Australia defied precedent by awarding the first Test of the home summer to Optus Stadium in Perth, with Adelaide Oval hosting the second and final Test against the West Indies as part of the World Test Championship.

Prior to Christmas, the Gabba will host the first Test against the Proteas, followed by the MCG’s Boxing Day Test and the SCG’s New Year’s Test.

On Monday, the dates for the forthcoming Women’s series were also revealed, with Australia hosting Pakistan in an ODI and T20I series in January, ahead of the Women’s ICC T20 World Cup in South Africa in February.

This year, Meg Lanning’s team will compete at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham before heading to India for a tour in December.

Cricket Australia CEO Nick Hockley praised the news and expressed optimism that Australia’s men’s and women’s teams will be able to defend their T20 World Cup titles in the coming months.

“Our exceptional players inspire the next generation of cricketers in the shortest format of the game,” Hockley said.

“Both our teams have the opportunity to defend their T20 World Cup titles, the men’s team on home soil and the women’s team in South Africa, as our exceptional players inspire the next generation of cricketers in the shortest format of the game.”

“I’d want to take this opportunity to wish our No. 1 women’s team the best of luck as they prepare for the Commonwealth Games in Ireland and England.”

“It’s the start of a thrilling eight months for the team, which involves a tour of India, a home series against Pakistan, a chance to participate in the Hundred, and our own lengthy domestic season leading up to the T20 World Cup.”

According to Hockley, the removal of numerous constraints as a result of Covid-19 has made scheduling a little easier than in previous years.

“After two years of being impacted by the epidemic, the Australian men’s squad will have a particularly busy summer in 2022-23 as we fulfil our commitments to the ICC’s Future Tours Program.”

“This opens up significant potential to qualify for the ICC World Test Championship Final and prepare for the ICC Men’s One-Day World Cup in India in 2023,” he went on to say.

“While the dates of the ODI series against South Africa are laid out in the Future Tours Program, we just received a request from Cricket South Africa to rethink the dates of the three games, but we have not been able to identify alternate dates as of yet.”

2022-23 SUMMER OF INTERNATIONAL CRICKET

Men’s ODI Series v Zimbabwe
August 28: Riverway Stadium, Townsville
August 31: Riverway Stadium, Townsville
September 3: Riverway Stadium, Townsville

Men’s ODI Series v New Zealand

September 6: Cazalys Stadium, Cairns (D/N)
September 8: Cazalys Stadium, Cairns (D/N)
September 11: Cazalys Stadium, Cairns (D/N)

Men’s T20I Series v West Indies
October 5: Metricon Stadium, Gold Coast
October 7: Metricon Stadium, Gold Coast

Men’s T20I Series v England
October 9: The Gabba, Brisbane
October 12: Manuka Oval, Canberra
October 14: Manuka Oval, Canberra

Men’s ICC T20 World Cup
October 16 – November 13

Men’s ODI Series v England
November 17: Adelaide Oval, Adelaide (D/N)
November 19: SCG, Sydney (D/N)
November 22: MCG, Melbourne (D/N)

Men’s Test Series v West Indies
November 30 – December 4: Perth Stadium, Perth

December 8 – December 12: Adelaide Oval, Adelaide (D/N)

Men’s Test Series v South Africa
December 17 – December 21: The Gabba, Brisbane
December 26 – December 30: MCG, Melbourne
January 4 – January 8: SCG, Sydney

Men’s ODI Series v South Africa*

*Dates subject to confirmation
January 12: Blundstone Arena, Hobart
January 14: SCG, Sydney
January 17: Perth Stadium, Perth

Women’s ODI Series v Pakistan
January 16: Allan Border Field, Brisbane

January 18: Allan Border Field, Brisbane
January 21: North Sydney Oval, Sydney

Women’s T20I Series v Pakistan
January 24: North Sydney Oval, Sydney
January 27: Manuka Oval, Canberra
January 29: Manuka Oval, Canberra

Away Tours

Men’s Tour of Sri Lanka
June 7 – July 12

Women’s T20I Tri-Series
Australia | Pakistan | Ireland
July 16 – July 23: Derry

2022 Commonwealth Games
July 29 – August 7: Birmingham

Men’s Tour of India
September

Women’s Tour of India
December

Women’s ICC T20 World Cup
February 9 – February 26: South Africa

Men’s Tour of India
February – March