The 2019-21 ICC World Test Championship is the inaugural edition of the ICC World Test Championship of Test cricket. It started from 1 August 2019 with the first Test of the 2019 Ashes series, and finish with a final at Lord's in England in June 2021. In case of a draw or a tie in the final, two teams playing the final will be declared as joint champions of the ICC World Test championship.
It has been 22 years since Ali Bacher, the then United Cricket Board of South Africa supremo, Clive Lloyd and Arif Ali Abbasi, former Pakistan Cricket Board CEO, had proposed the idea of a 'Test World Cup'. There were a couple more attempts made to hold such an event, but it fell through due to various reasons and following two cancelled attempts to hold the inaugural competition in 2013 and 2017.
It features top nine of the twelve Test playing nations, each of whom will play a Test series against six of the other eight teams.
In terms of player uniforms, all players will adopt a squad number that is the same as their ODI and Twenty20I numbers, with players that specializes in Test cricket also being assigned a squad number.
ICC World Test Championship 2019-21 Schedule
| Series | Detail | Date/Time |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 Ashes Series | 1st Test England v Australia |
01-Aug-2019 - 05-Aug-2019 10:00 GMT, 11:00 Local |
| New Zealand Tour of Sri Lanka 2019 | 1st Test Sri Lanka v New Zealand |
14-Aug-2019 - 18-Aug-2019 04:30 GMT, 10:00 Local |
| 2019 Ashes Series | 2nd Test England v Australia |
14-Aug-2019 - 18-Aug-2019 10:00 GMT, 11:00 Local |
| New Zealand Tour of Sri Lanka 2019 | 2nd Test Sri Lanka v New Zealand |
22-Aug-2019 - 26-Aug-2019 04:30 GMT, 10:00 Local |
| 2019 Ashes Series | 3rd Test England v Australia |
22-Aug-2019 - 26-Aug-2019 10:00 GMT, 11:00 Local |
| India Tour of West Indies and USA 2019 | 1st Test West Indies v India |
22-Aug-2019 - 26-Aug-2019 13:30 GMT, 09:30 Local |
| India Tour of West Indies and USA 2019 | 2nd Test West Indies v India |
30-Aug-2019 - 03-Sep-2019 14:30 GMT, 09:30 Local |
| 2019 Ashes Series | 4th Test England v Australia |
04-Sep-2019 - 08-Sep-2019 10:00 GMT, 11:00 Local |
| 2019 Ashes Series | 5th Test England v Australia |
12-Sep-2019 - 16-Sep-2019 10:00 GMT, 11:00 Local |
| South Africa Tour of India 2019-20 | 1st Test India v South Africa |
02-Oct-2019 - 06-Oct-2019 04:00 GMT, 09:30 Local |
| South Africa Tour of India 2019-20 | 2nd Test India v South Africa |
10-Oct-2019 - 14-Oct-2019 04:00 GMT, 09:30 Local |
| South Africa Tour of India 2019-20 | 3rd Test India v South Africa |
19-Oct-2019 - 23-Oct-2020 04:00 GMT, 09:30 Local |
| Bangladesh Tour of India 2019-20 | 1st Test India v Bangladesh |
14-Nov-2019 - 18-Nov-2019 04:00 GMT, 09:30 Local |
| Pakistan Tour of Australia 2019-20 | 1st Test Australia v Pakistan |
21-Nov-2019 - 25-Nov-2019 10:30 Local |
| England Tour of New Zealand 2019-20 | 1st Test New Zealand v England |
21-Nov-2019 - 25-Nov-2019 11:00 Local |
| Bangladesh Tour of India 2019-20 | 2nd Test India v Bangladesh |
22-Nov-2019 - 26-Nov-2019 04:00 GMT, 09:30 Local |
| Pakistan Tour of Australia 2019-20 | 2nd Test Australia v Pakistan |
29-Nov-2019 - 03-Dec-2019 (D/N) 13:30 Local |
| England Tour of New Zealand 2019-20 | 2nd Test New Zealand v England |
29-Nov-2019 - 03-Dec-2019 11:00 Local |
| New Zealand Tour of Australia 2019-20 | 1st Test Australia v New Zealand |
12-Dec-2019 - 16-Dec-2019 (D/N) |
| New Zealand Tour of Australia 2019-20 | 2nd Test Australia v New Zealand |
26-Dec-2019 - 30-Dec-2019 23:30 GMT, 10:30 Local |
| England Tour of South Africa 2019-20 | 1st Test South Africa v England |
26-Dec-2019 - 30-Dec-2019 08:30 GMT, 10:30 Local |
| New Zealand Tour of Australia 2019-20 | 3rd Test Australia v New Zealand |
03-Jan-2020 - 07-Jan-2020 23:30 GMT, 10:30 Local |
| England Tour of South Africa 2019-20 | 2nd Test South Africa v England |
03-Jan-2020 - 07-Jan-2020 08:30 GMT, 10:30 Local |
| England Tour of South Africa 2019-20 | 3rd Test South Africa v England |
16-Jan-2020 - 20-Jan-2020 08:30 GMT, 10:30 Local |
| England Tour of South Africa 2019-20 | 4th Test South Africa v England |
24-Jan-2020 - 28-Jan-2020 08:30 GMT, 10:03 Local |
| India Tour of New Zealand 2019-20 | 1st Test New Zealand v India |
21-Feb-2020 - 25-Mar-2020 11:00 Local |
| India Tour of New Zealand 2019-20 | 2nd Test New Zealand v India |
29-Feb-2020 - 04-Mar-2020 11:00 Local |
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