Cricket West indies has announced the start times for the first ever Christmas series played between West Indies and England in December of this year.

The series will feature eight matches – three one-day internationals and five T/20 Internationals from December 3 to 21.

England will arrive in Antigua to start the tour with two ODI’s at the Sir Viv Richards stadium on December 3 and 6.

The first ODI is a day game starting at 10:30 am Jamaica time with the 2nd ODI starting at 12:30pm as a day/night game. 

The third and final ODI to be played at Kensington Oval, Barbados on December 9 will also be a day/night game starting at 12:30pm.

The five-match T/20 International starts in Barbados with the first match played at Kensington oval under lights starting at 5pm Jamaica time.

Grenada then welcomes both teams for the second and third T20 International on December 14 and 16 with both matches starting at 12:30.

The tour concludes in the week before Christmas with the 4th and 5th t20i’s on December 19 and 21 at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Trinidad as day/night matches starting at 3pm.