Australia host Afghanistan for one-off Test before December 8 Ashes start
India TV NewsAustralia is set to host Afghanistan for a Test for the first time before taking on England in the Ashes series starting in December. The Ashes series will continue in Melbourne for the Boxing Day Test and Sydney for the New Year’s Test and conclude with the fifth game in Perth from Jan. 14-18. The Australian women’s team will host a series against India, with dates to be finalized, and the Ashes series against England starting with a test match in Canberra on Jan. 27. Schedule for Australian men's team: Nov 27-Dec 1: Australia vs Afganistan Ashes: Dec 8-12: 1st Test, Gabba Dec 16-20: 2nd Test, Adelaide Dec 26-30: 3rd Test, MCG Jan 5-9: 4th Test, SCG Jan 14-18: 5th Test, Perth Schedule for Australia women's team: Australia vs India: Ashes: Jan 27-30: Test match, Canberra Feb 4: First T20, Sydney Feb 6: Second T20, Sydney Feb 10: Third T20, Adelaide Feb 13: First ODI, Adelaide Feb 16: Second ODI, Melbourne Feb 19: Third ODI, Melbourne