England tour of Zimbabwe


By English Cricket
October 19 2004

England's tour to Zimbabwe looks to go ahead after an ICC investigation cleared the Zimboks of any racism in their selection process. Read ahead for the schedule for the winter tours and the list of selected players.

Schedule

Tour of Namibia

Nov 21: v Namibia - Windhoek Wanderers
Nov 23: v Namibia - Windhoek Wanderers

Tour of Zimbabwe

Nov 26: 1st ODI - Harare
Nov 28: 2nd ODI - Harare
Dec 1: 3rd ODI - Bulawayo
Dec 4: 4th ODI - Bulawayo
Dec 5: 5th ODI - Bulawayo

Tour of South Africa

Dec 8: v Nicky Oppenheimer XI - Randjesfontein, Johannesburg
Dec 11-13: v South Africa A - Sedgars Park, Potchefstroom
Dec 17-21: 1st Test - Sahara Oval, St George's, Port Elizabeth
Dec 26-30: 2nd Test - Sahara Stadium, Kingsmead, Durban
Jan 2-6: 3rd Test - Sahara Park, Newlands, Cape Town
Jan 13-17: 4th Test - Wanderers, Johannesburg
Jan 21-25: 5th Test - SuperSport Park, Centurion

Jan 27: v South Africa A - De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley (D/N)
Jan 30: 1st ODI - Wanderers, Johannesburg
Feb 2: 2nd ODI - Goodyear Park, Bloemfontein (D/N)
Feb 4: 3rd ODI - Sahara Park, St George's Park, Port Elizabeth (D/N)
Feb 6: 4th ODI - Sahara Park, Newlands, Cape Town
Feb 9: 5th ODI - Mercedes-Benz Park, East London (D/N)
Feb 11: 6th ODI - Sahara Stadium, Kingsmead, Durban (D/N)
Feb 13: 7th ODI - SuperSport Park, Centurion
England squad to tour Zimbabwe
Michael Vaughan (capt), Vikram Solanki, Andrew Strauss, Ian Bell, Paul Collingwood, Kevin Pietersen, Matthew Prior, Geraint Jones (wk), Gareth Batty, Ashley Giles, Simon Jones, Alex Wharf, Darren Gough, James Anderson.

England one-day squad for South Africa
Michael Vaughan (capt), Marcus Trescothick, Vikram Solanki, Andrew Strauss, Ian Bell, Paul Collingwood, Andrew Flintoff, Geraint Jones (wk), Gareth Batty, Kabir Ali, Ashley Giles, Alex Wharf, Darren Gough, Steve Harmison, James Anderson.