England Summer 2026 Full Fixtures India Pakistan Tour

The England 2026 summer is the busiest international calendar the ECB has produced in five years — five Tests against India, three Tests against Pakistan, six white-ball fixtures across both tours, the women's tri-series with India and Australia, the Hundred running concurrently with the white-ball international window, and a U19 home series threaded through August. For Indian fans planning travel, the practical questions stack up: which Tests overlap with The Hundred? Which fixtures are on Sky exclusively? When do tickets actually move from the member ballot to the public window?

The Full International Calendar

Window	Series	Format	Fixtures
Jun 4-22	Pakistan Tests	Test	3
Jun 26-Jul 9	Pakistan ODI / T20I	ODI / T20I	3 + 3
Jul 17-Aug 30	India Tests	Test	5
Sep 4-22	India ODI / T20I	ODI / T20I	3 + 5
Aug 8-Sep 14	The Hundred	T20-variant	32
Aug 25-Sep 8	India W vs England W vs Australia W	T20I tri	9
Aug-Sep	U19 vs Sri Lanka U19	Youth	5

India Tests Detail — Five Tests

Test	Dates	Venue	First Ball IST	Local
1st	Jul 17-21	Headingley, Leeds	3:30 PM	11:00 AM
2nd	Jul 25-29	Edgbaston	3:30 PM	11:00 AM
3rd	Aug 5-9	Lord's	3:30 PM	11:00 AM
4th	Aug 14-18	Old Trafford	3:30 PM	11:00 AM
5th	Aug 25-29	The Oval	3:30 PM	11:00 AM

Indian Test viewers should plan around the IST 3:30 PM start — drinks at 5:30 PM IST, lunch at 5:30-6:10 PM IST (UK 1:00-1:40 PM), tea at 8:10-8:30 PM IST, stumps at 11:00 PM IST. A late-light extension can push to 11:30 PM IST. Squads and tactical preview live in our India tour of England Test series preview and the India tour of England 2026 schedule guide.

Pakistan Tests — Three Tests Before India

Test	Dates	Venue	First Ball IST	Local
1st	Jun 4-8	Edgbaston	3:30 PM	11:00 AM
2nd	Jun 13-17	Old Trafford	3:30 PM	11:00 AM
3rd	Jun 21-25	The Oval	3:30 PM	11:00 AM

The Pakistan tour of England Test series preview carries the squad and venue context. The June Tests are pre-Wimbledon and overlap with English domestic county fixtures rather than The Hundred — the Hundred starts August 8.

White-Ball Window Crossover

The India white-ball series in September overlaps with the final two weeks of The Hundred (August 25 - September 14). For ECB this is a deliberate calendar choice — the franchise window sits inside the international window, and player availability is governed by ICC release dates plus England's own central contracts.

Fixture	Date	Venue	First Ball IST	Channel (UK / India)
1st ODI ENG-IND	Sep 4	Cardiff	5:30 PM	Sky / JioHotstar
2nd ODI ENG-IND	Sep 7	Southampton	5:30 PM	Sky / JioHotstar
3rd ODI ENG-IND	Sep 10	Lord's	5:30 PM	Sky / JioHotstar
1st T20I ENG-IND	Sep 14	Leeds	5:30 PM	Sky / JioHotstar
2nd T20I	Sep 16	Manchester	5:30 PM	Sky / JioHotstar

The 1st ODI Cardiff preview covers the opener.

Broadcast Matrix

Region	TV Channel	OTT	Day-Pass Cost
UK	Sky Sports Cricket	NOW Sports	£14.99 / day
India	Sony Sports	JioHotstar	INR 499 / month
USA	Willow TV	Willow.tv	$9.99 / month
Australia	Fox Cricket	Kayo Sports	AUD 27.50
SA	SuperSport	DStv Stream	ZAR 119 / month
GCC	StarzPlay	StarzPlay	AED 30 / month

Ticket Window Summary

ECB host counties open member ballots in late January 2026, public phase 1 in late February, public phase 2 in March, with day-of-play resale on Twickets routine. Lord's, Edgbaston, Old Trafford and The Oval all use individual portals — there is no single ECB ticketing front door. Day-1 morning tickets across the India Tests will be challenging at face; days 4 and 5 typically retain availability.

The summer is structured for an Indian fan to plan one Test trip — Edgbaston for the contained crowd-experience, Lord's for the marquee, or the Oval for the season-closer. Pair this planner with the test-by-test detail in our India England Test series preview and book Sky / JioHotstar ahead of June for the Pakistan Tests opening the calendar.