​England to wear red in Scotland

To conform with the ICC’s kit policy, England will wear their red IT20 shirt for Sunday’s ODI against Scotland in Edinburgh.

The policy states that teams must wear contrasting kits in televised international white ball cricket. Scotland’s principal ODI colours are navy, the same as England. When there is a clash, the visiting teams must change to a contrasting colour. England have opted to wear their distinctive red shirt normally seen in IT20 matches.

Eoin Morgan’s side will revert to their principal ODI colours when they host Australia in the five-match Royal London ODI series starting on June 13.

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Notes to editors:

ICC WHITE BALL KIT POLICY

a) For teams participating in a televised bi-lateral ODI or T20I, it is necessary to be able to distinguish between the teams on the field of play. Teams are therefore required to wear contrasting coloured kit.

b) To be determined in advance of a series, the home team has preference in the choice of colour. The participating teams should agree in the respective MOU the colour of the kit the visiting team will wear if there is a clash of colour.

c) For televised ICC events, all participating teams will be required to provide for two different colour kits, except for the host country who has preference in the choice of colour and may, if it chooses to do so, provide only one colour kit to be worn in all matches throughout the event. In advance of the event, the teams will be notified which colour kit will be worn in each match.