Cricket is back! England to play the West Indies in July... with first Test at Southampton's Ageas Bowl followed by a double header at Old Trafford - and players will LIVE at the grounds for duration of the five-day matches

Test cricket will return to British shores in July after it was announced England will play a three-Test series against the West Indies.

The first Test will take place at Southampton's Ageas Bowl from July 8, and then there will be a double header at Old Trafford from July 16 and July 24.

All the matches will be shown live on Sky Sports in the UK, giving cricket fans their much-needed fix after months without the sport.

England's cricketers will face the West Indies in three Tests on home soil in July

The venues have been decided due to the biosecure hotels attached to them, and the players will stay on-site for the entirety of the five-day Tests.