The international cricket calendar is very busy, with the Ashes in the UK the highlight amongst series in Pakistan, West Indies, Bangladesh and Zimbabwe.

The international Test cricket calendar for 2008 and 2009 is full of juicy encounters, including the England vs Australia Ashes series in England. However, there are other major cricket tours going on as India, Pakistan, the West Indies, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Bangladesh and Zimbabwe play against the best teams all over the world. Here is the fixture list for these cricket tours, as set down in the International Cricket Council’s Future Tours Programme:

2008/ 2009 Test Cricket Tours – English Cricket Tours

Sri Lanka vs England in Sri Lanka (January 2008)

New Zealand vs England in New Zealand (February/ March/ April 2008)

India vs England in India (November/ December 2008)

West Indies vs England in West Indies (February/ March 2009)

South Africa vs England in South Africa (November/ December 2009)

2008/ 2009 Test Cricket Tours – Australian Cricket Tours

Pakistan vs Australia in Pakistan (February/ March 2008)

West Indies vs Australia in West Indies (April/ May/ June 2008)

India vs Australia in India (October 2008)

South Africa vs Australia in South Africa (February/ March/ April 2009)

England vs Australia in England (Ashes Tour June/ July/ August/ September 2009)

2008/ 2009 Test Cricket Tours – Indian Cricket Tours

Australia vs India in Australia (January/ February 2008)

Zimbabwe vs India in Zimbabwe (May/ June 2008)

Sri Lanka vs India in Sri Lanka (July/ August 2008)

Pakistan vs India in Pakistan (December 2008/ January/ February 2009)

New Zealand vs India in New Zealand (February/ March/ April 2009)

Bangladesh vs India in Bangladesh (December 2009)

2008/ 2009 Test Cricket Tours – South African Cricket Tours

Bangladesh vs South Africa in Bangladesh (February 2008)

India vs South Africa in India (March/ April 2008)

England vs South Africa in England (July/ August/ September 2008)

Australia vs South Africa in Australia (December 2008/ January 2009)

2008/ 2009 Test Cricket Tours – New Zealand Cricket Tours

England vs New Zealand in England (May/ June 2008)

Australia vs New Zealand in Australia (November 2008)

Zimbabwe vs New Zealand in Zimbabwe (July 2009)

Sri Lanka vs New Zealand in Sri Lanka (August/ September 2009)

Pakistan vs New Zealand in Pakistan (December 2009)

2008/ 2009 Test Cricket Tours – West Indies Cricket Tours

South Africa vs West Indies in South Africa (January/ February 2008)

New Zealand vs West Indies in New Zealand (December 2008/ January 2009)

Bangladesh vs West Indies in Bangladesh (April 2009)

Australia vs West Indies in Australia (December 2009)

2008/ 2009 Test Cricket Tours – Pakistan Cricket Tours

Sri Lanka vs Pakistan in Sri Lanka (July/ August 2009)

Australia vs Pakistan in Australia (November/ December 2009)

2008/ 2009 Test Cricket Tours – Sri Lanka Cricket Tours

Australia vs Sri Lanka in Australia (January/ February 2008)

West Indies vs Sri Lanka in West Indies (March 2008)

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka in Bangladesh (December 2008/ January 2009)

Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka in Zimbabwe (February/ March 2009)

India vs Sri Lanka in India (November 2009)

2008/ 2009 Test Cricket Tours – Bangladesh Cricket Tours

Australia vs Bangladesh in Australia (July/ August 2008)

South Africa vs Bangladesh in South Africa (November 2008)

Zimbabwe vs Bangladesh in Zimbabwe (August 2009)

2008/ 2009 Test Cricket Tours – Zimbabwe Cricket Tours

Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe in Sri Lanka (November 2008)

England vs Zimbabwe in England (May/ June 2009)

Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe in Bangladesh (September/ November 2009)