We take a look at the schedule for every Test playing nation in 2026.
The blockbuster series this year sees Australia return to South Africa, eight years on from the famous Sandpaper Incident that saw Steve Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft all receive bans from the sport.
Aside from the politics, the Test series should create headlines solely from a cricketing standpoint as the best two Test teams in the world go head-to-head.
England kick-off their Test summer when they welcome New Zealand for three Tests in June before they take on Pakistan in another three-match series on home soil in August and September.
Bangladesh are the busiest side in 2026, playing 10 Tests against five different countries, culminating in a two-match series in South Africa at the end of the year.
Afghanistan
June - One Test vs India (A)
August/September - One Test v Ireland (A)
Australia
August - Two Tests vs Bangladesh (H)
September/October - Three Tests vs South Africa (A)
December/January - Four Tests vs New Zealand (H)
Bangladesh
March/April - Two Tests vs Pakistan (H)
July - Two Tests vs Zimbabwe (A)
August - Two Tests vs Australia (A)
October/November - Two Tests vs West Indies (H)
November/December - Two Tests vs South Africa (A)
England
June - Three Tests vs New Zealand (H)
August/September - Three Tests vs Pakistan (H)
December/January - Three Tests vs South Africa (A)
India
June - One Test v Afghanistan (H)
August - Two Tests v Sri Lanka (A)
October/November - Two Tests v New Zealand (A)
Ireland
May - One Test vs New Zealand (H)
August - One Test v Afghanistan (H)
New Zealand
May - One Test vs Ireland (A)
June - Three Tests vs England (A)
October/November - Two Tests vs India (H)
December/January - Three Tests vs Australia (A)
Pakistan
March/April - Two Tests vs Bangladesh (A)
July/August - Two Tests vs West Indies (A)
August/September - Three Tests vs England (A)
November - Two Tests vs Sri Lanka (H)
South Africa
September/October - Three Tests vs Australia (H)
November/December - Two Tests vs Bangladesh (H)
December/January - Three Tests vs England (H)
Sri Lanka
June/July - Two Tests vs West Indies (A)
August - Two Tests v Sri Lanka (A)
November - Two Tests v Pakistan (A)
West Indies
June/July - Two Tests vs Sri Lanka (H)
July/August - Two Tests vs Pakistan (A)
October/November - Two Tests v Bangladesh (A)
Zimbabwe
July - Two Tests vs Bangladesh (H)
December/January - Two Tests vs Afghanistan (A)
