The English and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced the side’s home schedule for 2017 with South Africa and West Indies confirmed as the touring sides. From an English perspective, 2017 is bound to be an extremely busy year as a couple of ICC events are lined up along with the home summer.
The fixtures could also be termed as rather innovative since the series against South Africa is sandwiched between the ICC Champions Trophy 2017. After playing a 2 match ODI series against Ireland in early May, England will lock horns against South Africa on the 24th, 27th and 29th of May. From June 1 to June 18, the ICC Champions Trophy will be underway.
Post the competition of the Champions Trophy, the tour against South Africa will resume with the three match T20I series. The 4 match test series against the Proteas beginning from 6th July promises to be a thrilling affair. After the test series against South Africa, West Indies will be hosted for three tests, a solitary T20I fixture and five ODI’s.
In between from June 26th to July 23rd, the ICC Women’s World Cup is lined up. “With three different international teams coming here next summer and this country playing host to two major ICC global events – the ICC Champions Trophy and the ICC Women’s World Cup – there will be a feast of international cricket to excite us in England and Wales,” Tom Harrison, CEO of ECB, said.
“Both the international and the domestic schedule will have a different shape to previous years. And the early season block for the Royal London One-Day Cup, with a new mid-season date for its Lord’s final, will support both England’s ICC Champions Trophy preparations and our longer term planning for the ICC Cricket World Cup in 2019. It will also allow players to focus skills on the white ball game and help more people to understand the structure of the season,” Harrison added.
England vs Ireland
May 5, Friday: 1st ODI at Bristol
May 7, Sunday: 2nd ODI at Lord’
England vs South Africa (ODI’s)
May 24, Wednesday: 1st ODI at Headingley
May 27, Saturday: 2nd ODI at The Ageas Bowl
May 29, Monday: 3rd ODI at Lord’s
ICC Champions Trophy – June 1 to June 18
T20I’s vs South Africa:
June 21, Wednesday: 1st T20I at The Ageas Bowl
June 23, Friday: 2nd T20I at Taunton
June 25, Sunday: 3rd T20I at Cardiff
Tests vs South Africa:
July 6, Thursday to July 10, Monday: 1st Test at Lord’s
July 14, Friday to July 18, Tuesday: 2nd Test at Trent Bridge
July 27, Thursday to July 31, Monday: 3rd Test at The Oval
August 4, Friday to August 8, Tuesday: 4th Test at Old Trafford
England vs West Indies
Tests vs West Indies:
August 17, Thursday to August 21, Monday: 1st Test at Edgbaston
August 25, Friday to August 29, Tuesday: 2nd Test at Headingley
September 7, Thursday to September 11, Monday: 3rd Test at Lord’s
T20I vs West Indies:
September 16, Saturday: Only T20I at Emirates Riverside
ODI’s vs West Indies:
September 19, Tuesday: 1st ODI at Old Trafford
September 21, Thursday: 2nd ODI at Trent Bridge
September 24, Sunday: 3rd ODI at Bristol
September 27, Wednesday: 4th ODI at The Oval
September 29, Friday: 5th ODI at The Ageas Bowl