Australia mens Future Tours Program, schedule, fixture, Test series, summer, tours, who will they play

India and Australia will clash home and away in two five-Test series between 2024 and 2027, cricket’s world governing body said on Wednesday as it released its international schedule.

The two heavyweights have long competed for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in a maximum of four Tests in one series, but Australia will host India for five Tests in 2024-2025 and they will meet again in India in 2027.

It is the first time in more than 30 years that they will play a series contested over five Tests.

The growth of the IPL window will force unique scheduling, including a five-Test series in India during the Aussie summer, across late January and early February in 2027.

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The International Cricket Council said its 12 members would play 777 international matches, including 173 Tests, 281 ODIs and 323 T20Is in the next Future Tours Program cycle for 2023-2027.

Australia great Ricky Ponting praised the prospect of five-Test affairs between his country and India.

I think spectators from Australia and India and probably anyone who loved the game around the world would have liked to have seen more Test matches between Australia and India, Ponting told an ICC program.

So absolutely I think its a fantastic initiative and more importantly, I think all the players will really enjoy that as well.

Australia, India and England, often called the Big Three of cricket, will feature in the largest number of Test matches in 2023-2027.

The upcoming cycle also features five major ICC events, starting with the 50-over World Cup in India next year.

Australia Mens Future Tours Program ([A] = away)

2022-23

August: Three ODIs v Zimbabwe (Townsville)

September: Three ODIs v NZ (Cairns). [A] Three T20 tour of India (Mohali, Nagpur and Hyderabad)

October: Two T20s v West Indies (Gold Coast, Brisbane). Three T20s v England (Perth, Canberra)

October-November: T20 World Cup (Australia)

November: Three ODIs v England (Adelaide, Sydney, Melbourne)

December: Two Tests v West Indies (Perth, Adelaide)

December-January: Three Tests v South Africa (Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney)

[A] February-March: Four Test tour of India

2023-24

[A] June: World Test Championship final Lords (if qualified)

[A] June-July: Five Test Ashes tour of England

[A] September: Five ODIs and three T20s tour of South Africa. [A] Three ODI tour of India

[A] October-November: ODI World Cup India

[A] November-December: Five T20 tour of India

December: Three Tests v Pakistan

January: Two Tests v West Indies

February: Three ODIs and three T20s v West Indies

[A] February-March: Two Tests and three T20s tour of NZ

2024-25

[A] June: T20 World Cup USA/Windies

[A] August: Three T20s v Afghanistan (location TBC)

[A] August-September: Three ODIs, one T20 tour of Ireland

[A] September: Five ODIs and three T20s tour of England

November: Three ODIs and three T20s v Pakistan

December-January: Five-Test Border-Gavaskar series v India

[A] February: Two-Test tour of Sri Lanka

[A] February-March: ICC Champions Trophy (50-over) tournament in Pakistan

2025-26

[A] June: World Test Championship final Lords (if qualified)

[A] June-July: Two Tests, three ODIs and three T20 tour of the West Indies

August: Three ODIs and three T20s against South Africa (To be played in northern Australia)

[A] October: Three T20 tour of New Zealand

October-November: Three ODIs and five T20s v India

December-January: Five-Test Ashes series against England

[A] February: Three T20s tour of Pakistan

[A] February-March: T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka

[A] March: Three ODIs tour of Pakistan

2026-27

[A] June: Three ODIs and three T20s tour of Bangladesh

August: One Test and three T20s v Afghanistan (northern Australia)

[A] September-October: Three Tests and three ODIs tour of South Africa

November-December: Three ODIs and five T20s v England

December-January: Three Tests v New Zealand

[A] January-February: Five-Test Border-Gavaskar Series tour of India

March: Two Tests v Bangladesh