Australia, known as the champions, are ready to welcome the new year, 2026, as once again they will try to continue their image of dominance in the cricket world.
Here, we are checking the complete cricket schedule for Australia in the calendar year of 2026.
January: England tour of Australia (Ashes 2025/26)
Last match of the 5-match Test series
While the hosts Australia are leading this series by 3-1, they have already secured the series before the last Test of the series at Sydney, starting on 3rd January.
January: Australia tour of Pakistan
3-match T20I series
Before this series, Australia played only one T20I against the hosts Pakistan in 2022, which Australia won.
February 7 – March 8: ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 (Hosts India and Sri Lanka)
March: Australia tour of Pakistan
3-match ODI series
Australia won their only bilateral away ODI series in Pakistan in 1998, as they suffered losses in their other three away ODI series in Pakistan (including a one-off), including the last one in 2022.
June: Australia tour of Bangladesh
3-match ODI series
3-match T20I series
Visitors Australia have won both their bilateral ODI series against Bangladesh in 2006 and 2011.
Visitors Australia suffered the only bilateral T20I series defeat against Bangladesh in 2021.
July-August: Afghanistan tour of Australia
One-off Test
3-match T20I series
It will be their first Test meeting.
Australia and Afghanistan haven’t played a bilateral T20I series yet.
September-October: Australia tour of South Africa
3-match Test series
3-match ODI series
After recording five Test series wins and two Test series draws, visitors Australia lost their bilateral Test series against the hosts South Africa last time in 2018.
After Australia won the bilateral ODI series in South Africa in 2011, they have suffered three consecutive such series defeats against the hosts South Africa.
November: England tour of Australia
3-match ODI series
5-match T20I series
In the Australia vs England bilateral ODI series with more than one match in Australia, England won only once in 2018, while the hosts Aussies won the other series, including the last one in 2022.
In the Australia vs England bilateral T20I series with more than one match in Australia, one had a draw result, while Australia won once, and England won the last one in 2022.
December: New Zealand tour of Australia
3-match Test series (Stretch to January 2027)
Australia have suffered only one home bilateral Test series defeat against New Zealand, a long time back in 1985. Since then, the Baggy Greens have won seven out of their last 10 Test series against the Blackcaps, including winning the last two Test series.
