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England vs India rearranged fifth Test confirmed as venue named

Edgbaston have announced that they will host the rearranged fifth Test between England and India next year.

The match was due to be played last month at Old Trafford, but it was scrapped at the last minute due to concerns over a coronavirus outbreak within the Indian camp.

At the time, India were leading the series 2-1 and were hoping to complete their first series victory in England since 2007.

Both the ECB and the BCCI were keen to reschedule the Test for a later date and it has now been confirmed that it will take place from Friday 1 to Tuesday 5 July at Edgbaston.

The fifth Test between England and India at Old Trafford was cancelled last month but it has now been rearranged to take place at Edgbaston in July next year (Stu Forster/Getty Images)

The original venue Old Trafford was unavailable to host the rescheduled Test, with the ECB stating that "clashes with pre-planned events" will "leave insufficient time to prepare a Test pitch".

As a result, Edgbaston has stepped in to host the game and, in return, Old Trafford will be hosting the second Test between England and South Africa which was due to be played at Edgbaston between August 25 and 29.

That has had a further knock-on effect to the schedule, with England's planned T20I and ODI series against India now starting six days later than planned.

The T20I series will kick things off at the Rose Bowl on July 7, with the next two T20I games taking place at Edgbaston and Trent Bridge.

Edgbaston were originally set to host an ODI between England and India, but that game will now be a T20I instead.

The ODI series will now begin on July 12 at the Oval, with the other two games taking place at Lord's and Old Trafford.

Ticket buyers for any of the affected games will be contacted by their host venue shortly regarding their purchase.

ECB chief Tom Harrison said: "We are very pleased that we have reached an agreement with BCCI to creating a fitting end to what has been a brilliant series so far.

"I’m very grateful to all the venues involved for the cooperation they’ve shown in allowing us to reschedule this match. I’d also like to thank Cricket South Africa for their support and understanding to allow these changes to be possible.

"We would like to apologise again to fans for the disruption and disappointment of September events. We know it was a day that so many had planned long in advance.

"We recognise that accommodating this extra match means a tighter schedule for the white ball series. We will continue to manage our players’ welfare and workloads through next year while we also continue to seek the optimum schedule for fans, players and our partners across the game."

Revised dates and venues:

Rescheduled 5th Test v India: Edgbaston - 1 - 5 July

T20I Series v India: Ageas Bowl - 7 July, Edgbaston - 9 July, Trent Bridge - 10 July

ODI Series v India: Oval - 12 July, Lord’s - 14 July, Old Trafford - 17 July

2nd Test v South Africa: Old Trafford - 25-29 August

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