rich1uk wrote:[quote="mikesiva
TBH, it seems that it's only the WICB that agrees to a schedule where they tour England for the entire month of May....
Most other teams come to England in mid-May.
not quite right mike , we always start the home tests in mid-may , in fact the earliest we have had tests in the last 10 years the opponents were SL and NZ[/quote]
Not any more....
Last year, Sri Lanka didn't start their first Test until May 26, and the Kiwis have now taken a conscious decision not to accept any international cricket that majorly clashes with the IPL.
England are running out of teams agreeing to start touring the country in early May....