Cricket Australia confirms matches against England men and women this summer

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The England men will take on Australia in the T20 and ODI Series, while the Australia women will travel to Ireland for the T20I Tri Series before competing at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.

Liam Livingstone celebrates a wicket against Australia in the T20 World Cup last year

Cricket Australia has announced T20I and ODI matches against the England men’s and women’s teams as part of a packed 2022-23 summer schedule.

England’s men will travel to take on the reigning T20 champions in an opening clash at The Gabba in Brisbane on October 9, before the teams meet at the Manuka Oval in Canberra on October 12-14 before defending the World Cup in Australia from October 16 to November 13. .

Matthew Mott’s ODI team then kicks off a three-match series in Adelaide on November 17, followed by games in Sydney on November 19 and Melbourne on November 22.

Meanwhile, the Australian Women’s T20 World Cup winners compete against Australia, Pakistan and Ireland in Derry from July 16-23 as part of the Women’s Commonwealth Bank T20I Tri-Series, after which Birmingham waits while the Games of Commonwealth 2022 will take place from July 29 to August 7

Cricket Australia CEO Nick Hockley said: “After arguably the most successful summer in our cricket history last year, we are delighted to announce an action-packed international calendar for our outstanding men’s and women’s teams.

“We are hosting a record six nation tour in Australia this season, in addition to the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. It promises to be an incredible summer.”

“We are delighted that Test Cricket is returning to Perth Stadium for the first Test of the summer against the West Indies, after almost three years without international cricket, and we look forward to welcoming South Africa over Boxing Day and into the New Year for the first time.” time since 2008.

“I would like to take this opportunity to wish our No. 1 ranked women’s team the best of luck as they travel to Ireland and then England for the Commonwealth Games. It is the start of an exciting eight months for the team which also includes a tour to India, home series against Pakistan, the chance to play in the Hundred and our own extended domestic season, ahead of the T20 World Cup.

Australia’s schedule also includes the ODI Series against Zimbabwe (Aug 28-Sep 3), New Zealand (Sep 6-Sep 11), followed by a T20I Series against the West Indies before their meeting with England. .

Newly appointed head coach Andrew McDonald leads his team in their first Test of the summer against the West Indies on November 30, before hosting South Africa in December.

Next February will also see the women of Australia go in search of their sixth T20 World Cup crown.

“After two years affected by the pandemic, the summer of 2022-23 at home will be especially busy for the Australian men’s team as we deliver on our commitments to the ICC Future Tours programme,” added Hockley. “This provides important opportunities to move towards the final ICC World Test Championship qualification as well as prepare for the ICC Cricket World Cup in India in 2023.”

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