Cancelled 5th test between India and England is rescheduled to July 2022 along with White ball series. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) along with England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) agreement on the same. The series will resume with India leading 2-1 and the concluding Test match will now be played from July 1 at Edgbaston instead of Manchester.
The fifth Test between England and India was called due to the visitors not being able to field a team due to an outbreak of COVID-19 within the travelling contingent last September. The push came to shove when India’s assistant physio Yogesh Parmar tested positive. The visiting camp were by then already without their head coach Ravi Shastri who had tested positive and had to be isolated along with bowling coach Bharat Arun, fielding coach R Sridhar and physio Nitin Patel.
To resolve the issue, the BCCI had offered to play two extra T20Is or a Test match when they visit the UK in 2022, and both the boards now seem to have reached a middle ground. Due to the complexities in the schedule, the fixture cannot be staged at Emirates Old Trafford owing to clashes with pre-planned events at the venue, which will leave insufficient time to prepare a Test pitch,” the ECB explained in a media release. Manchester will now host the second Test against South Africa from August 25, 2022. This match was previously due to take place at Edgbaston. England cricket have also shared their updated revised schedule of next summer.
Confirmation of our revised England Men's fixtures schedule for next summer 👇 pic.twitter.com/g6VfMniLVP
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) October 22, 2021
As a result of the rescheduling, the T20I and the ODI series between England and India have also been pushed back by six days. The T20I series will begin instead on July 7 at Ageas Bowl while the ODI series will now start on July 12 at the Oval. The complete fixtures of the tour are as below:-
5th Test
1-5 July: 5th Test, Edgbaston
T20I series
7th July: 1st T20I, Ageas Bowl
9th July: 2nd T20I, Edgbaston
10th July: 3rd T20I, Trent Bridge
ODI series
12th July: 1st ODI, The Oval
14th July: 2nd ODI, Lord’s
17th July: 3rd ODI, Old Trafford
The fifth match of our Men's LV= Insurance Test Series against India has been rescheduled and will now take place in July 2022.
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) October 22, 2021
Mr Jay Shah, Honorary Secretary, BCCI said: “I am delighted that the England-India Test series will now have its rightful conclusion. The four Test matches were riveting, and we needed a fitting finale. The BCCI recognizes and respects the traditional form of the game and is also mindful of its role and obligations towards fellow Board Members. In the last two months, both BCCI and the ECB have been engaged in discussions and our efforts were aimed at finding a suitable window. I thank the ECB for their understanding and patience in finding an amicable solution.”
Mr Tom Harrison, CEO, ECB said: “We are very pleased that we have reached an agreement with BCCI to creating a fitting end to what has been a brilliant series so far. “I’m very grateful to all the venues involved for the cooperation they’ve shown in allowing us to reschedule this match. I’d also like to thank Cricket South Africa for their support and understanding to allow these changes to be possible. We recognize that accommodating this extra match means a tighter schedule for the white ball series. We will continue to manage our players’ welfare and workloads through next year while we also continue to seek the optimum schedule for fans, players and our partners across the game”.
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