LONDON, May 27: England’s tour of the West Indies next year will include their first Twenty20 International in the Caribbean.

The Twenty20 clash will be played at the Queen’s Park Oval in Trinidad on March 15, five days after the scheduled finish of the fourth and final Test at the same venue.

England will begin their preparations for the tour in Barbados, where they will play two three-day practice matches, before Tests in Jamaica, Antigua, Barbados and Trinidad. They will also play five One-day Internationals.

Schedule:

Feb 4-8: First Test (Jamaica).

Feb 13-17: Second Test (Antigua).

Feb 26-March 2: Third Test (Barbados).

March 6-10: Fourth Test (Trinidad).

March 15: Twenty20 International (Trinidad).

March 20: 1st ODI (Guyana).

March 22: 2nd ODI (Guyana).

March 27: 3rd ODI (Barbados).

March 29: 4th ODI (Barbados).

April 3: 5th ODI (St Lucia).—AFP