Australia will travel to England in June of 2018 in a limited overs tour. This will be the first tour for the Australian cricket team following the infamous ball-tampering scandal. Now without captain Steve Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft, it remains to be seen how Australia will line up.
In the 142 all-time ODIs played between Australia and England, Australia has won 81 matches. The first five meetings between the teams will be played in an ODI format with the last match being the sole T20 format.
Australia has won seven of the twelve T20 matches played.
The tour of England will be broadcast exclusively on the Nine Network. They have lost the rights to Australia’s home fixtures, however, have all rights to the upcoming 2019 Ashes and World Cup. The ODI series was originally set to be part of the Ashes tour, however, with the World Cup in the same summer, it was brought forward by 12 months.
Australia’s 2018 limited overs Tour of England
| Fixture | Venue | Date | Time | Broadcast |
| England vs Australia – 1st ODI | The Oval, London | June 13 | 10pm | Nine |
| England vs Australia – 2nd ODI | Sophia Gardens, Cardiff | June 16 | 8pm | Nine |
| England vs Australia – 3rd ODI | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | June 19 | 11pm | Nine |
| England vs Australia – 4th ODI | Riverside Ground, Chester-Le-Street | June 21 | 11pm | Nine |
| England vs Australia – 5th ODI | Old Trafford, Manchester | June 24 | 8pm | Nine |
| England vs Australia – Only T20 | Edgbaston, Birmingham | June 28 | 3:30am | Nine |
All times are AEST.
Australia will remain busy after their tour of England, with a scheduled trip to Zimbabwe.
Originally scheduled was a three ODI two-Test series but due to financial problems, the tour of Zimbabwe will be shortened to a T20 tri-series also involving Pakistan. Unlike Australia, Pakistan will stay on for a five-match ODI series.
A two-test and three-ODI series was also on the cards against Bangladesh, however, has since been cancelled by Cricket Australia.
Australian fans wanting to watch the tour of Zimbabwe will more than likely be able to do so via Fox Sports with either a valid Foxtel TV or Foxtel Now subscription.
Details will be confirmed in the coming weeks.
T20I tri-series in Zimbabwe
| Fixture | Venue | Date | Time | Broadcast |
| Zimbabwe vs Pakistan | Harare Sports Club | July 1 | TBC | TBC |
| Pakistan vs Australia | Harare Sports Club | July 2 | TBC | TBC |
| Australia vs Zimbabwe | Harare Sports Club | July 3 | TBC | TBC |
| Zimbabwe vs Pakistan | Harare Sports Club | July 4 | TBC | TBC |
| Pakistan vs Australia | Harare Sports Club | July 5 | TBC | TBC |
| Australia vs Zimbabwe | Harare Sports Club | July 6 | TBC | TBC |
| Final | Harare Sports Club | July 8 | TBC | TBC |
Following the tour of Zimbabwe, Australia are slated to travel to the United Arab Emirates for two Tests and limited overs matches against Pakistan. Venues and dates are still to be confirmed, with Pakistan holding out in hope Australia would agree to play in Pakistan.
They decided against it however, with CA not willing to take the security risk. Pakistan, as a result, are looking at other locations such as Malaysia due to the domestic season using grounds in the UAE.
What has been locked in is the summer of cricket which will feature South Africa, India and Sri Lanka all coming to Australia shores. First up is a series of limited overs games versus the South Africans.
South Africa limited overs tour of Australia
| Fixture | Venue | Date | Time | Broadcast |
| Australia vs South Africa first ODI | Perth Stadium | November 4 | TBC | Fox Sports |
| Australia vs South Africa second ODI | Adelaide Oval | November 9 | TBC | Fox Sports |
| Australia vs South Africa third ODI | Blundstone Arena | November 11 | TBC | Fox Sports |
| Australia vs South Africa only T20 | Metricon Stadium | November 17 | TBC | Fox Sports |
After this Australia will play India in all three formats of the game, starting with T20s, before moving into a four-Test series including the Boxing Day Test, followed by ODIs.
India tour of Australia
| Fixture | Venue | Date | Time | Broadcast |
| Australia vs India First T20 | The Gabba | November 21 | TBC | Fox Sports |
| Australia vs India Second T20 | MCG | November 23 | TBC | Fox Sports |
| Australia vs India Third T20 | SCG | November 25 | TBC | Fox Sports |
| Australia vs India First Test | Adelaide Oval | December 6 | TBC | Seven, Fox Sports |
| Australia vs India Second Test | Perth Stadium | December 14 | TBC | Seven, Fox Sports |
| Australia vs India Third Test | MCG | December 26 | TBC | Seven, Fox Sports |
| Australia vs India Fourth Test | SCG | January 3 | TBC | Seven, Fox Sports |
| Australia vs India First ODI | SCG | January 12 | TBC | Fox Sports |
| Australia vs India Second ODI | Adelaide Oval | January 15 | TBC | Fox Sports |
| Australia vs India Third ODI | MCG | January 18 | TBC | Fox Sports |
Finally Australia’s home matches in summer will wrap up with a visit from Sri Lanka which will see a Test fixtured across Australia Day and also we will see the first Test ever played in Canberra.
Sri Lanka tour of Australia
| Fixture | Venue | Date | Time | Broadcast |
| Australia vs Sri Lanka First Test | The Gabba | January 24 | 1pm AEDT | Seven, Fox Sports |
| Australia vs Sri Lanka First Test | Manuka Oval | February 1 | TBC | Seven, Fox Sports |
Following the 2018-19 summer, preparations will ramp up for the 2019 Cricket World Cup and Ashes series with another limited overs tour of India.
The World Cup will be played from May 20 to June 15, 2019 in England with the Ashes to follow it directly.
When further information is made available for the other upcoming matches, it will be updated on this page.
