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England v New Zealand – Kia Oval – Day 1<\/p>\n

England face New Zealand at Kia Oval in what promises to be a wonderful battle for the Crowe-Thorpe Trophy in a three test series at some of the country\u2019s biggest cricketing venues. It will be a very close match-up between the two sides, with rich cricketing heritage for both countries and some of the current top players in the world competing.<\/p>\n

It will be fascinating to see the battle unfold between England and New Zealand during the summer. The last Crowe-Thorpe Trophy took place in 2024\/2025 with the result being 2-1 to England<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The test at Kia Oval will begin on 17th June 2026.<\/p>\n

Hospitality options will be limited at Kia Oval<\/a>, register your interest now to hear more about our options.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

With a busy summer of cricket for England at home in 2026, there\u2019s no better way to watch the action unfold with premium hospitality at ICON.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":4626,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"mec_category":[194,192,40,24,109],"class_list":["post-13626","mec-events","type-mec-events","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","mec_category-cricket-2026-england-v-new-zealand-test-series","mec_category-cricket-england-v-new-zealand-test-series-kia-oval","mec_category-cricket","mec_category-icon","mec_category-kia-oval"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nEngland v New Zealand Test Day 1 | Kia Oval | Engage ICON<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Watch England v New Zealand Day 1 at Kia Oval as they battle for the Crowe-Thorpe Trophy. 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