England set to begin their summer with two Tests against New Zealand
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has confirmed that England shall begin their home international summer with a two-Test match series against New Zealand. Joe Root’s man shall confront Kane Williamson and his number one ranked Test side. The Test matches are scheduled to take place at the Lord’s (2-6 June) and Edgbaston (10-14 June).
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England will further play a three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka at Sophia Gardens (23 June and 24 June) and The Ageas Bowl (26 June). These matches will take place ahead of the three-match ODI series against the Asian side.
ECB Chief Executive Officer, Tom Harrison, said: “The prospect of our England Men’s team taking on the world’s two top-ranked Test nations in New Zealand and India this summer is something for us all to savour.”
New Zealand are currently placed second in the World Test Championship (2019-21) and have played all their matches. England shall face India in the four-match Test series and they will need to beat the home side convincingly to claim their spot in the WTC final.
