New Zealand Cricket has announced the schedule for next summer's home series against England, which features a test match at Eden Park for the first time since 2006.
The international summer will open with England playing two Twenty20 warm-up matches against a New Zealand XI before facing the Black Caps in three Twenty20 Internationals, three one-dayers and three test matches from February 1 to March 26.
NZC chief executive David White said the upcoming home summer presented fans with a good variety of cricket against a quality international side who are currently the top-ranked nation in the test and Twenty20 formats.
"A feature of the schedule is the return of test cricket to Eden Park. Auckland hasn't hosted a test match since 2006 and we felt the England tour presented a good opportunity allocate a match to our largest city,'' White said.
"An inbound England tour brings in a large number of supporters who create a wonderful atmosphere and we are sure the people of Auckland will turn out in force to see two quality teams in what promises to be a fantastic occasion.
