The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has announced that England Men will start their home international summer with Test series against New Zealand.
Joe Root’s team will play two Test Matches against New Zealand, who are currently top of the ICC Men’s Test Rankings, at Lord’s (2-6 June) and Edgbaston (10-14 June).
England Men will also play a three-match T20 series against Sri Lanka at Sophia Gardens (23 June and 24 June) and The Ageas Bowl (26 June). These matches will precede the already-announced three-match Royal London Series against Sri Lanka. This will be followed by another white-ball series, against Pakistan, in July.
The exciting home summer also features a five-match Test series against India in August-September, and the matches are slated to take place at Trent Bridge, Lord’s, Headingley, The Oval and Old Trafford.
ECB Chief Executive Officer, Tom Harrison, said, “The prospect of our England Men’s team taking on the world’s two top-ranked Test nations in New Zealand and India this summer is something for us all to savour.”
2021 England Men’s home schedule:
New Zealand
2-6 June 2021 – 1st Test, Lord’s Cricket Ground
10-14 June 2021 – 2nd Test, Edgbaston
Sri Lanka
23 June 2021 – 1st T20I, Sophia Gardens
24 June 2021 – 2nd T20I, Sophia Gardens
26 June 2021 – 3rd T20I, The Ageas Bowl
29 June 2021 – 1st ODI, Riverside Ground
1 July 2021 – 2nd ODI, The Oval
4 July 2021 – 3rd ODI, Bristol County Ground
Pakistan
8 July 2021 – 1st ODI, Sophia Gardens
10 July 2021 – 2nd ODI, Lord’s Cricket Ground
13 July 2021 – 3rd ODI, Edgbaston
16 July 2021 – 1st T20I, Trent Bridge
18 July 2021 – 2nd T20I, Headingley
20 July 2021 – 3rd T20I, Old Trafford
India
4-8 August 2021 – 1st Test, Trent Bridge
12-16 August 2021 – 2nd Test, Lord’s Cricket Ground
25-29 August 2021 – 3rd Test, Headingley
2-6 September 2021 – 4th Test, The Oval
10-14 September 2021 – 5th Test Old, Trafford