He could give Paramount/CBS “an offer they couldn’t refuse” and buy Ten. 
CA will release the schedule for the next 6 summers in the next few weeks (smh reports it will be done in two tranches, next year’s schedule this week and the remainder after Easter)
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6 seasons Bacco? Six? That’s insane
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Looking forward to that Boxing Day Test against Ireland.
Slightly more seriously, would be interested in the level of detail in this given the on again/off again development of the Gabba - would be hard to plan around.
I’m thinking the status quo will remain and we won’t have the 2x3 test match series per summer as there seems to be a move away from that (too costly to actually play the game you administer!)
Hobart only seems to get a look in when it’s the 2x3 series or as a reserve, like the Ashes test when Perth still had a closed border.
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England released their decade I think?
If the proposed stadium in Hobart goes ahead (looking even murkier after the election) and the ICC come through with their plan to allow Test Cricket under a roof then Hobart will be looking for more test matches and hopefully supporting them a lot more than previously.
A couple of big ifs there but it’s what is in the plan. Big Bash already going to happen under the roof as there’s a precendent but ODI and Tests still requiring an approval from ICC who are looking at it for a few venues apparently.
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I wonder if that leaves any prospect of a Darwin/FNQ series in the middle there? It’s been way too long since we hosted Bangladesh, and it’s likely the only way to fit in an Ireland series.
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According to CA website which published the FTP until 2027, it had
2025-26
August: Three ODIs and three T20s v South Africa (2025) (To be played in northern Australia)
2026-27
August: One Test and three T20s v Afghanistan (2026) (northern Australia) (unlikely as this years series was also cancelled due to no women’s team)
March: Two Tests v Bangladesh (2027)
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The Bangladesh series will likely be moved to that August 2026 slot replacing the Afghanistan series.
Cricket Australia requests BCB to reschedule Test series | Cricbuzz.com
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Also keeping in mind that more than likely there will be a one off test against England at the MCG lin March 2027
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Yeah a commemoration of the 150th Anniversary of Test Cricket. Makes one wonder if it’s a sign that Test Cricket wont be around to see it’s Bicentenary
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