Without including the men's T20 World Cup being staged here later this year, Australia's 2022-23 international summer will feature more matches and a greater number of bilateral opponents than any previous season. With the ICC's new FTP expected to be released later this year, and placing increased pressure on nations to schedule international matches, it is expected Australia's Top End venues (including Darwin) will more regularly host top-level games in the future. It is understood that is partly to help ensure the recent winners of the ICC ODI World Cup are comparatively refreshed and ready for their T20 World Cup defence, which begins in South Africa next February. As it stands, resources to host top-level international and domestic cricket across such a packed summer will be stretched to the maximum although Hobart once again earns a solitary international fixture – the men's ODI between Australia and South Africa on January 12. They form part of the ICC's World Test Championship competition, the current cycle of which also ends next year.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 29, 2022 20:21 UTC