Cricket-South Africa confirm fixtures for England, Australia test tours


Feb 23 (Reuters) - World ⁠champions South Africa have confirmed home ⁠test series against England, Australia and Bangladesh ‌in their 2026/27 summer season, but a proposed Twenty20 series against the English has been postponed.

Australia will ​visit South Africa for three ⁠tests starting on ⁠October 9 in Durban, their first five-day cricket ⁠in the ‌country since the infamous 2018 series when then captain Steve Smith ⁠admitted the side had used sandpaper ​to tamper ‌with the ball.

They will also play tests ⁠in Gqeberha ​and Cape Town.

That will follow a three-match One-Day International (ODI) series between the sides.

Bangladesh will tour ⁠for two tests in Johannesburg ​and Pretoria in November. They will also play three ODIs and three Twenty20 Internationals.

England will ⁠play a test series starting in Johannesburg on December 17, before a Boxing Day clash in Pretoria and a New Yeartest in ​Cape Town.

England will also ⁠play three ODIs.

South Africa co-host the 2027 Cricket ​World Cup with Namibia ‌and Zimbabwe, with that tournament ​scheduled for October-November next year.

(Reporting by Nick Said, editing by Ed Osmond)

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