The discharge of the itinerary for England’s Take a look at tour of New Zealand later this yr has confirmed Ben Stokes’ facet will play matches in Christchurch, Wellington and Hamilton.
Hagley Oval, the Cello Basin Reserve, and Seddon Park have been on Tuesday confirmed because the venues for the three-match sequence.
Christchurch hosts the opening match from November 28-December 2, Wellington follows from December 6-10, earlier than the sequence concludes in Hamilton from December 14-18.
New Zealand Cricket chief government Scott Weenink mentioned there have been already indications that the three matches towards Brendon McCullum’s crew would entice the identical type of bumper attendances witnessed for the 2 house checks towards Australia in February and March.
“Previously, there’s typically been numerous speak in New Zealand concerning the recognition of Take a look at cricket – with out that translating into ticket gross sales or viewership numbers,” he mentioned.
“The distinction over the previous summer season, and by way of the upcoming checks towards England, is that the curiosity is being transformed to bums on seats and is driving file viewership numbers.”
England host West Indies in July earlier than Sri Lanka go to throughout August and September throughout a summer season the place consideration could also be extra centered on limited-overs cricket.
Please use Chrome browser for a extra accessible video participant
Ollie Pope defends Bazball by saying England need not reinvent the wheel after their Take a look at sequence defeat to India.
The T20 World Cup takes place within the West Indies and United States in June, whereas England even have a five-match ODI sequence towards Australia in September.
England are presently final within the World Take a look at Championship desk following a 4-1 sequence defeat to India at the beginning of the yr.
Having gained simply three of their 10 matches because the 2023-25 version of the competitors started, England require a serious turnaround to have an opportunity of reaching subsequent yr’s closing at Lord’s.
Watch each match from 2024 ICC Males’s T20 World Cup this June, dwell on Sky Sports activities, in addition to England’s previous T20 sequence towards Pakistan. You can also stream the action with NOW.
Ad content | Stream Sky Sports on NOW
NOW TV PROMO APRIL 2024
Stream Sky Sports activities dwell with no contract on a Month or Day membership on NOW. Immediate entry to dwell motion from the Premier League, EFL, F1, England Cricket, Tennis and a lot extra.
