World Test Championship 2025-27 cycle commences with Sri Lanka-Bangladesh and England-India seriesFresh from South Africa becoming ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2025 winners, the next cycle begins in earnest with a string of high-profile series kicking off proceedings. The two teams will go head-to-head at Headingley, Edgbaston, Lord’s, Old Trafford and The Oval in the coming weeks. England play 11 Tests on their own turf and 10 on the road, visiting beaten WTC Final 2025 finalists South Africa for a three-Test tour in December 2026. Mr. Shah said: “The third edition of the World Test Championship came to a fantastic conclusion at Lord’s as Australia and South Africa played out a classic encounter and we now look forward to the next instalment. “This Championship continues to invigorate Test match cricket, and four of the nine competing nations have now reached a Final over the first three cycles.