England will host a cricket take a look at match in opposition to Zimbabwe for the primary time since 2003 following discussions between the nation’s boards to forge nearer relations.
The four-day take a look at will happen in Could 2025 at a venue but to be confirmed, the England and Wales Cricket Board mentioned Tuesday.
“The importance and magnitude of this tour can’t be over-emphasized,” mentioned Givemore Makoni, managing director of Zimbabwe Cricket, “and I wish to say an enormous thanks to the ECB for committing to the resumption of cricketing relations between our nations that date again to the introduction of the sport in Zimbabwe within the Eighteen Nineties.”
ECB CEO Richard Gould mentioned his board was “dedicated to creating a more in-depth relationship with Zimbabwe Cricket and the announcement of this take a look at in opposition to our England males’s workforce is a step in that ambition.”
Gould mentioned England desires to “assist develop take a look at cricket and discover alternatives to play extra nations the place we will.” The decades-long hiatus occurred due to the political state of affairs in Zimbabwe beneath Robert Mugabe’s regime, which resulted in 2017.
The 2003 take a look at collection between the groups was notable for the debut of England tempo bowler James Anderson, who continues to be enjoying at age 41.