EDINBURGH, Oct 9: England will play their first One-day International against Scotland on Aug 18, 2008 after an accord between the two boards.

Another match is pencilled in for 2012 depending on Scotland’s continued one-day status.

Cricket Scotland looked at the possibilities for hosting the match in both Edinburgh and Glasgow. The decision to play the match in Edinburgh was based on the capacity of the ground - 6000 - the strength of the capital’s corporate hospitality market and the overall requirements of the board’s spectator base and corporate partners.

Also part of the agreement is the continued involvement of Scotland and Scotland ‘A’ in the English domestic game and the boards and also agreed to ensure the compatibility of TV contracts for the two countries. Earlier this year, the ECB had a run-in with the Irish Cricket Union after they arranged the matches against India and South Africa because the ECB felt it impinged on their TV rights.—Agencies