Lord’s to host three England Tests

Lord’s will host three England Tests next summer - its first women’s Test and men’s matches against New Zealand and Pakistan.
The first men’s Test against Pakistan at Headingley in August will be the only Test played north of Nottingham.
England’s men begin their summer at Lord’s on 4 June with the first of three Tests against New Zealand.
They play five T20s and three one-day internationals against India in July, followed by a three-Test series against Pakistan before T20s and ODIs against Sri Lanka in September.
The second and third men’s Tests and the first two India T20s will clash with the 2026 Women’s T20 World Cup, which will be held in England. England’s women warm up for that tournament with three ODIs and five T20s against New Zealand, followed by three more T20s against India.
The landmark women’s Test at Lord’s, which was announced last year and was a recommendation of the Independent Commission for Equity in Cricket (ICEC) report in 2023, will be a four-day affair starting on 10 July. It will be England’s first home women’s Test since the 2023 Ashes.
With the men’s Test series being played from 19 August, The Hundred will move forward a week from its position in 2025 to avoid a clash.
(BBC sport)