England tour of Australia ODI Series, 2026

England’s white-ball tour of Australia begins with a three-match ODI series on November 13, 2026, with the opening game at Perth Stadium before the teams move to Adelaide on November 15 and Hobart on November 18. The series arrives at an important stage in both teams’ preparations for the 2027 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup, and neither side enters it in completely convincing ODI form. Australia have won only two of their last eight bilateral ODI series, although they recently completed a 3-0 sweep of Zimbabwe, while England endured a difficult tri-series in Pakistan and Sri Lanka in which they managed just one victory from four matches. Australia do, however, carry an impressive recent record in this rivalry, having won their last three ODI series against England.

Australia will be led by Mitchell Marsh and feature an experienced batting core including Travis Head, Cameron Green, Alex Carey and Josh Inglis, with Adam Zampa providing the frontline spin option. The most interesting aspect of their squad is the pace attack, with Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood all sitting out the series as Australia manage their workloads ahead of upcoming Test assignments. That creates opportunities for the likes of Xavier Bartlett, Spencer Johnson and highly rated youngster Mahli Beardman, while Jack Edwards and Liam Scott add further youthful depth. Australia are coming off a 2-1 ODI series defeat in South Africa, so this home series provides an opportunity to rebuild momentum while also assessing some of their next-generation players.

England arrive under Harry Brook with an intriguing combination of experience and emerging talent. Joe Root, Ben Duckett, Jofra Archer, Sam Curran, Will Jacks and Adil Rashid give the visitors plenty of proven international quality, while Brook himself remains central to a batting unit capable of producing huge totals when it finds rhythm. England have suffered late setbacks with Jacob Bethell and Josh Tongue ruled out through injury, with James Coles and Eddie Jack called into the ODI squad as replacements, but they still possess enough depth to challenge Australia strongly. Perth should provide an immediate examination against pace and bounce, and with both teams possessing aggressive batting options and several bowlers fighting to establish themselves ahead of the next World Cup, the three-match series has the ingredients for a fiercely contested renewal of one of international cricket’s oldest rivalries.