Brisbane is set to miss out on a Test match in the 2026-27 summer for the first time in 50 years while Cricket Australia has handed long-term security to Adelaide, Sydney and Melbourne.
Officials unveiled their plans for the next seven summers yesterday, with Melbourne to retain the Boxing Day Test and Sydney the New Year’s fixture.
Aerial view of the Gabba.
The Gabba is expected to go without a Test during the 2026-27 season, for the first summer since 1976-77.
That in part is due to less Test matches on offer that summer, with New Zealand to arrive for a four-Test tour and a 150-year anniversary Test to be played against England at the MCG in March.
“In Brisbane it is harder (to plan) because of the infrastructure. There is just uncertainty, so we’re not sure of the long-term solution,” Cricket Australia chairman Mike Baird said.
“What we do know is the Gabba has a use for life that ends in 2030. We need a solution, and are working with the AFL as well on a long-term solution.
“We want a great venue in Brisbane, that can support Queensland Cricket and Australian cricket for years to come.”
