England A: Tour Squad/Fixtures

Ian Bell has been announced as the captain of the England A squad to tour Sri Lanka and the United Arab Emirates in March 2005.

Ian Bell will lead a strong squad with many of the players having experienced playing for the full England team over the past couple of years including One-day specialists Vikram Solanki and Kevin Pietersen.

England play four one-day matches in Sharjah before moving to Colombo for two four-day games and a one-day tri-series involving Pakistan A.


England A Squad:

* Ian Bell (Warks; Capt)
* Rikki Clarke (Surrey)
* Richard Dawson (Yorks)
* Paul Franks (Notts)
* Alex Gidman (Gloucs)
* David Harrison (Glam)
* Jon Lewis (Gloucs)
* Sajid Mahmood (Lancs)
* Kevin Pietersen (Hants)
* Michael Powell (Glam)
* Matthew Prior (Sussex)
* Owais Shah (Middx)
* Vikram Solanki (Worcs)
* Graeme Swann (Notts)


England A Tour Dates:

February:

26th v UAE (D/N) Sharjah
27th v UAE (D/N) Sharjah


March:

2nd v UAE (D/N) Sharjah
4th v UAE (D/N) Sharjah
7th –10th v Sri Lanka A Colombo
13th –16th v Sri Lanka A Colombo


Triangular Tournament:

18th Warm-up match, Colombo
20th Sri Lanka A v Pakistan A, Colombo
21st England A v Sri Lanka A, Colombo
23rd England A v Pakistan A, Colombo
24th Sri Lanka A v Pakistan A, Colombo
26th England A v Sri Lanka A, Colombo
27th England A v Pakistan A, Colombo
29th Final Colombo

Posted by Richard