Next summer, the Australian national men's team will not play on Australia Day for the first time in 26 years, opening the door to a Big Bash bonanza.
Cricket Australia revealed the full schedule for the 2019/20 international summer of cricket on Tuesday.
It includes five Test matches, two of them day/night matches, while the men's side won't taste ODI cricket until March.
The late finish, which is expected to rub shoulders with the beginning of winter sport seasons, is a result of a rejigged schedule after CA honoured its commitment to touring India for an ODI series.
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January 26 doesn't just mark Australia Day, but Republic Day in India. With no match scheduled because the BCCI brought the series forward to matches on January 12, 15 and 17, there'll be no cricket for Aussie fans to enjoy on January 26 - or will there?
There were no Big Bash League matches on Australia Day last summer because the men's national side were featuring on the third day of a day/night Test against Sri Lanka at the Gabba.
In fact, in eight editions of the T20 tournament, never has a BBL match been played on Australia Day, with full focus on the national side.
However, the Women's Big Bash final was scheduled for a morning start on Australia Day last summer prior to the Test day's play at the Gabba, with Brisbane Heat winning a thriller at Drummoyne Oval.
The domestic schedule is expected to be released in the coming weeks - and expect the BBL to pick up the slack.
Domestic star power will be an expected highlight - with the ODI tour of India set to start earlier, the likes of Steve Smith, David Warner and co. could be in BBL colours for the Australia Day long weekend.
A tour of Bangladesh - meant for February - has been postponed until June, while dates for a South Africa tour are yet to be confirmed.
It also opens the door for international stars - such as AB de Villiers and Andre Russell - to feature at the pointy end of the BBL season.
According to CA's executive for events and leagues Anthony Everard, general Aussie cricket fans don't necessarily differentiate between international or domestic cricket.
"What we've found is from an attendance perspective, it's generally split around 50/50 in terms of attendees to BBL and international cricket," Everard said.
"Australia Day presents a really great opportunity for cricket... we've got a great opportunity this year to schedule in some respects a celebration of cricket all around the country.
"It's a long weekend and we've got a variety of BBL games we can schedule, not just in one market but right around the country, and that's an opportunity for us as somewhat of a crescendo to the BBL season."
