England Reveal Their Schedule For 2020, To Host Australia, Ireland

The world cup-winning team England has announced their schedule for the upcoming year. They will be hosting their rivals Australia, West Indies, Ireland and Pakistan in 2020. The first series after the summer in England will see England team taking on West Indies side in a Test series.

Following the series against West Indies, England will then host Australia in a three-match IT20 series and a three-match ODI series in July. The focus will again switch to Test cricket when Pakistan arrive for a three-match series in July and August.

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The Pakistan visit will also feature three T20Is. It would be the best chance for England to test their skills against the No.1 side in format, ahead of the T20 World Cup. The summer will be rounded off with a three-match ODI series against Ireland.

“The ICC World Test Championship will add significance and context to the Test series against West Indies and Pakistan,” said Tom Harrison, the ECB chief executive. “Where every Test matters, there will be lots of points to play for as England continue their efforts to reach the inaugural World Test Championship final in June 2021.”

England’s six Tests next summer will be part of the new ICC World Test Championship, which began earlier this month and ends with a final at Lord’s on June 2021. The current Ashes series also comes under the ICC Test Championship procedure.

England’s 2020 fixtures:

England vs West Indies Test series

Thu 4 -Mon 8 June – 1st Test vs West Indies Kia Oval 11am
Fri 12-Tue 16 June – 2nd Test vs West Indies Edgbaston 11am
Thu 25-Mon 29 June – 3rd Test vs West Indies Lord’s 11am

England vs Australia IT20 series

Fri 3 July – 1st IT20 vs Australia Emirates Riverside, Durham 6.30pm
Sun 5 July – 2nd IT20 vs Australia Emirates Old Trafford 5pm
Tue 7 July – 3rd IT20 vs Australia Emerald Headingley 6.30pm

England vs Australia ODI series

Sat 11 July – 1st ODI vs Australia Lord’s 1pm
Tue 14 July – 2nd ODI vs Australia Ageas Bowl 1pm
Thu 16 July – 3rd ODI vs Australia Bristol County Ground, Bristol 1pm

England vs Pakistan Test series

Thu 30 July-Mon 3 Aug – 1st Test vs Pakistan Lord’s 11am
Fri 7-Tue 11 Aug – 2nd Test vs Pakistan Emirates Old Trafford 11am
Thu 20-Mon 24 Aug – 3rd Test vs Pakistan Trent Bridge 11am

England vs Pakistan IT20 series

Sat 29 Aug – 1st IT20 vs Pakistan Emerald Headingley 5pm
Mon 31 Aug – 2nd IT20 vs Pakistan Sophia Gardens, Cardiff 2.30pm
Wed 2 Sept – 3rd IT20 vs Pakistan Ageas Bowl 6.30pm

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vs Ireland

10 September: 1st ODI, England v Ireland, Trent Bridge (1130 GMT start, day/night)

12 September: 2nd ODI, England v Ireland, Edgbaston (1130 GMT start day/night)

15 September: 3rd ODI, England v Ireland, The Oval (1130 GMT start day/night)