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West Indies tour of England schedule announced
Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2011 10:14 am
by WIndiesFans.com
The ECB today announced the Major Match schedule for next summer which will see England host tours by West Indies, Australia and South Africa - and Cardiff's SWALEC Stadium stage the Friends Life t20 Finals day.
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Re: West Indies tour of England schedule announced
Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2011 10:31 am
by mikesiva
May 2
West Indies arrive
May 5-7
Three-day match v Sussex
PROBIZ County Ground
May 10-13
Four-day match v England Lions
Wantage Road, Northampton
May 17-21
1st Test
Lord's
May 25-29
2nd Test
Trent Bridge
June 2-3
Two-day match v Leicestershire
Grace Road
June 7-11
3rd Test
Edgbaston
June 13
50-over match v Middlesex
Lord's
June 16
1st NatWest ODI
Rose Bowl
June 19
2nd NatWest ODI (D/N)
Kia Oval
June 22
3rd NatWest ODI
Headingley Carnegie
June 24
NatWest International T20
Trent Bridge
June 25
West Indies depart
The IPL runs until May 27, in the middle of the second Test....
That's good news for Pollard and Big Bravo, who can't make the Test side, but would be a potential area of conflict for Gayle and Taylor, and any other potential Test player who could stir up interest from the IPL.
Re: West Indies tour of England schedule announced
Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2011 10:34 am
by Westdem
Re: West Indies tour of England schedule announced
Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2011 10:53 am
by mapoui
westindies better hope for a warm spring in england.
but the way the weather has been cold for so long in the year...these past few years, it doh look good.
it looks lke another shivering tour, at least the first part of it....cold, stiff fingers and straight cutarse for the westindies in frigid and unhappy weather.
skunt hunte and skunny hilarie still cyar say no to the englishman.
it does not make sensse to start so early in england. deh shud start by mid to third week in may at earliest... and the first test by the second week in june
Re: West Indies tour of England schedule announced
Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2011 3:51 am
by mikesiva
Depends on the weather, which, as maps rightly points out, can be stupidly cold in early May. Why the ECB insists on subjecting tourists to this brutally cold weather is beyond me....
The WICB should've done what Sri Lanka did this year - refuse to tour earlier than mid-May. The Sri Lankans first tour match was on May 14, and their first Test started on May 26. In contrast, the WI's first tour match is May 5, and the first Test starts on May 14.
It seems the WICB only have strength for their own players....