The England [ Images ] Cricket Board (ECB) have announced details of the national team's home series against West Indies [ Images ] and India [ Images ] next year.

England's busy itinerary kicks off with four Tests against the West Indies followed by two Twenty20 [ Images ] matches and three one-dayers between May 17 and July 7, the ECB said in a statement.

India feature in three Tests and seven one-dayers between July 19 and September 8.

The three Tests, one less than the previous tour in 2002, were decided as a reciprocal step after England played the same number of Tests and seven ODI's during their 2006 tour of India.

India also did not figure in a Twenty20 contest because they were not playing games under the format when the schedule was agreed, the ECB's director for England Cricket John Carr said.

The itinerary:

v West Indies:

May 17-21: 1st Test, Lord's

May 25-29: 2nd Test, Headingley

June 7-11: 3rd Test, Old Trafford

June 15-19: 4th Test, Chester-le-Street

Twenty20:

June 28: 1st match, The Oval

June 29: 2nd match, The Oval

One-day series:

July 1: 1st ODI, Lord's

July 4: 2nd ODI, Edgbaston

July 7: 3rd ODI, Trent Bridge

v India:

July 19-23: 1st Test, Lord's

July 27-31: 2nd Test, Trent Bridge

Aug 9-13: 3rd Test, The Oval

One-day series:

Aug 21: 1st ODI, Rose Bowl (Day/Night)

Aug 24: 2nd ODI, Bristol (D/N)

Aug 27: 3rd ODI, Edgbaston

Aug 30: 4th ODI, Old Trafford (D/N)

Sept 2: 5th ODI, Headingley

Sept 5: 6th ODI, The Oval

Sept 8: 7th ODI, Lord's