England's tour of the Caribbean next January will get underway in St Kitts instead of Barbados, after the West Indies Cricket Board announced a switch in the itinerary for two three-day warm-up matches
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England's tour of the Caribbean next January will get underway in St Kitts instead of Barbados, after the West Indies Cricket Board announced a switch in the itinerary for two three-day warm-up matches.
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The England team will now arrive in Basseterre on January 21, and will play their first fixture, against a St Kitts XI at Warner Park, four days later. The second match, a first-class fixture against West Indies A, will begin on January 29, two days after the conclusion of the opening game.
The first Test gets underway in Jamaica on February 4, with the second scheduled for the Sir Vivian Richards stadium in Antigua on February 13. Thereafter the teams will fly to Barbados where a two-day practice will take place against a BCA President's XI, at a ground to be confirmed.
The 50-over practice match in Trinidad before the start of the five-match ODI series will be played against WIPA President's Select XI, at a ground to be confirmed.
Fixtures
January 2009
Sun 25 - Tue 27 10:00 local, 14:00 GMT
St Kitts v England XI
Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts
Thu 29 - Sat 31 10:00 local, 14:00 GMT
West Indies A v England XI
Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts
February 2009
Wed 4 - Sun 8 10:00 local, 15:00 GMT
1st Test - West Indies v England
Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica
Fri 13 - Tue 17 10:00 local, 14:00 GMT
2nd Test - West Indies v England
Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua
Sat 21 - Sun 22 14:00 GMT
Barbados Cricket Association President's XI v England XI
Venue TBC
Barbados
Thu 26 - Mon 2 10:00 local, 14:00 GMT
3rd Test - West Indies v England
Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
March 2009
Fri 6 - Tue 10 10:00 local, 14:00 GMT
4th Test - West Indies v England
Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad
Sat 14 14:00 GMT
West Indies Cricket Board President's XI v England XI
Venue TBC
Trinidad
Sun 15 12:00 local, 16:00 GMT
Only T20I - West Indies v England
Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad
Fri 20 09:30 local, 13:30 GMT
1st ODI - West Indies v England
Providence Stadium, Guyana
Sun 22 09:30 local, 13:30 GMT
2nd ODI - West Indies v England
Providence Stadium, Guyana
Fri 27 09:30 local, 13:30 GMT
3rd ODI - West Indies v England
Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
Sun 29 09:30 local, 13:30 GMT
4th ODI - West Indies v England
Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
April 2009
Fri 3 14:30 local, 18:30 GMT
5th ODI - West Indies v England
Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia
