Melbourne: Australia will return to the Gabba to open its test summer in a series against Pakistan that will count for points in the ICC's Test Championship.
Cricket Australia on Tuesday released its 2019-2020 schedule which features two tests against Pakistan and three against New Zealand, with a day-night match in each series.
Australia will open its summer test season on November 21 in Brisbane, where it is unbeaten in test matches since 1988, then play a day-night test in Adelaide from November 29. The Gabba was left off the schedule in last season's four-test series against India.
New Zealand plays Australia in the first test day-night test in Perth, beginning Dec. 12, before the traditional Melbourne Cricket Ground test starting Dec. 26 and the New Year's test in Sydney.
It will be Australia's first Boxing Day test against New Zealand since 1987 - a 32-year gap - and just the fourth time they've played a test at the famous venue.
Cricket Australia said it will honor its commitment to tour India for three one-day internationals in mid-January, which had caused a reshuffle of the home international schedule and pushed back the Chappell-Hadlee ODI series between the trans-Tasman neighbors.
New Zealand, which will wrap up its test series in Sydney beginning Jan. 3, will return to Australia for three ODIs on March 13 and 15 (both in Sydney) and March 20 in Hobart.
The test series will be preceded by Twenty20 internationals between Australia, Sri Lanka and Pakistan starting Oct. 27 in Adelaide.
The T20 World Cup will be hosted by Australia in October and November of 2020.
Schedule
Tests
November 21-25 - Pakistan at Brisbane
November 29-December 3 - Pakistan at Adelaide (day/night)
December 12-16 - New Zealand at Perth (day/night)
December 26-30 - New Zealand at Melbourne
January 3-7 - New Zealand at Sydney
One-day internationals
March 13 - New Zealand at Sydney
March 15 - New Zealand at Sydney
March 20 - New Zealand at Hobart
Twenty20 internationals
October 27 - Sri Lanka at Adelaide
October 30 - Sri Lanka at Brisbane
November 1 - Sri Lanka at Melbourne
November 3 - Pakistan at Sydney
November 5 - Pakistan at Canberra
November 8 - Pakistan at Perth
