Lord's to host three England Tests in 2026
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.
After the Hundred, England's women play three ODIs against Ireland in September.
Including the World Cup, England women will play a minimum of 18 matches at home next summer.
Their first match of the summer on 10 May at Chester-le-Street and a World Cup fixture at Leeds are the only occasions they play north of Derby.
None of the Ashes Tests in 2027 will be played in the north, a decision questioned by Yorkshire chief executive Sanjay Patel this month. Old Trafford will host a Test in early 2027 before the Ashes.
The Oval will host the last of those matches as it takes the final white-ball match of the summer, rather than its traditional concluding Test.
The last Test of the summer will be played at Edgbaston from 9 September.
England 2026 fixtures in full
All times BST
England women v New Zealand
10 May: First ODI, Durham, 11:00
13 May: Second ODI, Northampton, 13:00
16 May: Third ODI, Cardiff, 11:00
20 May: First T20, Derby, 18:30
23 May: Second T20, Canterbury, 14:30
25 May: Third T20, Hove, TBC
England women v India
28 May: First T20, Chelmsford, 18:30
30 May: Second T20, Bristol, TBC
2 June: Third T20, Taunton, 18:30
10 July: One-off Test, Lord's 11:00
England women v Ireland
1 September: First ODI, Leicester, 13:00
3 September: Second ODI, Derby 13:00
6 September: Third ODI, Worcester, 11:00
England men v New Zealand
4 June: First Test, Lord's, 11:00
17 June: Second Test, Kia Oval 11:00
25 June: Third Test, Nottingham, 11:00
England men v India
1 July: First T20, Chester-le-Street, 18:30
4 July: Second T20, Manchester, 14:30
7 July: Third T20, Nottingham, 18:30
9 July: Fourth T20, Bristol, 18:30
11 July: Fifth T20, Southampton, 18:30
14 July: First ODI, Birmingham, 13:00
16 July: Second ODI, Cardiff, 13:00
19 July: Third ODI, Lord's, 11:00
England men v Pakistan
19 August: First Test, Leeds, 11:00
27 August: Second Test, Lord's, 11:00
9 September: Third Test, Birmingham, 11:00
England men v Sri Lanka
15 September: First T20, Southampton, 18:30
17 September: Second T20, Cardiff, 18:30
19 September: Third T20, Manchester, TBC
22 September: First ODI, Chester-le-Street, 12:30
24 September: Second ODI, Leeds, 12:30
27 September: Third ODI, Kia Oval, 10:30
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