• The tour has been postponed to March 2023.
• British players can now participate in the rescheduled IPL.
• The board of directors makes decisions “mutually”.

The two cricket teams said on Tuesday that the England Tour, originally scheduled for September and October, had been postponed to March 2023.

According to a statement from the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), the board reached a decision “mutually”, adding that the tour will include three one-day international matches and three Twenty20 matches.

The postponement means that English players will be able to participate in the rescheduled Indian Premier League (IPL), which will resume in the United Arab Emirates on September 19.

Due to the surge in COVID-19 cases in India, IPL was suspended after playing 29 games this year.

Players who did not participate in the IPL will take a break before England’s busy winter schedule, which includes the T20 World Cup — scheduled to start in Oman and the UAE on October 17 — and the ashes of Australia.

England will face India in the five test series that begins in Nottingham on Wednesday. Bangladesh will host Australia in the first of five T20s on Tuesday.