Ash Gardner has shared her disappointment in Cricket Australia again scheduling Test cricket on January 26.

Gardner's comments come following the release of Cricket Australia's international schedule for the 2023/24 summer of cricket on Monday.

The fixture see's day two of the second Test between Australia and the West Indies at the 'Gabba set to be played on January 26.

It is the second time Gardner, a proud Muruwari woman has spoken publicly about international cricket featuring Australian teams being scheduled for January 26 following the Australian Women's team's T20 international against Pakistan in Hobart on January 26 this year.

She said the schedule could see Scott Boland put in a similarly uncomfortable position as she was last season.

"I said my opinion (this year) and I told the people that it mattered to. For this to happen again but just to the men's side … I guess there's certainly disappointment around it," Gardner told News Corp.

"There's still someone like Scott Boland in and around that Test team who is of that cultural background. Not that it matters that an Aboriginal person is in those teams – it's the history of this country.

"I just don't understand why this one day of the year – which is a day of mourning, which doesn't have a very good history of what happened on that day, that there needs to be cricket."

Gardner said she considers the "celebration and entertainment" provided by international cricket inappropriate considering the culturally insensitive celebrations held on January 26.

"I see sport as a celebration and entertainment and an event you want to go to. Why does there need to be something that represents something that's quite morbid," Gardner said.

"It's probably not overly appropriate."

Gardner also suggest Cricket Australia may face challenges in securing an Turrbal and Jagera Elder to deliver a Welcome to Country at the 'Gabba.

"I understand the education piece and I think it's super important. But I remember we had these discussions leading up to January 26 earlier this year around getting an elder to come and do a Welcome to Country," Gardner said.

"That's probably the one day of the year an elder will not do that. If you understand the meaning of what the Welcome to Country is, you're welcoming people onto your land. Welcoming people onto stolen land is probably not appropriate.

"Everyone just goes, 'oh someone can do an Acknowledgement of Country' – well it's not the same thing."

Whilst not having a problem personally with playing on January 26, men's squad member Usman Khawaja supported Gardner, saying Cricket Australia should consider avoiding scheduling international cricket on January 26 if so desired by Indigenous players.

"I can only speak for myself. I don't have an issue with it," Khawaja told reporters.

"But if First Nations people and if communities do, then I think we need to explore that and talk about it."

Cricket Australia scheduling manager Peter Roach said Cricket Australia had consulted and received support from the organisation's National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cricket Advisory Committee (NATSICAC) as part of the scheduling process.

"We really respect Ash's opinion and understand for many Australians and Indigenous Australians, especially that that's a day that has different meanings," he told reporters.

"What we do know is that we've got a really tight schedule where we need to fit lots of games in and we make those decisions with all those factors taken into account and try to make it work for us.

"We consult widely on this to see when we do play those games, especially around the 26th of January and through our own internal group called NATSICAC.

"We asked their opinion and seek their feedback and we thought all things being considered starting on the 25th of January was an appropriate time."

The Australian summer of cricket begins with Gardner and the Australian women's team facing the West Indies in a T20 international at North Sydney Oval on October 1.