England Under-19s will begin their return series against India this summer with a four-day match at Queen’s Park in Chesterfield from 23-26 July.
Worcestershire will host the second four-day match at New Road, with the teams then contesting a five-match 50-over series in Cardiff, Canterbury, Hove, Bristol and Taunton – with the second match, on 9 August at the Spitfire Ground, St Lawrence, being shown live on Sky Sports.
England will be aiming for revenge on home soil in the one-day series, after losing 3-1 in a five-match series in Mumbai in January and February, which ended with a tie.
The teams then drew two four-day matches in Nagpur, with the England captain Max Holden and Somerset’s George Bartlett sharing a record-breaking partnership of 321 in the first match which ended with India 189 for eight in pursuit of a victory target of 238.
“There was some excellent cricket in both series out in India, which was so beneficial to our players in terms of their experience and development,” said Andy Hurry, the head coach of the Young Lions programme.
“So playing a return series in home conditions will offer the players selected more high-quality cricket, with both red ball and white ball – and will also be valuable in our planning and preparations for the ICC World Cup in New Zealand early next year."
England Under-19s v India Under-19s
23-26 July - First 'Test', Queen’s Park (Chesterfield)
31 July 31 – August 3 Second 'Test', New Road (Worcester)
7 August - First ODI, SSE SWALEC (Cardiff)
9 August - Second ODI, Spitfire Ground, St Lawrence (Canterbury)
12 August - Third ODI, 1st Central County Ground (Hove)
14 August - Fourth ODI, Brightside Ground (Bristol)
16 August - Fifth ODI, Cooper Associates County Ground (Taunton)