England Releases Schedule For 2018 Home Season, India To Tour For A Full-Fledged Series

India will tour England for a full-fledged series in 2018, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) confirmed on Tuesday (September 5) as the board released the schedule for the next season. England will host Pakistan, Australia and India in the bumper next season.

Virat Kohli & Co. will begin their tour in England with three T20Is and as many ODIs before playing the five-match Test series. The series against India will conclude England’s home season which will begin with the two-match Test series against Pakistan. Eoin Morgan & Co. will then take on Scotland in the one-off ODI before taking on Australia in five ODIs and a T20.

“A five-Test series against India is at the heart of next summer’s international programme,” said ECB Chief Executive Officer Tom Harrison. “This is always a much-anticipated contest which attracts a huge following across the globe for the five-day game.

India last toured England for a bilateral series in 2014 when they played 5 Tests, 5 ODIs and a solitary T20I. England had visited India last year for a five-match Test series before playing 3 ODIs and as many T20Is earlier this year.

“Test match cricket has a strong, consistent and passionate following across England and Wales and the seven summer Tests, starting with the Pakistan matches, are sure to attract good crowds.

“Alongside these, England’s white-ball contests against India, Australia and Scotland will give a fascinating guide to form ahead of the ICC Cricket World Cup, to be staged here in 2019.

“We are pleased to have a very loyal following for all three formats of the game and we expect to attract great crowds across the summer. The universal on-sale date was a great success for the venues and fans last year and we will repeat that again this year. What also stays the same is that we would urge fans to apply early and plan for a big summer of cricket,” he added.

England’s 2018 schedule:

Pakistan:

24-28 May – 1st Test, Lord’s
1-5 June – 2nd Test, Emerald Headingley

Scotland:

10 June – Scotland v England, Grange CC, Edinburgh

Australia:

13 June – 1st ODI, Kia Oval
16 June – 2nd ODI, SSE SWALEC, Cardiff
19 June – 3rd ODI, Trent Bridge
21 June – 4th ODI, Emirates Riverside
24 June – 5th ODI, Emirates Old Trafford
27 June – IT20, Edgbaston

India:

3 July – 1st IT20, Emirates Old Trafford
6 July – 2nd IT20, SSE SWALEC, Cardiff
8 July – 3rd IT20, The Brightside Ground, Bristol
12 July – 1st ODI, Trent Bridge
14 July – 2nd ODI, Lord’s
17 July – 3rd ODI, Emerald Headingley
1-5 August – 1st Test, Edgbaston
9-13 August – 2nd Test, Lord’s
18-22 August – 3rd Test, Trent Bridge
30 August-3 September – 4th Test, Ageas Bowl
7-11 September – 5th Test, Kia Oval