The 150th anniversary test between Australia and England will be held under lights at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in March 2027.

The 150th Anniversary Test, from March 11 to 15 2027, will be the first men’s pink-ball clash at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). Australia beat England in the women’s Ashes earlier this year in the first day-night Test played on the ground.

On Tuesday, March 11, Cricket Australia (CA) announced that Australia and England will play a one-off test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in March 2027 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of test cricket. The first-ever test match was played in 1877 between Australia and England at the MCG, with Australia emerging victorious by 45 runs.

To commemorate this historic milestone, Cricket Australia has decided to host the first-ever pink-ball Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).

Australia and England are set to take on each other at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground from March 11-15 , 2027. The match will be a day-night affair., Cricket News - Times Now

With the rich history between Australia and England in Test cricket, the 150th Anniversary Test at the MCG is expected to be a grand occasion, blending nostalgia with the modern spectacle of a day-night contest. Fans will be hoping for another classic to add to the legacy of this historic rivalry.

Australia's clash with England to mark the 150th anniversary of the first test match will be played as a day-nighter at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in March 2027, Cricket Australia said on Tuesday. The MCG hosted the first test ever played in 1877 and the centenary match between Australia and England 100 years later.

England will face Australia in a day-night Test in Melbourne in 2027 to mark the 150th anniversary of Test cricket. The 150th Anniversary Test, which will take place from March 11 to 15 2027 – a little over a year after this winter’s Ashes series – will be the first men's pink-ball clash at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).

Australia and England will play a one-off day-night Test match at the MCG to celebrate the 150th anniversary of cricket.

Australia will play England under lights at the Melbourne Cricket Ground to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Test cricket in 2027, it was announced Tuesday. The Melbourne Cricket Ground was the venue for the 100th Centenary Test in 1977 where the Greg Chappell-led Australia beat Tony Greig's England by 45 runs.