Antigua, Barbados, Grenada to host England Assessments in 2022

Bridgetown may even host all 5 T20Is in a nine-day duration in past due January

England will play a five-match T20I sequence in Barbados in January, earlier than competing for the Richards-Botham Trophy throughout 3 Assessments in Antigua, Barbados and Grenada in March, after Cricket West Indies showed the dates for his or her house internationals within the new yr.

England’s white-ball squad will arrive within the Caribbean in mid-January, similtaneously the 5th Ashes Take a look at is because of be going down in Perth, and can play all 5 in their T20Is in a nine-day duration between January 22 and 30, 2022, together with two consecutive weekends of back-to-back fixtures.

After a month’s destroy, the point of interest will then transfer to the Take a look at structure, with a four-day warm-up on the Coolidge Floor in Antigua, forward of the primary Take a look at on the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, starting March 8 – an apt venue for the reason that this would be the first time that the newly minted Richards-Botham trophy will probably be contested, following the retirement of the Wisden Trophy on the finish of England’s 2-1 sequence win in 2020.

West Indies secured a memorable 2-1 sequence win of their final house marketing campaign in opposition to England in 2019, the spotlight of which was once an emphatic 381-run win within the opening Take a look at on the Kensington Oval in Barbados, wherein England have been bowled out for 77 earlier than Jason Holder starred on his house flooring with 202 no longer out.

Barbados would be the venue for the second one Take a look at this time round, from March 16-20, earlier than the sequence concludes at St George’s in Grenada on March 24-28 – a flooring the place England have performed only one earlier Take a look at, a nine-wicket victory to sq. the sequence on their 2015 excursion.

England have received only one Take a look at sequence within the Caribbean since 1968, when Michael Vaughan’s accomplished a 3-0 victory in 2004.

The venues for the sequence are amongst the preferred for England’s travelling fanatics, with CWI pointing out that they are going to be welcoming “totally vaccinated” spectators all over the excursion. On-line price tag gross sales are anticipated to be to be had from mid-November.

“We’re overjoyed with the intention to ascertain the venues for this prolonged West Indies vs England T20I and Take a look at Collection,” Johnny Grave, West Indies’ CEO, mentioned. “The historical past and contention between the 2 groups creates nice anticipation for fanatics right here within the Caribbean and world wide. Those fixtures are a part of a bumper yr of global house cricket working from January to August within the Caribbean.”

“A West Indies vs England house Take a look at Collection is the largest carrying and sports activities tourism match within the Caribbean. Courting again to 1930 when the primary England workforce visited, those fixtures are steeped in historical past and a brand new bankruptcy on this nice contention will probably be written, this time with the prize of the brand new Richards Botham Trophy.

“Celebrating those two heroes of cricket and lifetime buddies with the brand new trophy, staging world-class cricket and web hosting 1000’s of England fanatics will probably be a fine addition for cricket and for the entire area. We’re all in point of fact having a look ahead to welcoming totally vaccinated England fanatics who can’t handiest revel in some iciness solar and Caribbean hospitality but in addition some international category cricket with each those England Excursions, in addition to the ICC U19 Cricket Global Cup that may even happen within the West Indies in January subsequent yr.”

T20I Collection

1st T20I January 22, Barbados
2d T20I January 23, Barbados
third T20I January 26, Barbados
4th T20I January 29, Barbados
fifth T20I January 30, Barbados

Take a look at Collection

Heat-up March 1-4, Coolidge Floor, Antigua
1st Take a look at March 8-12, Vivian Richards Cricket Floor, Antigua
2d Take a look at March 16-20, Kensington Oval, Barbados
third Take a look at March 24-28, St George’s, Grenada