LONDON: The England and Wales Cricket Board, on Tuesday (September 5), announced the schedule for the 2018 English summer, which includes seven Tests, nine One-Day Internationals and four T20Is across four series against India, Pakistan, Australia and Scotland.
England will start the home summer with the first of the scheduled two-match Test series against Pakistan on May 24 at Lord’s. The second Test of the series will be played from June 1 at Headingley. The team will then clash with Scotland in a one-off ODI in Edinburgh on June 10.
Arch-rivals Australia will visit next for five ODIs and one T20I. The Oval, Cardiff, Trent Bridge, Chester-le-street and Old Trafford will host the 50-over games, while Edgbaston is slated to stage the lone T20I.
| Date |
Match |
Venue |
| May 24-28 |
1st Test |
Lord’s, London |
| June 1-5 |
2nd Test |
Headingley, Leeds |
| Date |
Match |
Venue |
| June 10 |
Only ODI |
Grange, Edinburgh |
Australia tour of England
| Date |
Match |
Venue |
| June 13 |
1st ODI |
The Oval, London |
| June 16 |
2nd ODI |
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff |
| June 19 |
3rd ODI |
Trent Bridge, Nottingham |
| June 21 |
4th ODI |
Riverside Stadium, Durham |
| June 24 |
5th ODI |
Old Trafford, Manchester |
| June 27 |
Only T20I |
Edgbaston, Birmingham |
| Date |
Match |
Venue |
| July 3 |
1st T20I |
Old Trafford, Manchester |
| July 6 |
2nd T20I |
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff |
| July 8 |
3rd T20I |
County Ground, Bristol |
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| July 12 |
1st ODI |
Trent Bridge, Nottingham |
| July 14 |
2nd ODI |
Lord’s, London |
| July 17 |
3rd ODI |
Headingley, Leeds |
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| August 1-5 |
1st Test |
Edgbaston, Birmingham |
| August 9-13 |
2nd Test |
Lord’s, London |
| August 18-22 |
3rd Test |
Trent Bridge, Nottingham |
| August 30-Sept 3 |
4th Test |
Ageas Bowl, Southampton |
| September 7-11 |
5th Test |
The Oval, London |
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