England to diet on white-ball cricket for rest of 2023 with World Cup the main event in October and November | Cricket News

After the enthralling Ashes series, England now have a near six-month break from Test cricket until they face India across January, February and March 2024.

They will exclusively play white-ball cricket for the rest of 2023, starting with home series against New Zealand and Ireland this summer.

Then comes their 50-over World Cup title defence in India in October and November as they look to retain the title they won on home soil in 2019.

Finally, there is a pre-Christmas jaunt to the Caribbean for T20 and one-day international cricket against West Indies in December.

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Sheffield Wednesday vs Southampton – August 4 – LIVE on Sky Sports Football
Celtic vs Ross County – August 5 – LIVE on Sky Sports Football
Kilmarnock vs Rangers – August 5 – LIVE on Sky Sports Football
Leicester vs Coventry – August 6 – LIVE on Sky Sports Football
Leeds vs Cardiff – August 6 – LIVE on Sky Sports Football
Sunderland vs Ipswich – August 6 – LIVE on Sky Sports Football
The Hundred – August 1 to 27 – LIVE on Sky Sports Cricket
Netball World Cup – July 28 to August 6 – LIVE on Sky Sports Action
Wyndham Championship – August 3 to 6 – LIVE on Sky Sports Golf

Twenty20 International series vs New Zealand

Wednesday August 30 – Seat Unique Riverside, Duham (6pm)

Friday September 1 – Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester (6pm)

Sunday September 3 – Edgbaston, Birmingham (2.30pm)

Thursday September 5 – Trent Bridge, Nottingham (6pm)

ODI series vs New Zealand

Friday September 8 – Sophia Gardens, Cardiff (12.30pm)

Sunday September 10 – The Ageas Bowl, Southampton (11am)

Wednesday September 13 – The Kia Oval, London (12.30pm)

Friday September 15 – Lord’s, London (12.30pm)

ODI series vs Ireland

Wednesday September 20 – Headingley, Leeds (12.30pm)

Saturday September 23 – Trent Bridge, Nottingham (11am)

Tuesday September 26 – Seat Unique Stadium, Bristol (12.30pm)

ICC 50-over Cricket World Cup

Thursday October 5 – vs New Zealand, Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad (9.30am)

Tuesday October 10 – vs Bangladesh, Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala (9.30am)

Saturday October 14 – vs Afghanistan, Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi (9.30am)

Saturday October 21 vs South Africa, Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai (9.30am)

Thursday October 26 – vs Sri Lanka, M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore (9.30am)

Sunday October 29 – vs India, BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow (8.30am)

Saturday November 4 – vs Australia, Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad (8.30am)

Wednesday November 8 – vs Netherlands, Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Gahunje (8.30am)

Saturday November 12 – vs Pakistan, Eden Gardens, Kolkata (8.30am)

ODI series vs West Indies

Sunday December 3 – Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua (time TBC)

Wednesday December 6 – Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua (time TBC)

Sunday December 9 – Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados (time TBC)

T20I series in West Indies

Tuesday December 12 – Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados (time TBC)

Thursday December 14 – National Cricket Stadium, St George’s, Grenada (time TBC)

Saturday December 16 – National Cricket Stadium, St George’s, Grenada (time TBC)

Tuesday December 19 – Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Tarouba, Trinidad and Tobago (time TBC)

Thursday December 21 – Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Tarouba, Trinidad and Tobago (time TBC)