Key Takeaways
- Pakistan will tour Australia in December 2027 for a three-Test series.
- Cricket Australia CEO Todd Greenberg considers Pakistan for longer series due to expatriate community.
- The tour will be part of Australia’s 2027-28 home schedule.
Pakistan will tour Australia in December 2027 for a three-Test series, as part of the next World Test Championship cycle, according to Cricket Australia CEO Todd Greenberg.
Greenberg highlighted the importance of the expatriate community in Australia as a key factor in considering Pakistan for potential longer Test series in the future.
The tour will form part of Australia’s 2027-28 home schedule, with Sri Lanka scheduled to visit in February 2028 after the Big Bash League.
Australia’s home Test schedule for the next Future Tours Programme is also nearing completion, with India set to tour in 2028-29, followed by England in 2029-30.
Australia’s opponents for the 2030-31 home season have yet to be confirmed, but Cricket Australia is interested in hosting South Africa for a five-Test series in the future.
Greenberg noted that arranging such a series remains difficult due to the traditional home cricket periods of both boards, which require protection of their respective home windows.
Despite commercial and financial challenges, Cricket Australia remains in discussions with South Africa and views the country as an important Test-playing nation.
The last time Pakistan toured Australia for a Test series was in 2023-24, when Australia won the series 3-0, with the hosts winning the first Test by 360 runs, the second by 79 runs, and the third by eight wickets.
Pakistan were an option for a longer series given the expat community in Australia.
Todd Greenberg, Cricket Australia CEO
