England A will play two four-day games and five one-dayers against their West Indian counterparts
Cricinfo staff13-Oct-2005England A will play two unofficial Tests and five one-dayers against their West Indian counterparts on a one-month tour in February-March next year.Announcing the itinerary, Zorol Barthley, the chief operations officer of the West Indian board, mentioned that West Indies A have two more series planned in 2006: a tour by Sri Lanka A in May, and a visit to England in July-August. “These tours will be of tremendous benefit to our young players,” Bartley said. “They will give promising West Indies players more international exposure and encourage them to push for places in the senior team.”The West Indian squad for the series in February will be named after the Carib Beer domestic four-day tournament, which starts next month. The England A squad will be chosen after the national team’s tour of Pakistan.England A in West Indies tour itinerary Feb 15 Arrive Feb 19-21 Three-day match Antigua Feb 24-27 1st Test Antigua Mar 3-6 2nd Test St Lucia Mar 9 1st ODI St Lucia Mar 11 2nd ODI St Lucia Mar 14 3rd ODI Barbados Mar 17 4th ODI Barbados Mar 19 5th ODI Barbados