South Africa unveil England cricket tour dates

South Africa unveil England cricket tour dates

South Africa on Friday announced the dates for a tour by England which will include four Tests, three one-day internationals and three Twenty20 internationals.

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The Test series will start in Centurion on December 26, followed by South Africa’s traditional New Year Test at Newlands in Cape Town, starting on January 3.


The remaining Tests will be in Port Elizabeth and Johannesburg.


England will play two warm-up matches before the Tests, a two-day game against an Invitation XI and a three-day match against South Africa A. Both fixtures will be in Benoni.


Cricket South Africa chief executive Thabang Moroe said the series would have special significance, "as this will be our first home series in the ICC World Test championship following our away series in India in October."


South Africa will also host Australia for three Twenty20 internationals and three one-day internationals, starting five days after England’s final fixture on February 16.


South Africa’s 2019/20 home fixtures:


England tour


December


17-18 Invitation XI, Benoni


20-22 South Africa A, Benoni


26-30 First Test, Centurion


January


3-7 Second Test, Cape Town


16-20 Third Test, Port Elizabeth


24-28 Fourth Test, Johannesburg


31 SA Invitation XI, Paarl


February


1 Invitation XI, Paarl


4 First one-day international, Cape Town


7 Second one-day international, Durban


9 Third one-day international, Johannesburg


12 First Twenty20 international, East London


14 Second Twenty20 international, Durban


16 Third Twenty20 international, Centurion


Australia tour


February


21 First Twenty20 international, Johannesburg


23 Second Twenty20 international, Port Elizabeth


26 Third Twenty20 international, Cape Town


29 First one-day international, Paarl


March


4 Second one-day international, Bloemfontein


7 Third one-day international, Potchefstroom

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