World Cricket II

[Death Note]

Two great innings

[ajithfederer]

India will play five-Test series on their tours to England in 2014 and 2018.

England will play 99 matches over the next eight years, Australia 92, and India 90. Sri Lanka and South Africa are at the next level, with 76 and 74 Tests scheduled. They are followed by West Indies and New Zealand, with 66 Tests each, and Pakistan with 65. Bangladesh and Zimbabwe bring up the rear with 42 and 41 matches. These are draft options, though, and the final numbers could be different.

There will also be two Ashes series in 2013 - one during the English summer and the other in Australia at the end of the year - in order to avoid a clash with the 2015 World Cup.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci-icc/c...ry/520738.html

[sathya_1979]

2 ashes in 1 year?

[ajithfederer]

Adra sakkai, look at the Int'l tours for the next 8-9 months. All the top 6 teams except Eng are blasting it out for the top test rankings. . Aus have a good chance to come back to the top three, they'v got like 11 matches.



International tours

England v India, Jul - Sep 2011 (4 Tests)

Sri Lanka v Australia, Aug - Sep 2011 (3 in Aus)

South Africa v Australia, Oct - Nov 2011 (2 in SA)

Australia v New Zealand, December 2011 ( 2 in Aus)

South Africa v Sri Lanka, Dec 2011 - Jan 2012 ( 3 in SA)

Australia v India, Dec 2011 - Mar 2012 (4 in Aus)

New Zealand v Zimbabwe, Jan - Feb 2012 (1 IN NZ)

New Zealand v South Africa, Feb - Mar 2012 (3 in NZ)

http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/conte...s_futures.html

Wonder what the hell England are doing till next Feb/Mar w/o any test matches. Every other top side's calendar looks full.

[ajithfederer]

The ICC Cricket Committee is at Lord's for a two-day meeting, Lord's, May 10, 2011

Whic country does the lady in the middle represent?

[littlemaster1982]

She is Clare Connor - Women's representative.

[ajithfederer]

ICC Annual conference

* DRS Made mandatory in all Test's and ODI's. Hot spot made mandatory and the ball-tracking(Hawk eye) technology has been removed from the ICC's original compulsory list of DRS technologies.
* It is clean and action replays with stump microphone's are allowed and not snicko for DRS.
* No runners allowed
* New balls from both ends in ODI's.
* Bowlers are allowed to run out non-strikers if they are backing up too far.
* Associates allowed for 2015 WC, Ireland have a good chance now


http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci-icc/c...te/297120.html

[ajithfederer]

England confirm winter tour schedule
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England's winter touring schedule has been confirmed with England playing five ODIs and a Twenty20 in India, a Test, one-day and Twenty20 series against Pakistan in the UAE and a two-Test series in Sri Lanka.

There had been some confusion over the schedule when Giles Clarke announced on Test Match Special during the Rose Bowl Test against Sri Lanka earlier this month that England would play their Pakistan Test fixtures in Sri Lanka, rather than the UAE. However, that was quickly retracted by John Carr, the ECB's director of cricket operations.

Though the itinerary for the UAE-leg of the winter's travels has not been confirmed it will consist of three Tests, four ODIs and three Twenty20s. The Sri Lanka tour is limited to just two Tests with the promise of a limited-overs tour in November-December 2014.

"We are very pleased to have agreed an itinerary with BCCI for the forthcoming one-day series which includes matches in India's major cities and will suit the needs of both the England team and our travelling supporters," ECB chief executive David Collier said. "With India due to play a NatWest Series here in September, there is bound to be intense interest in the return contest in India this October and we look forward to what should be a fascinating series of one-day encounters between the two teams.

"The remainder of the winter programme will see England travel to the UAE early in the New Year to play Pakistan in all three formats of the game, followed by a short break in the UK before the team takes on Sri Lanka in a two-match Test series."

England in India

October 4 - England arrive in Hyderabad
October 8 - 50-over warm-up match, Gymkhana, Hyderabad
October 11 - 50-over warm-up match, Gymkhana, Hyderabad
October 14 - 1st ODI (D/N), Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
October 17 - 2nd ODI (D/N), Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
October 20 - 3rd ODI (D/N), Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali
October 23 - 4th ODI (D/N), Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
October 26 - 5th ODI (D/N), Eden Gardens, Kolkata
October 29 - lone Twenty20 international (D/N), Eden Gardens, Kolkata

England v Pakistan, UAE

The ECB and PCB have agreed that the tour will comprise three Test matches, four ODIs and three T20s to be played in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. A detailed itinerary will be announced in due course.

England in Sri Lanka

The programme of warm-up matches leading into the Test series will be confirmed in due course but the two Test matches are scheduled as follows:

March 26-30 - 1st Test, Galle
April 3-7 - 2nd Test, Colombo (venue tbc)

http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/...ry/521228.html

Wonder what the hell England are doing till next Feb/Mar w/o any test matches. Every other top side's calendar looks full.

[ajithfederer]

Looks like the new FTP has been announced.

http://static.icc-cricket.yahoo.net/...5170164_66.pdf


ENGLAND'S FUTURE SERIES

•2012 (h): WI (3 Tests, 3 ODIs, 1 T20), Aus (5 ODIs), SA (3 Tests, 5 ODIs, 3 T20s)

•2012/3 (a): World T20 (SL), Ind (4 Tests, 7 ODIs, 1 T20), NZ (3 Tests, 5 ODIs, 1 T20)

•2013 (h): NZ (2 Tests, 5 ODIs), Aus (5 Tests, 5 ODIs, 2 T20s), Test Play-off

•2013/4 (a): Aus (5 Tests, 5 ODIs, 3 T20s), WI (5 ODIs, 1 T20), World T20 (Ban)

•2014 (h): SL (2 Tests, 5 ODIs, 1 T20), Ind (5 Tests, 5 ODIs, 1 T20)

•2014/5 (a): SL (5 ODIs, 2 T20s), Aus (5 triangular ODIs), World Cup (hosted by Aus/NZ)

•2015 (h): NZ (2 Tests, 5 ODIs, 1 T20), Aus (5 Tests, 5 ODIs, 1 T20)

•2015/6 (a): Pkn (3 Tests, 5 ODIs, 1 T20), SA (4 Tests, 5 ODIs, 1/2 T20s), World T20 (Ind)

•2016 (h): SL (3 Tests, 5 ODIs, 1 T20), Pkn (4 Tests, 5 ODIs, 1 T20)

•2016/7 (a): Ban (2 Tests, 3 ODIs), Ind (4 Tests, 7 ODIs, 1 T20)

•2017 (h): WI (3 Tests, 5 ODIs, 1 T20), SA (4 Tests, 5 ODIs, 1 T20), Test Play-off

•2017/8 (a): Aus (5 Tests, 5 ODIs, 3 T20s, NZ (2 Tests, 5 ODIs, 1 T20)

•2018 (h): Pkn (2 Tests, 5 ODIs, 1 T20), Ind (5 Tests, 5 ODIs, 1 T20)

•2018/9 (a): SL (3 Tests, 5 ODIs, 1 T20), WI (3 Tests, 5 ODIs, 1 T20)

•2019 (h): World Cup (host), Aus (5 Tests, 5 ODIs, 1 T20I)

•2019/20 (a): SA (4 Tests, 5 ODIs, 1 T20I), NZ (2 Tests, 3 ODIs, 1 T20I)

[VinodKumar's]

adutha varusam Srilanka kooda 4 tests ah