England return to Australia from 13 November to 2 December 2026 for three One Day Internationals and five T20 Internationals, played in eight cities from Perth on the west coast to Canberra in the east. Cricket Australia confirmed the dates and venues in March 2026. It is a white-ball tour, which makes it a lighter sequel to last summer's Ashes, when Australia won 4-1 but England ended an 18-match winless run in Australia with a win at the MCG.
For a travelling fan, this is a summer road trip with a cricket match at every stop. You can pick a single city, follow the ODIs across Perth, Adelaide and Hobart, or take in the T20Is at some of the most famous grounds in the world, including the MCG, the Gabba and the SCG.
This is a bilateral tour, played as two short series. The ODI series comes first, with matches on 13, 15 and 18 November. The five T20Is follow between 21 November and 2 December, and each has a different host city.
Start times vary because Australia spans several time zones and not every state uses daylight saving. The first ODI in Perth starts at 11:30 AM local time, the second in Adelaide at 2:00 PM and the third in Hobart at 2:30 PM. The T20Is are evening matches, at 7:15 PM in Melbourne, Sydney and Canberra, and 6:15 PM on the Gold Coast and in Brisbane. In the UK, the T20Is fall in the early morning, and the ODIs in the small hours.
Australia and England play the oldest rivalry in international cricket, and the first Test ever played was between them, at the MCG in March 1877. The current tour follows the 2025-26 Ashes, which Australia won 4-1 and retained within 11 days, the quickest series win since 2002-03. England's win at the MCG in the fourth Test ended a winless streak in Australia that had lasted 14 years.
Recent white-ball meetings have been close. England won the T20I series in Australia 2-0 in 2022 before Australia took the ODI series 3-0. In September 2024, Australia won the five-match ODI series in England 3-2 and the T20I series ended 1-1. England also beat Pakistan in the 2022 T20 World Cup final at the MCG, and they return to the ground for the first T20I on 21 November.
Australia is a country where cricket is part of the summer calendar, and grounds are often in the middle of the city. This tour visits Western Australia, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Queensland, New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, so you can see a very different landscape at each stop, from Perth's river and beaches to Hobart's harbour and mountain backdrop.
Late November is early summer, and conditions vary by city, with hot days in Perth, Adelaide and Sydney, milder ones in Hobart and Melbourne, and a chance of humid afternoon storms in Brisbane and the Gold Coast. Distances are large, so most fans travel between cities by air. The currency is the Australian dollar, and many visitors need an Electronic Travel Authority or a visitor visa, so check the requirements for your passport before you book.
The tour opens on Friday 13 November with the first ODI at Optus Stadium in Perth, followed by the second at Adelaide Oval on Sunday 15 November and the third at Bellerive Oval in Hobart on Wednesday 18 November. All three ODIs are played in the daytime or afternoon.
The T20I series starts at the MCG on Saturday 21 November, moves to the Gold Coast on Tuesday 24 November and the Gabba on Friday 27 November, then goes to the SCG on Sunday 29 November. It finishes at Manuka Oval in Canberra on Wednesday 2 December. England will return to Australia in March 2027 for a day-night Test at the MCG marking 150 years of Test cricket, but that match is a separate trip.
Optus Stadium opened in January 2018, and its first ODI was against England, on 28 January that year. It holds more than 61,000, and a lightweight membrane roof covers about 85 per cent of the seats. It staged its first Test in December 2018 against India. The stadium is on the Swan River at Burswood, reached by train, and Perth offers Kings Park, Fremantle and day trips to Rottnest Island.
Adelaide Oval holds about 53,500 after its 2012 to 2014 redevelopment, yet it keeps its heritage scoreboard from 1911, the only manual scoreboard still in use at a major Australasian cricket ground. It staged the first day-night Test in November 2015 and a record cricket crowd of 55,317 in 2017. It sits in the Adelaide Park Lands, a short walk from the city centre.
Bellerive holds around 20,000 and staged its first Test in December 1989. It is now called Ninja Stadium for sponsorship reasons, and it has the Ricky Ponting Stand and the David Boon Stand, both named after Tasmanian batting greats. Hobart is a small harbour city with Salamanca Market, the MONA museum and Mount Wellington above it.
The MCG holds just over 100,000 and hosted the first Test ever played, in 1877, and the first men's ODI, in 1971. It also staged the 2022 T20 World Cup final in which England beat Pakistan. It hosts the first T20I on Saturday 21 November, and Melbourne's laneways and cafes are close to the ground.
Gold Coast Stadium at Carrara, also known as People First Stadium, was opened in 1987 and redeveloped in 2010 and 2011. It holds about 21,000 for cricket and staged its first men's T20I in November 2018 against South Africa. The Gold Coast is known for its beaches and theme parks, so it makes a natural stop for a few days off.
The Gabba's first match was in 1896 and its first Test came in 1931. Australia had won 42 of the 66 Tests played there as of 2024, and it holds about 36,000 for cricket. No Test is scheduled there in 2026-27, so this T20I on 27 November is a rare visit. Plans call for a new stadium after the 2032 Olympics, which adds to the sense that any visit could be one of the last.
The SCG holds about 48,000 and staged its first Test in 1882. It has two heritage pavilions, the Members' Pavilion from 1878 and the Ladies' Pavilion from 1896, and the Victor Trumper Stand replaced the Hill in 2008. It hosts the fourth T20I on 29 November, and the Opera House and harbour are a short ride away.
Manuka Oval is Canberra's cricket ground, with a capacity of about 15,000 and floodlights that lean inwards so as not to rise above the height of Parliament House. It staged its first T20I in November 2019 against Pakistan and holds the Jack Fingleton Scoreboard, which came from the MCG and dates to 1901. It closes the tour on 2 December.
Harry Brook leads England's white-ball sides, and he made his maiden ODI century in the 2024 series against Australia. England go on to tour South Africa in December and January, so this is the first stage of a long southern-hemisphere winter. Squads for this tour had not been named at the time of writing.
Australia are the reigning ODI World Cup holders, and they beat England 3-2 in ODIs in England in 2024, with Travis Head as player of the series. Their squad for this tour had not been announced at the time of writing.
An England tour of Australia draws big, loud crowds, and English supporters often travel in large numbers. T20Is under lights at the MCG, the Gabba and the SCG are among the great evening events of the Australian summer, and the daytime ODIs give you time to see the city around them.
The eight-city itinerary is flexible. You can take a two-match trip, follow the full run from Perth to Canberra, or pair a T20I with a longer holiday on the Gold Coast, in Tasmania or on Sydney Harbour.
Perth, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane are the main international gateways, and domestic flights connect all eight host cities. Match days fall two to three days apart, so it is realistic to see several games in a single trip. Book accommodation early in host cities on match weekends, pack for warm sun and the occasional storm, and check visa requirements well before departure.
CrickBuster builds England tour of Australia 2026 trips around guaranteed official match tickets in general and hospitality seating, with stadium transfers, airport transfers, accommodation and flights arranged for you. Packages can also include excursions and sightseeing in each host city, plus meet-and-greet and fan experiences where they are offered.
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