The good news about next summer’s international schedule is that England’s men will be playing two Test matches in August.

The bad news is that the series against Pakistan is likely to clash with the start of the 2026-27 Premier League season, meaning it will be fighting for attention and column inches with the biggest beast in English sport.

Even worse is that the Test series against New Zealand at the start of the summer, well the second and third matches, will be played at the same time as an event that is likely to draw even more eyes away from cricket – the men’s football World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

Have a guess what cricket won’t be clashing with either? Yep, The Hundred. Not that the schedule has been announced yet. But the month-long gap from mid-July to m

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