 England have won their last four international series |
The Pakistan blind cricket team have arrived in England ready for the start of a four-match series against England in Worcestershire this weekend. England will be looking to regain the Umer Rashid memorial trophy which Pakistan claimed with a 3-1 series win in summer 2002.
They head into the first match on Saturday full of confidence, having beaten the West Indies twice as well as winning in Sri Lanka and claiming the blind cricket Ashes in 2004 with victory against the Australians.
The clash is an important test for England in the build-up to this winter's World Cup in Islamabad, Pakistan, as it will be the side's last competitive cricket encounter before the tournament.
 | FULL TOUR ITINERARY Saturday 27 May
1st match at Royal Grammar School, Worcester Sunday 28 May
2nd match at Reddich CC, Reddich Tuesday 30 May
3rd match at New Road, Worcester Wednesday 31 May
4th match at New Road, Worcester |
The matches will also be a gauge of England's recent improvement in form and should give the squad indications of what to expect at the World Cup. England team manager Peter Sugg said: "We'll have the privilege of pitting our wits against the world champions over a four-match series which will hopefully prepare the squad for the ultimate challenge of the World Cup.
"We'll be looking for a strong performance from England's star players as well as looking for the junior players in the squad to improve their skills and stake a claim for a starting place at the World Cup."
The series runs from Saturday, continuing in Reddich on Sunday and finishing with two games at Worcestershire's county ground New Road on 30-31 May.
England squad: Heindrich Swanepoel (London Metro)(Captain), Andy Dalby-Welsh (Sussex), Matt Dean (London Metro), Dan Field (Sussex), Rory Field (London Metro), Nathan Foy (Warwickshire), Howard Greenhill (South Wales), Joe Harrison (Sussex), Hassan Kahn (London Metro), Sam Murray (Worcestershire), Miles Northwood (Sussex), Mark Pickup (Warwickshire), Andy Powers (Warwickshire), Bryn Reynolds (London Metro), Keryn Seal (South Wales), Luke Sugg (Warwickshire), David Townley (London Metro)
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