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India to tour England in July
Source: PTI
January 08, 2007 21:01 IST

India will play three Tests and seven one-day internationals during their three-month tour of England starting in July this year, according to the schedule announced by the England and Wales Cricket Board in London on Monday.

Out of the seven one-dayers, three matches will be day-night affairs.

Prior to the Test series starting on July 19, India will play two warm-up matches against Sussex and England A. After the first two Tests, they are slated to play Sri Lanka 'A' in a three-day game in Leicester.

The Indians would also play a couple of lead-up games ahead of the start of the ODI series on August 21.

Following is the complete schedule:

July 07-10: v Sussex, Hove
July 13-15: v England A, Chelmsford
July 19-23: v England, 1st Test, Lord's
July 27-31: v England, 2nd Test, Trent Bridge
August 03-05: v Sri Lanka A, Leicester
August 09-13: v England, 3rd Test, The Oval
August 16: vs Scotland, ODI, Glasgow
August 18: vs England A, Northampton
August 21: vs England, 1st ODI, Rose Bowl (d/n)
August 24: vs England, 2nd ODI, Bristol (d/n)
August 27: vs England, 3rd ODI, Edgbaston
August 30: vs England, 4th ODI, Old Trafford (d/n)
September 02: vs England, 5th ODI, Headingley
September 05: vs England, 6th ODI, The Oval
September 08: vs England, 7th ODI, Lord's.

 

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