Test cricket has for long been considered the ‘pinnacle of the sport’ by ardent fans and cricket experts. It only seemed fit to have a marquee event for the longest format of the sport. The World Test Championship is the ICC’s move to create a ‘World Cup’ for Test cricket. This will bring Test cricket at par with the limited-overs, namely the ODI and T20 formats, by making sure that all the three formats of cricket will now have a ‘World Cup’ to be won by contesting teams.
The nine top-ranked Test teams are each required to play six bilateral Test series against mutually chosen opponents throughout the Championship cycle. Three of those six series will be played at home and three are to be played while touring. The tournament will not exactly progress in a round-robin format as each side will face only six of the eight teams. Further, each series can have anywhere between two to five tests but the points on offer from each Test series will be the same i.e. 120. The points will be awarded, not for the result of the Test series but the result obtained in each test match.
Complete Schedule of ICC World Test Championship with fixtures, venues & timing
2019–21 ICC World Test Championship Schedule (By Date)
| Match, Date, Timing & Venue |
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| 1st Test | Aug 1-5 2019 England v Australia 6:00 AM EST | 10:00 AM GMT | 11:00 AM LOCAL Edgbaston, Birmingham The Ashes 2019 – Australia v England Series Schedule |
| 1st Test | Aug 14-18 2019 Sri Lanka v New Zealand 12:30 AM EST | 04:30 AM GMT | 10:00 AM LOCAL Galle International Stadium, Galle |
| 2nd Test | Aug 14-18 2019 England v Australia 6:00 AM EST | 10:00 AM GMT | 11:00 AM LOCAL Lord’s, London The Ashes 2019 – Australia v England Series Schedule |
| 2nd Test | Aug 22-26 2019 Sri Lanka v New Zealand 12:30 AM EST | 04:30 AM GMT | 10:00 AM LOCAL P Sara Oval, Colombo |
| 3rd Test | Aug 22-26 2019 England v Australia 6:00 AM EST | 10:00 AM GMT | 11:00 AM LOCAL Headingley, Leeds The Ashes 2019 – Australia v England Series Schedule |
| 1st Test | Aug 22-26 2019 West Indies v India 9:30 AM EST | 01:30 PM GMT | 09:30 AM LOCAL Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua India Tour of West Indies 2019 Series Schedule |
| 2nd Test | Aug 30-Sep 3 2019 West Indies v India 10:30 AM EST | 02:30 PM GMT | 09:30 AM LOCAL Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica |
| 4th Test | Sep 4-8 2019 England v Australia 6:00 AM EST | 10:00 AM GMT | 11:00 AM LOCAL Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester The Ashes 2019 – Australia v England Series Schedule |
| 5th Test | Sep 12-16 2019 England v Australia 6:00 AM EST | 10:00 AM GMT | 11:00 AM LOCAL Kennington Oval, London The Ashes 2019 – Australia v England Series Schedule |
| 1st Test | Oct 2-6 2019 India v South Africa 12:00 AM EST | 4:00 AM GMT | 9:30 AM LOCAL Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam Sourth African Tour of India 2019 Schedule |
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