Lord's to crowd Eng-WI Test in 2012


A Test Match between England and the West Indies will be played at Lord's in 2012, ECB announce on Thursday.

It had been award the Test following a spirited tender process for bids by international venues.

However, the dates for next summer's Lord's Test match against West Indies will not be announced until the ECB has finalized the international match calendar for 2012 in its entirety.

The match, which had initially been awarded to Glamorgan CCC, was put back out to tender last month after the club advise ECB that it would be late in making its payment of the staging fee for hosting the recent England vs. Sri Lankan power Test Match in Cardiff.

West Indies are planned to visit England in May and June next summer for a three-match Test series follow by three NatWest Series One-Day Internationals and a NatWest International T20.

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