Cricket in Australia
Australia v England at the MCG, 11 to 15 March 2027: the 150th Anniversary Test, played 150 years after the first Test match on the same ground in 1877. A day-night Test with the pink ball, and our tour is on sale now.
Before that, a full summer: England play white-ball cricket across Australia in November, New Zealand play four Tests from December, including Boxing Day at the MCG and the New Year Test at the SCG, and the Big Bash runs through the holidays. Tell us what you want to see and we build the trip around it.
What’s on
Cricket in Australia: what’s on
The 150th Anniversary Test is on sale now, with its own page and the full details. For anything else in the Australian summer, tell us below.
Why Australia
Australia is sacred ground for cricket. The MCG holds 100,000, the Boxing Day Test is a national institution, and the Ashes, played for since 1882, is the oldest rivalry in the game. Every Test ground here has its own character, and the cities around them are among the best in the world to visit.
The 150th Anniversary Test
The first Test match was played at the MCG in 1877, Australia against England. In 1977 the two sides met there again for the Centenary Test, which Australia won by 45 runs. In March 2027 they return for the 150th.
The 2026/27 summer
Australia’s home summer, as Cricket Australia has published it. We do not have set tours for these matches: tell us which you want and we build the trip around them, subject to availability.
Build your trip
The Australian summer: what do you want to see?
Pick the matches, tell us when you want to go, how long and how you want to stay, and we build the trip around the cricket. Everything is subject to availability.
Plan your trip in two steps
Step 1
Ask the concierge
The days, when to go, what’s included: ask anything. Information only; we never quote a price in chat.
Step 2
Build your enquiry
Party, dates, stay, extras: tell us exactly what you’re after.
The grounds
Good to know
- Australia: you need a visa to visit, even for a holiday. British citizens can apply online for an eVisitor visa (free) or an Electronic Travel Authority (ETA) through the official app (no visa charge, but there may be a service fee). Apply before you travel.
- An eVisitor lets you stay up to 3 months each time you enter, as often as you like within 12 months.
- Your passport must be valid for the length of your stay. If you change planes on the way, check the rules for that country too: many ask for 6 months.
- Declare all food, animal products and plant material (including wooden items) on your Incoming Passenger Card. You can get a heavy fine for breaking quarantine.
- Travelling on another passport? Check your own government's advice.
Booked with confidence
Follow On Tours is the tour operator for your trip. You book with us and pay us: one contract, one point of contact from your first question to your flight home.
We are a member of ABTOT, number 5718. If we were to become insolvent, ABTOT cover provides a refund if you have not yet travelled. This covers non-flight packages.
Depending on your arrangements, our trusted local team is there to deliver your trip and help with anything you need while you're away.
Also in Australia
The Great Ocean Road
The coast road west from Torquay to the Twelve Apostles, just over an hour from Melbourne.
Read the guide →
The Great Barrier Reef
Island-hop the Whitsundays, or snorkel and dive the outer reef from Cairns.
Read the guide →
Uluru and the Red Centre
The great red rock at the heart of the country, a direct flight from Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane.
Read the guide →
The wine regions
The Yarra Valley, the Barossa and Margaret River, each an easy trip from a Test city.
Read the guide →From our blog
Read more about cricket in Australia
Questions
Your financial protection
Follow On Tours Limited is a member of the Association of Bonded Travel Organisers Trust (ABTOT), membership number 5718, and holds bonds A60089 and A60090.
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Non-flight packages
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