Cricket Australia has declared their fixtures for the summer of 2020-21 as Australia recovered speedily from the coronavirus pandemic. In a detailed schedule, involving men and women fixtures lays the trademark Border-Gavaskar series with Virat Kohli & co. taking on the number 1 Test team Australia in four Test matches.
But the CEO of Cricket Australia, Kevin Roberts said that the schedule can be changed and flexible on the basis of constantly changing the situation of COVID-19 and the rules & regulations of the government at the time.
According to the report, the four-Test series will start on 3rd December at the Gabba, which has been preferred to host the Test series in the Perth Stadium.
Cricket Australia also has declared an ODI series in August against Zimbabwe. But there is no clear description of venues hosting the first two ODI games as yet. All can be confirmed after discussion with the relevant stakeholders.
A three-match Twenty20I series on 4th-9th October against West Indies and from 26th January to 2nd February, a week-long limited-overs series against New Zealand- the series against India is scheduled.
Australia Summer 2020-21 – Full Itinerary:
India tour of Australia
| Date | Match | Venue |
| October 11 | Australia vs India, 1st T20I | Gabba, Brisbane |
| October 14 | Australia vs India, 2nd T20I | Manuka Oval, Canberra |
| October 17 | Australia vs India, 3rd T20I | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide |
| December 3-7 | Australia vs India, 1st Test | Gabba, Brisbane |
| December 11-15 | Australia vs India, 2nd Test | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide |
| December 26-30 | Australia vs India, 3rd Test | MCG, Melbourne |
| January 3-7 | Australia vs India, 4th Test | SCG, Sydney |
| January 12 | Australia vs India, 1st ODI | Perth Stadium, Perth |
| January 15 | Australia vs India, 2nd ODI | MCG, Melbourne |
| January 17 | Australia vs India, 3rd ODI | SCG, Sydney |
Afghanistan tour of Australia
| Date | Match | Venue |
| November 21-25 | Australia vs Afghanistan, Only Test | Perth Stadium, Perth |
Zimbabwe tour of Australia
| Date | Match | Venue |
| August 9 | Australia vs Zimbabwe, 1st ODI | TBA |
| August 12 | Australia vs Zimbabwe, 2nd ODI | TBA |
| August 15 | Australia vs Zimbabwe, 3rd ODI | Riverway Stadium, Townsville |
West Indies tour of Australia
| Date | Match | Venue |
| October 4 | Australia vs West Indies, 1st T20I | Riverway Stadium, Townsville |
| October 6 | Australia vs West Indies, 2nd T20I | Cazaly’s Stadium, Cairns |
| October 9 | Australia vs West Indies, 3rd T20I | Metricon Stadium, Gold Coast |
New Zealand tour of Australia
| Date | Match | Venue |
| January 26 | Australia vs New Zealand, 1st ODI | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide |
| January 29 | Australia vs New Zealand, 2nd ODI | Manuka Oval, Canberra |
| January 31 | Australia vs New Zealand, 3rd ODI | Blundstone Arena, Hobart |
| February 2 | Australia vs New Zealand, Only T20I | SCG, Sydney |
A number of stadiums are all set to host international games for the first time. The Bill Pippen oval situated in Gold Coast, Queensland has never hosted any international match before but now it is all set to host its first match on October 9, 2020, in the third Twenty20I against West Indies.
Another stadium, Townsville, in which only five matches were held, is also all set to host a T20I against West Indies and an ODI match against Zimbabwe respectively. After 16 years, Cazaly’s Stadium, Cairns is prepared to host an international match.
