The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), on Friday, announced the home schedule for the England tour, set to take place in January 2019. However, the Poms would be touring the Windies for a complete tour in a decades time.
The two teams, England and the Windies will lock horns in three Tests, five ODIs and three T20Is. The tour that is set to run for over two months and will be the longest home series for the Windies in 2019.
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The visitors will start their campaign with a four-day game at The Three Ws Oval. Barbados, Antigua and St. Lucia will host the Test matches. The Windies last won a Test series against England back in 2009.
They had won the five-match series 1-0 at home. The hosts will look to gather their firepower around and put up a good show, England, who have done well in limited-overs cricket lately, will look to stamp their authority.
Barbados’ Kensington Oval (1st and 2nd), Grenada’s National Cricket Stadium (3rd and 4th) and St. Lucia’s Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium (5th ODI) will host the ODI games. The English side is currently ranked number one in the ODIs while the Windies are tottering at the ninth spot.
“England coming to the region is always a special occasion for cricket fans, and we are pulling out all the stops for a successful series on and off the field. West Indies fans create a unique spectator atmosphere and not only do England fans add to this, they bring in a significant tourism boost to the region as thousands will travel here to enjoy the cricket and experience the unique Caribbean culture and hospitality,” said Cricket West Indies’ chief executive officer, Johnny Grave.