England will travel straight to New Zealand at the end of their tour of India next January after the schedule for their trip was released on Wednesday. England will meet the Black Caps in three Tests, three one-day internationals and three Twenty20s in a two-month tour that will be their first trip to New Zealand since 2008.
England tour of New Zealand:
February 4 – New Zealand XI v England, Cobham
Oval, Whangarei (T20 warm-up)
Feb 6 – New Zealand XI v England, Cobham Oval, Whangarei (T20 warm-up)
Feb 9 – First Twenty20 International at Eden Park, Auckland
Feb 12 – Second T20 International at Seddon Park, Hamilton
Feb 15 – Third T20 International at Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Feb 17 – First ODI at Seddon Park, Hamilton
Feb 20 – Second ODI at McLean Park, Napier
Feb 23 – Third ODI at Eden Park, Auckland
February 27-March 2 – NZ XI v England,
Queenstown Events Centre (four-day warm-up)
Mar 6-10 – First Test at University Oval, Dunedin
Mar 14-18 – Second Test at Hawkins Basin Reserve, Wellington
Mar 22-26 – Third Test at Eden Park, Auckland.