India to play five Tests against England starting August 4, 2021.
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) released the men’s team’s fixtures for the home season starting with hosting top-ranked Test side New Zealand, who will play two Test matches at Lord’s (2-6 June) and Edgbaston (10-14 June).
Then Sri Lanka will arrive at the shores of England for 3 T20Is and 3 ODI matches. The T20I series will see matches at Sophia Gardens (23 June and 24 June) and The Ageas Bowl (26 June). The ODI series will be played at Chester-Le-Street, Kia Oval, and Bristol on June 29, 1 July, and 4 July respectively.
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 savor.”
England will also play Pakistan in 3 T20Is and 3 ODIs, with the ODI series starting 8th July and the T20I series beginning from 16th July.
However, the big-ticket series will be the five Tests against India, which will be played Trent Bridge (4-8 Aug), Lord’s (12-16 Aug), Headingley (25-29 Aug), Oval (2-6 Sept) and Old Trafford (10-14 Sept).