The England and Wales Cricket Board confirmed Friday the schedule for tours next year by New Zealand and an Ashes series at home to Australia, as well as the outline programme for the 2013 Champions Trophy in England:
The schedules are as follows:
New Zealand tour itinerary
May 04-06 v Derbyshire, Derby
May 09-12 v England Lions, Leicester
May 16-20 v ENGLAND, FIRST TEST, Lord’s
May 24-28 v ENGLAND, SECOND TEST, Headingley
May 31 v ENGLAND, FIRST ODI, Lord’s
June 02 v ENGLAND, SECOND ODI, Southampton
June 05 v ENGLAND, THIRD ODI, Trent Bridge
June 22 v Kent, T20 warm-up, Canterbury
June 25 v ENGLAND, First T20 international, Oval
June 27 v ENGLAND, Second T20 international, Oval
NB. T20 tour match at Canterbury on 22 June cancelled if NZL in Final of ICC Champions Trophy.
ICC Champions Trophy
June 06-17: ICC Champions Trophy Group Stages
June 19-20: ICC Champions Trophy Semi-Finals
June 23: ICC Champions Trophy Final, Edgbaston
Australia tour itinerary
June 26-29 v Somerset, Taunton
July 02-05 v Worcestershire, Worcester
July 10-14 v ENGLAND, FIRST TEST, Trent Bridge
July 18-22 v ENGLAND, SECOND TEST, Lord’s
July 26-28 v Sussex, Hove
August 01-05 v ENGLAND, THIRD TEST, Old Trafford
August 09-13 v ENGLAND, FOURTH TEST, Chester-le-Street
August 16-17 v Northamptonshire, Northampton
August 21-25 v ENGLAND, FIFTH TEST, Oval
August 29 v ENGLAND, FIRST T20, Southampton
August 31 v ENGLAND, SECOND T20, Chester-le-Street
September 03 v Scotland, Edinburgh
September 06 v ENGLAND, FIRST ODI, Headingley
September 08 v ENGLAND, SECOND ODI, Old Trafford
September 11 v ENGLAND, THIRD ODI, Edgbaston)
September 14 v ENGLAND, FOURTH ODI, Cardiff
September 16 v ENGLAND, FIFTH ODI, Southampton
Additional England fixture
September 03: IRELAND v ENGLAND, ODI, Dublin.
International fixtures in England in 2013
