The ODI series for South Africa's tour has already happened, as both teams warmed up for their ultimately unsuccessful Champions Trophy campaigns. The rest of the tour starts up again next week:
Three T20I matches:
Wednesday 21 June, 1830, Southampton
Friday 23 June, 1700, Taunton
Sunday 25 June, 1430, Cardiff
Four Test matches:
Thursday 6 to Monday 10 July, Lord's
Friday 14 to Tuesday 18 July, Trent Bridge
Thursday 27 to Monday 31 July, The Oval
Friday 4 to Tuesday 8 August, Old Trafford
Couple of things going on from England's perspective. Bayliss has said they are looking at young players for ODI/T20I squad building, looking at the World Cup in 2019. There are five uncapped players (Dawid Malan, Liam Livingstone, Tom Curran, Mason Crane and Craig Overton) in the squad for the T20Is.
And so Root, Moeen, Stokes, Ball and Rashid have been left out of the T20 squad, with a view to them playing first class county matches in the meantime in preparation for the Test series, which is Root's first as captain.
There's also only one clear week after the end of this Tour before the first match with West Indies. That Tour will comprise three Tests, one T20 and five ODI matches. Something of a busy summer for England considering where they're heading in November...
Three T20I matches:
Wednesday 21 June, 1830, Southampton
Friday 23 June, 1700, Taunton
Sunday 25 June, 1430, Cardiff
Four Test matches:
Thursday 6 to Monday 10 July, Lord's
Friday 14 to Tuesday 18 July, Trent Bridge
Thursday 27 to Monday 31 July, The Oval
Friday 4 to Tuesday 8 August, Old Trafford
Couple of things going on from England's perspective. Bayliss has said they are looking at young players for ODI/T20I squad building, looking at the World Cup in 2019. There are five uncapped players (Dawid Malan, Liam Livingstone, Tom Curran, Mason Crane and Craig Overton) in the squad for the T20Is.
And so Root, Moeen, Stokes, Ball and Rashid have been left out of the T20 squad, with a view to them playing first class county matches in the meantime in preparation for the Test series, which is Root's first as captain.
There's also only one clear week after the end of this Tour before the first match with West Indies. That Tour will comprise three Tests, one T20 and five ODI matches. Something of a busy summer for England considering where they're heading in November...
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