Brisbane is set to miss out on a Test match in the 2026-27 summer for the first time in 50 years, while Cricket Australia has handed long-term security to Adelaide, Sydney and Melbourne.

Officials unveiled their plans for the next seven summers on Sunday, with Melbourne to retain the Boxing Day Test and Sydney the New Year’s fixture.

Adelaide will hold onto a mid-December Test in each of those summers, with a mixture of day and day-night matches in the South Australian capital.

But there is less certainty for other states.

Perth is locked in to host the first Test of the next three summers, with no desire from the WA Government for a longer agreement beyond that.

Negotiations will continue with other states, but the place of most uncertainty is Brisbane after 12 months of debate around stadiums in the city ahead of hosting the 2032 Olympics.

The Gabba is expected to go without a Test during the 2026-27 season, for the first summer since 1976-77.

That in part is due to fewer Test matches on offer that summer, with New Zealand to arrive for a four-Test tour and a 150-year anniversary Test to be played against England at the MCG in March.

The trade off could potentially be North Queensland hosting winter Tests against Bangladesh on one side of that summer.

But regardless, the Gabba also faces a period of uncertainty beyond that period.

“In Brisbane it is harder (to plan) because of the infrastructure. There is just uncertainty, so we’re not sure of the long-term solution,” CA chairman Mike Baird said.

“What we do know is the Gabba has a use-for-life that ends in 2030. We need a solution, and are working with the AFL as well on a long-term solution.

“We want a great venue in Brisbane, that can support Queensland Cricket and Australian cricket for years to come.”