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Summary The 2000th match in history of Test cricket will begin on July 21 at the Lords Cricket Ground.
Next weeks England-India Test, the first of a four-match series at Lords, the home of cricket, will also be the 100th Test between England and India and is set to provide India star Sachin Tendulkar with his latest opportunity to become the first batsman to score a hundred international hundreds.The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced week-long celebrations to mark the occasion. The ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat will give details of functions in a press conference on Monday.Touring India are scheduled to play one Twenty20, four Tests and five one day internationals against England.
