In their last home series against India in 2014, England triumphed 3-1
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England’s home schedule for the 2018 season will be a hectic one as India, Pakistan and Australia will all visit the country.
England’s summer at home will begin with a two-Test series against Pakistan at the end of May. Once that concludes, they will face Australia in a limited overs series consisting of five ODIs and a one-off Twenty20 International in June.
After that, they will take on India in a full series, which will comprise of three Twenty20 Internationals, three ODIs and five Tests over the span of two months.
The two Tests between England and Pakistan will be held at Lord’s and Headingley, while the five-Test series involving India will be played at Edgbaston, Lord’s, Trent Bridge, Southampton and The Oval.
Prior to the limited overs series against Australia, England will travel to Edinburgh to face Scotland in a one-off ODI on June 10. They will then return to England for the ODI series against Australia, which gets underway on June 13.
“A five-Test series against India is at the heart of next summer’s international programme,” England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) Chief Executive Officer Tom Harrison told the board’s official website. “This is always a much-anticipated contest which attracts a huge following across the globe for the five-day game.
“Test match cricket has a strong, consistent and passionate following across England and Wales and the seven summer Tests, starting with the Pakistan matches, are sure to attract good crowds.
“Alongside these, England’s white-ball contests against India, Australia and Scotland will give a fascinating guide to form ahead of the ICC Cricket World Cup, to be staged here in 2019.
“We are pleased to have a very loyal following for all three formats of the game and we expect to attract great crowds across the summer. The universal on-sale date was a great success for the venues and fans last year and we will repeat that again this year. What also stays the same is that we would urge fans to apply early and plan for a big summer of cricket.”