West Indies will host England in five Twenty20
internationals and three test matches in 2022 in an expanded schedule of their
International Cricket Council (ICC) Future Tours Program, the cricket boards of
both teams said on Wednesday.
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England were originally scheduled to play three T20s, and
two tests for the new Richards-Botham trophy named after two of the teams'
greatest players - Viv Richards and Ian Botham.
The T20 series will be the longest between the sides in the
shortest format as they prepare for the T20 World Cup in 2022 in Australia,
Cricket West Indies (CWI) and the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said in
a statement.
"An England tour to the West Indies is a special event,
so by adding a third test and two T20Is to the original schedule it will enable
more fans to watch the teams do battle and afford more of our countries the
opportunity to host matches," CWI CEO Johnny Grave said.
The venues for matches will be announced in April.
"The three-test series will form part of the next ICC
World Test Championship, whilst the additional T20s will provide our England
men's team with valuable preparation ahead of the ICC World T20," ECB CEO
Tom Harrison said.
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