When does Australia play its next Test match? Opponents, dates and venues for Australia’s upcoming 2026 Test schedule

It was frenetic, dramatic and sometimes truly indescribable—and now the 2025-26 Ashes is over.

With the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup and Indian Premier League next on the agenda for most of Australia’s top stars, Test cricket is set to take a back seat until August before an intense period of 14 matches in just seven months.

AllSportsPeople outlines everything you need to know about Australia’s upcoming Test schedule.

When does Australia play its next Test match? 

Australia’s red ball squad will reassemble for a two-Test winter series against Bangladesh scheduled for northern Australian venues in August 2026. 

While yet to be officially confirmed the matches are expected to be played in Darwin and Mackay, with Great Barrier Reef Arena in Mackay set to become Australia’s 12th Test venue.

When is Australia’s next away Test tour?

Following the Bangladesh series, Australia will tour South Africa and play three Test matches against the reigning ICC World Test Champions in September and October 2026  as well as three ODI matches.

It will be the first time Australia has toured South Africa for a Test series since the infamous ‘sandpaper gate’ match of 2018.

Who does Australia play next summer 2026-27?

Trans-Tasman rivals New Zealand will tour Australia next summer playing four Tests in Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney between November 2026 and January 2027.

All four Tests against the Kiwis will be played as day matches and there will be no Test held in Brisbane.

Australia Men’s Test Match Schedule for 2026

Following the New Zealand home series, Australia will travel to India for a five-Test away series in January and February 2027 competing for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.