Pakistan to tour England from June

Published March 30, 2006

KARACHI, March 29: Pakistan will play four Tests and five One-day Internationals against England during their upcoming tour starting in late June. Pakistan’s extensive tour will start with three-day game against Leicestershire at Leicester on July 1 and conclude at Edgbaston on Sept 10 with the fifth and final one-dayer.

Apart from the Tests, ODIs and the only Twenty20 International against England, Pakistan will also play one four-day game against England ‘A’, two three-day games against Leicestershire and Northamptonshire and one two-day game against West Indies ‘A’.

Schedule

July 1-3: v Leicestershire (Leicester).

July 6-9: v England ‘A’ (Canterbury).

July 13-17: First Test (Lord’s).

July 20-23: v Northamptonshire (Northampton).

July 27-31: Second Test (Old Trafford).

Aug 4-8: Third Test (Headingley).

Aug 12-13: v West Indies ‘A’ (Shenley).

Aug 17-21: Fourth Test (The Oval).

Aug 28: Twenty20 International v England (Bristol).

Aug 30: First ODI (Cardiff).

Sept 2: Second ODI (Lord’s).

Sept 5: Third ODI (Southampton).

Sept 8: Fourth ODI (Trent Bridge).

Sept 10: Fifth ODI (Edgbaston).—APP