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England will play three practice matches before the first Test when they arrive in India in October for the winter tour. The itinerary, announced on Tuesday, includes four Test Matches and two T20Is before Christmas and five ODIs in the New Year.
The Tests will be played in Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Kolkata and Nagpur, while two new venues - Dharamsala and Ranchi - have been awarded ODIs. The other venues are Mohali, Rajkot and Kochi. The fixtures in Mohali and Dharamsala are both day-night games and could pose problems for the teams with freezing temperatures - Dharamsala is at a height of 5000 feet - and dew. The two T20Is will be played in Pune and Mumbai.
"This will be England's first full tour of India since 2008 and I am sure that cricket fans in both countries will be eagerly anticipating an exciting series of contests in all three formats of the game," ECB managing director Hugh Morris said.
England tour to India 2012
30 October-1 November 3-day tour match Mumbai, CCI
3-5 November 3-day tour match Mumbai, BKC
8-11 November 4-day tour match Ahmedabad, SPS Navrangpura
15-19 November 1st Test Match Ahmedabad, Motera
23-27 November 2nd Test Match Mumbai, Wankhede Stadium
5-9 December 3rd Test Match Kolkata
13-17 December 4th Test Match Nagpur
20 December 1st T20 (f) Pune
22 December 2nd T20 (f) Mumbai, Wankhede Stadium
6 January 50-over tour match (D/N) Venue tbc
8 January 50 over tour match Venue tbc
11 January 1st ODI (D/N) Rajkot
15 January 2nd ODI (D/N) Kochi
19 January 3rd ODI (D/N) Ranchi
23 January 4th ODI (D/N) Dharamshala
27 January 5th ODI (D/N) Mohali
The Tests will be played in Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Kolkata and Nagpur, while two new venues - Dharamsala and Ranchi - have been awarded ODIs. The other venues are Mohali, Rajkot and Kochi. The fixtures in Mohali and Dharamsala are both day-night games and could pose problems for the teams with freezing temperatures - Dharamsala is at a height of 5000 feet - and dew. The two T20Is will be played in Pune and Mumbai.
"This will be England's first full tour of India since 2008 and I am sure that cricket fans in both countries will be eagerly anticipating an exciting series of contests in all three formats of the game," ECB managing director Hugh Morris said.
England tour to India 2012
30 October-1 November 3-day tour match Mumbai, CCI
3-5 November 3-day tour match Mumbai, BKC
8-11 November 4-day tour match Ahmedabad, SPS Navrangpura
15-19 November 1st Test Match Ahmedabad, Motera
23-27 November 2nd Test Match Mumbai, Wankhede Stadium
5-9 December 3rd Test Match Kolkata
13-17 December 4th Test Match Nagpur
20 December 1st T20 (f) Pune
22 December 2nd T20 (f) Mumbai, Wankhede Stadium
6 January 50-over tour match (D/N) Venue tbc
8 January 50 over tour match Venue tbc
11 January 1st ODI (D/N) Rajkot
15 January 2nd ODI (D/N) Kochi
19 January 3rd ODI (D/N) Ranchi
23 January 4th ODI (D/N) Dharamshala
27 January 5th ODI (D/N) Mohali