Overview
- ECB chief Richard Gould said at the domestic season launch that England is not adding a new Europe T20 tournament because the international calendar is already full.
- Gould left the door open for future talks but insiders say the ECB wants confirmed TV backing before considering the event.
- Cricket Ireland’s Brian MacNeice has pitched a Euro Nations Cup for men’s and women’s T20s featuring Ireland, England, Scotland, the Netherlands, and possibly Italy, with a target start in 2027.
- England’s schedule includes Test series against New Zealand and Pakistan, white-ball tours to India and Sri Lanka, the Women’s T20 World Cup hosted in England in 2026, and the Hundred, leaving few open windows.
- England visited Ireland for T20Is last September and the boards have a provisional three-match T20I series for 2029, which Ireland hopes to stage at a planned national stadium in Abbotstown, Dublin.