01 October 2004	Friday	15 Shaban 1425

LONDON, Sept 30: Upcoming tours of the major cricket playing nations:

AUSTRALIA in India 30 Sept-2 Oct v Mumbai

Oct 6-10 - first Test (Bangalore) 14-18 - second Test (Chennai) 26-30 - third Test (Nagpur)

Nov 3-7 - fourth Test (Mumbai)

ENGLAND in South Africa

Dec 8 v Nicky Oppenheimer XI (Randjesfontein) 11-13 v South Africa A (Potchefstroom) 17-21 - first Test (Port Elizabeth) 26-30 - second Test (Durban)

Jan 2-6 - third Test (Cape Town) 13-17 - fourth Test (Johannesburg) 21-25 - fifth Test (Centurion) 28 v South Africa A (Kimberley - D/N) 30 - first ODI (Johannesburg)

Feb 2 - second ODI (Bloemfontein - D/N) 4 - third ODI (Port Elizabeth - D/N) 6 - fourth ODI (Cape Town) 9 - fifth ODI (East London - D/N) 11 - sixth ODI (Durban - D/N) 13 - seventh ODI (Centurion - D/N)

ENGLAND in Zimbabwe

Nov 26 - first ODI (Harare) 28 - second ODI (Harare)

Dec 1 - third ODI (Bulawayo) 4 - fourth ODI (Bulawayo) 5 - fifth ODI (Bulawayo)

INDIA in Bangladesh

Dec 15-19 - first Test (Dhaka) 23-27 - second Test (Chittagong) 30 - first ODI (Chittagong)

Jan 1 - second ODI (Dhaka) 2 - third ODI (Dhaka)

NEW ZEALAND in Bangladesh

Oct 14-16 - 3-day match (Dhaka) 19-23 - first Test (Dhaka) 26-30 - second Test (Chittagong)

Nov 2 - first ODI (Chittagong) 5 - second ODI (Dhaka - D/N) 7 - third ODI (Dhaka - D/N)

NEW ZEALAND in Australia

Nov 11-14 v New South Wales (Sydney) 18-22 - first Test (Brisbane) 26-30 - second Test (Adelaide)

Dec 5 - first ODI (Melbourne - D/N) 8 - second ODI (Sydney - D/N) 10 - third ODI (Brisbane - D/N)

PAKISTAN in Australia

Dec 7 v Cricket Australia Chairman's XI (Perth) 9-12 v Western Australia (Perth) 16-20 - first Test (Perth) 26-30 - second Test (Melbourne)

Jan 2-6 - third Test (Sydney) 12 v Australia A (Adelaide) 25 v Prime Minister's XI (Canberra)

SRI LANKA in Pakistan

Oct 6 v Pakistan (Tri-series, Karachi) 9 v Zimbabwe (Tri-series, Rawalpindi) 11 v Zimbabwe (Tri-series, Rawalpindi) 14 v Pakistan (Tri-series, Lahore - D/N) 20-24 - first Test (Faisalabad) 28-1 Nov - second Test (Karachi)

SRI LANKA in New Zealand

Dec 21 v Central Districts (New Plymouth) 23 v Northern Districts (Hamilton) 26 - first ODI (Auckland) 29 - second ODI (Napier)

Jan 2 - third ODI (Queens town) 4 - fourth ODI (Christchurch - D/N) 8 - fifth ODI (Wellington - D/N) 10-12 v Auckland (Auckland) 15-19 - first Test (Hamilton) 22-26 - second Test (Wellington)

ZIMBABWE in Pakistan

Oct 3 v Pakistan (Tri-series, Peshawar) 9 v Sri Lanka (Tri-series, Rawalpindi) 11 v Sri Lanka (Tri-series, Rawalpindi). -Agencies