By English Cricket
October 31 2005

England's tour of Pakistan kicks off this morning, with a warm-up game against the Patron's XI. England will be fielding 14 of the 16 playing squad to ensure that all the key players will have some match practice before the first test which starts in a fortnight.

Schedule for England's tour to Pakistan this winter:

Oct 31-Nov 2: Tour match v Patron's XI, Rawalpindi

Nov 6-8: Tour match v Pakistan A, Bagh-e-Jinnah ground, Lahore

Nov 12-16: 1ST TEST v PAKISTAN, MULTAN

Nov 20-24: 2ND TEST v PAKISTAN, FAISALABAD

Nov 29-Dec 3: 3RD TEST v PAKISTAN, LAHORE

Dec 7: One-day warm-up match, Bagh-e-Jinnah ground, Lahore

Dec 10: 1st ONE-DAY INTERNATIONAL, LAHORE

Dec 12: 2nd ODI, LAHORE

Dec 15: 3rd ODI, KARACHI

Dec 19: 4th ODI, RAWALPINDI

Dec 21: 5th ODI, RAWALPINDI