England face stacked schedule as Future Tours Programme confirmed for 2023-2027

England's packed schedule includes a one-off Test against Ireland ahead of next summer's home Ashes series - which will run between mid-June and the end of July

The Future Tours Programme for 2023 to 2027 has been confirmed.

England's packed schedule includes a one-off Test against Ireland ahead of next summer's home Ashes series - which will run between mid-June and the end of July, a five-match series in India in early 2024, and visits from West Indies and Sri Lanka in the Test arena in the home summer of 2024.

The whole of August is kept free from England fixtures to accommodate The Hundred in each of 2023 and 2024, though there are games against Ireland and Pakistan which creep into the schedule in 2025 and 2026 respectively.

^{England men's schedule for the 2023-2027 period has been confirmed [Getty Images]}

The next Ashes campaign down under will take place in 2025-26, while the red-ball side's 2026-27 winter will be spent in South Africa and Bangladesh.

The white-ball setup continues its global jetset. In 2023, that includes home series against New Zealand and Ireland in September, prior to three ODIs and five T20Is in the Caribbean in December 2023. 

Five T20s against Pakistan kick off the 2024 summer, while Australia visit in September for five ODIs and three T20s.

Ireland, West Indies and South Africa make up the limited-overs opponents in the summer of 2025, and there is a white-ball trip to New Zealand before the Ashes series. 

An ODI tri series against Pakistan and Sri Lanka is scheduled for October 2026. 

England's Future Tours Programme: 2023-2027

January 2023: South Africa (a, 3 ODIs)

February 2023: New Zealand (a, 2 Tests)

March 2023: Bangladesh (a, 3 ODIs, 3T20Is)

June 2023: Ireland (h, 1 Test)

June-July 2023: Australia (h, 5 Tests)

September 2023: New Zealand (h, 3 ODIs, 5T20Is)

September 2023: Ireland (h, 3 ODIs)

October-November 2023: World Cup

December 2023: West Indies (a, 3 ODIs, 5 T20Is)

January-March 2024: India (a, 5 Tests)

May 2024: Pakistan (h, 5 T20Is)

June 2024: T20 World Cup

July 2024: West Indies (h, 3 Tests)

September 2024: Sri Lanka (h, 2 Tests)

September 2024: Australia (h, 5 ODIs, 3 T20Is)

October 2024: Pakistan (a, 3 Tests)

November-December 2024: New Zealand (a, 3 Tests)

January-February 2025: India (a, 3 ODIs, T20Is)

February-March 2025: Champions Trophy

June 2025: West Indies (h, 3 ODIs)

June-August 2025: India (h, 5 Tests)

June 2025: Ireland (a, 3 ODIs)

September 2025: South Africa (h, 3 ODIs, 3 T20s)

September 2025: West Indies (h, 3 T20Is)

October-November 2025: New Zealand (a, 3 ODIs, 3 T20Is)

November 2025-January 2026: Australia (a, 5 Tests)

January-February 2026: Sri Lanka (a, 3 ODIs, 3 T20Is)

February-March 2026: T20 World Cup

June 2026: New Zealand (h, 3 Tests)

July 2026: India (h, 3 ODIs, 5 T20Is)

August-September 2026: Pakistan (h, 3 Tests)

September 2026: Sri Lanka (3 ODIs, 3 T20Is)

October-November 2026: Tri Series (a v Pakistan, Sri Lanka - 4 matches)

November 2026: Australia (a, 3 ODIs, 3T20Is)

December 2026-February 2027: South Africa (a, 3 Tests, 3 ODIs 3 T20Is)

February 2027: Bangladesh (a, 2 Tests)

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