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England Men’s and Women’s series against India and West Indies at heart of 2025 schedule

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Thursday 22 August 2024

England Men and England Women will play two series alongside each other in 2025 in an exciting line-up of international cricket unveiled today.

England Women will open the international summer at Canterbury on May 21 with a Vitality IT20 against West Indies Women. That series will include a further two IT20s, before the sides compete in three Metro Bank One Day Internationals (ODIs).

A three-match ODI series between England Men and West Indies Men will begin a few days later at Edgbaston on May 29, with a three-match IT20 series straight after. This follows the conclusion of a historic Test match against Zimbabwe at Trent Bridge, starting on May 22, which will be the first time Zimbabwe have played a Test match in England since 2003.

The West Indies series will be followed by England Men’s and England Women’s series against India which will also run alongside each other. A five-match Men’s Rothesay Test series will be interspersed by England Women’s five Vitality IT20s and three Metro Bank One Day Internationals.

The Rothesay Men’s Test series promises to be a thrilling clash, with the sides currently at numbers two and three in the ICC world rankings. The last series ended in a 2-2 draw after England won the decider by seven wickets in 2022 in Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum’s first summer at the helm. The match had been delayed by a year due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

England Men’s series will begin at Headingley on June 20 before matches at Edgbaston, Lord’s and Emirates Old Trafford. The series will conclude at The Kia Oval in early August.

England Women’s series also promises to be exciting after England triumphed in the IT20 series and India took the ODI crown the last time the two sides met in this country in 2022.

Next year’s England Women’s series will begin with Vitality IT20s at Trent Bridge, Bristol’s Seat Unique Stadium, The Kia Oval, Emirates Old Trafford and Edgbaston, before three Metro Bank ODIs at Southampton’s Utilita Bowl, Lord’s and the Seat Unique Riverside, Chester-le-Street.

The home international summer will then conclude in early September, with England Men taking on South Africa in three Metro Bank ODIs and three Vitality IT20s, before the team travels to Ireland for three ODIs from September 17 to 21.

It has also been confirmed that India Women will return in 2026 for a one-off Test match at Lord’s – the first-ever Women’s Test to be staged at the Home of Cricket. England Women have played white-ball matches at Lord’s for the past three years to record crowds of up to 21,610, with another scheduled next year, but it will be the first time the ground has hosted a Women’s Test match.

Ticket sales activity for priority groups is set to commence from August 29 with a Public Ballot for England Men’s and England Women’s international fixtures.

Supporters can ensure they are first to receive information about how to buy and gain priority access to tickets by signing up to We Are England Cricket Supporters at ecb.co.uk/tickets/priority.

Richard Gould, ECB Chief Executive Officer, said: “Staging England Men’s and England Women’s series alongside each other has been popular with fans and supported the continued growth of the women’s game, with both the Ashes last year and the Pakistan series earlier this year proving successful. I’m excited we’ll be doing the same again for the West Indies and India series next year. Cricket fans are in for a real treat, and I hope they’ll be out in force to support both men’s and women’s sides.

“India touring is always a big draw and a highlight of any cricket summer. The last men’s Test series here was a nailbiter and I’m sure next year’s clash will be just as exciting, while our women’s series are always fiercely competitive. I’m delighted we’ll also be welcoming both West Indies teams back again for white-ball series, following this year’s men’s Test series.

“To be welcoming Zimbabwe back for a men's Test Match will be a historic moment, more than 20 years since their last visit. Test cricket is so beloved in this country, and we know that we have an important role to play in supporting developing test cricketing nations so that this format of the game thrives long into the future.

“I’m also delighted we can confirm that India Women will return in 2026 to take on England Women in the first-ever women’s Test match at Lord’s. It will be a truly special occasion, and one of real significance.”

Confirmation of series for England's Disability sides will be announced in due course, with the domestic Disability Premier League set to take place across August and September.

Full 2025 home international fixtures

Men’s Test v Zimbabwe

Only Rothesay Men’s Test: 22nd–25th May @ Trent Bridge, Nottingham 11:00 BST

Women’s White-Ball Series v West Indies

1st Vitality IT20: 21st May @ The Spitfire Ground, St Lawrence, Canterbury 18:30 BST
2nd Vitality IT20: 23rd May @ The 1st Central County Ground, Hove 18:35 BST
3rd Vitality IT20: 26th May @ The Cloud County Ground, Chelmsford 14:30 BST
1st Metro Bank ODI: 30th May @ The County Ground, Derby 13:00 BST
2nd Metro Bank ODI: 4th June @ Uptonsteel County Ground, Leicester 13:00 BST
3rd Metro Bank ODI: 7th June @ Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton 11:00 BST

Men’s White-Ball Series v West Indies

1st Metro Bank ODI: 29th May @ Edgbaston, Birmingham 13:00 BST
2nd Metro Bank ODI: 1st June @ Sophia Gardens, Cardiff 11:00 BST
3rd Metro Bank ODI: 3rd June @ The Kia Oval, London 13:00 BST
1st Vitality IT20: 6th June @ Seat Unique Riverside, Chester-le-Street 18:30 BST
2nd Vitality IT20: 8th June @ Seat Unique Stadium, Bristol 14:30 BST
3rd Vitality IT20: 10th June @ Utilita Bowl, Southampton 18:30 BST

Men’s Test Series v India

1st Rothesay Test: 20th – 24th June @ Headingley, Leeds
2nd Rothesay Test: 2nd – 6th July @ Edgbaston, Birmingham
3rd Rothesay Test: 10th – 14th July @ Lord’s, London
4th Rothesay Test: 23rd – 27th July @ Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester
5th Rothesay Test: 31st July – 4th August @ The Kia Oval, London

All 11:00 BST start times

Women’s White-Ball Series v India Women

1st Vitality IT20: 28th June @ Trent Bridge, Nottingham 14:30 BST
2nd Vitality IT20: 1st July @ Seat Unique Stadium, Bristol, 18:30 BST
3rd Vitality IT20: 4th July @ The Kia Oval, London 18:35 BST
4th Vitality IT20: 9th July @ Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester 18:30 BST
5th Vitality IT20: 12th July @ Edgbaston, Birmingham 18:35 BST
1st Metro Bank ODI: 16th July @ Utilita Bowl, Southampton 13:00 BST
2nd Metro Bank ODI: 19th July @ Lord’s, London 11:00 BST
3rd Metro Bank ODI: 22nd July @ Seat Unique Riverside, Chester-le-Street 13:00 BST

Men’s White-Ball Series v South Africa