England play Assessments in South Africa and Australia this winter on the finish of the present cycle.
They’re scheduled to tour Pakistan for the primary time in 2027. They had been because of play in Pakistan in 2021 however the tour was cancelled due to safety considerations.
The brand new schedule additionally features a window largely freed from worldwide cricket in August to coincide with The Hundred – a lift to the England and Wales Cricket Board’s competitors.
Zimbabwe have been added to the FTP for the primary time.
West Indies will host a Check in opposition to Australia in 2026 and play South Africa away within the format in 2028.
Johnny Grave, whose tenure as Cricket West Indies chief government ended final week, raised the prospect of the Windies enjoying a Check on the iconic Kensington Oval.
West Indies are captained by Barbados-born all-rounder Hayley Matthews.
“When you could have an iconic participant, who will go down in historical past of our sport, in Hayley Mathews it appears proper she can have the chance to put on a maroon Check cap and lead her staff out, hopefully at her house floor of the Kensington Oval in some unspecified time in the future in a Check,” advised the Stumped podcast.
“Our philosophy has been that red-ball cricket is the place you’ll be able to construct your method, hone your defence and look to attain throughout the wicket.
“If that’s what we consider for the boys then it must be the case for the ladies.”
No Check cricket has been scheduled for New Zealand. Some had hoped their T20 World Cup win last month might result in a primary Check for the White Ferns since 2004.
