India vs England 2014 cricket series begins from 9th of July with a five match test series. Yes a test series that includes five test matches. Surprised? A good step ahead for the survival of test cricket. Otherwise we see five test matches only in the Ashes nowadays. The test series will be followed by five ODI matches and a T20 that would be the last match of this series to be played on 7th of September. So almost a two month long tour to England, rather a tough one for India. Catch all the action live on Star Sports as they provide live streaming and TV telecast in India.
Before India plays the first test, they play their second tour match - India vs Derbyshire. Indians already played a warm up match against Leicestershire that brought mixed results. Indian batsmen did well on day 1. Day 2 was washed out due to rain, while day 3 was disappointing for the Indian bowlers. The fear of an average bowling line up will always loom over Dhoni. He has a good batting line up but a lot of inexperienced bowlers who need to click on time - or else the same fate as Dhoni's team saw in 2011!
Here is the full cricket schedule of India vs England 2014 series for your reference:
Date
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Match
Details
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Venue
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Jul 09 Wed - Jul 13 Sun
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England v India, 1st Test
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Trent Bridge
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Jul 17 Thu - Jul 21 Mon
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England v India, 2nd Test
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Lord's
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Jul 27 Sun - Jul 31 Thu
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England v India, 3rd Test
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The Rose Bowl
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Aug 07 Thu - Aug 11 Mon
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England v India, 4th Test
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Old Trafford
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Aug 15 Fri - Aug 19 Tue
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England v India, 5th Test
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Kennington Oval
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Aug 25 - Mon
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England v India, 1st ODI
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County Ground
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Aug 27 - Wed
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England v India, 2nd ODI
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Sophia Gardens
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Aug 30 - Sat
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England v India, 3rd ODI
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Trent Bridge
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Sep 02 - Tue
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England v India, 4th ODI
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Edgbaston
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Sep 05 - Fri
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England v India, 5th ODI
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Headingley
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Sep 07 - Sun
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England v India, Only T20I
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Edgbaston
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There has been a lot of things moving around before the start of this series. England faced a series loss against Srilanka which is believed to be a confidence booster for India (if they can match up Srilanka's calibre). On the other hand Shane Warne, Vaughan, Boycott and many more to name are criticising Cook for his captaincy.
Dhoni isn't in a mood to take things lightly. He is backing up Cook in his tough times and also ready to face the challenges in England. He knows how hard it was to face a white wash in England last time and he is certainly up with some better plans this time.
Let us see which captain makes better moves and claims an upper hand in this tough series. We can't predict who would win this time, but we can ascertain you that we are bound to enjoy a treat of quality cricket. Enjoy live cricket on Star Sports in India!
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