The tournament begins with a doubleheader at Geelong’s GMHBA Stadium on Sunday, October 16.
Australia will play games in Sydney, Perth, Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide, in that order, before the semi-finals in Sydney and Adelaide.
There will be a group match between Afghanistan and winner of First Round Group A at The Gabba on Melbourne Cup Day, Tuesday November 1, starting at 2pm local time (3pm AEDT), when the Cup race is scheduled to run.