England tour to India 2006

Test squad

• Michael Vaughan (Yorkshire, capt) - returned home on February 27
• Ian Bell (Warwickshire)
• Ian Blackwell (Somerset) - added to squad on February 7
• Paul Collingwood (Durham)
• Andrew Flintoff (Lancashire)
• Steve Harmison (Durham)
• Matthew Hoggard (Yorkshire)
• Geraint Jones (Kent)
• Simon Jones (Glamorgan) - returned home on February 27
• Monty Panesar (Northamptonshire)
• Kevin Pietersen (Hampshire)
• Liam Plunkett (Durham)
• Matt Prior (Sussex)
• Andrew Strauss (Middlesex)
• Marcus Trescothick (Somerset) - returned home on February 25
• Shaun Udal (Hampshire)
• James Anderson (Lancashire) - added to squad on February 24
• Alastair Cook (Essex) - added to squad on February 24
• Owais Shah (Middlesex) - added to squad on February 26

ODI squad

• Andrew Flintoff (Lancashire)
• Kabir Ali (Worcestershire)
• James Anderson (Lancashire)
• Gareth Batty (Worcestershire)
• Ian Bell (Warwickshire)
• Ian Blackwell (Somerset)
• Paul Collingwood (Durham)
• Stephen Harmison (Durham) - returned home on March 20
• Matthew Hoggard (Yorkshire)
• Geraint Jones (Kent)
• Sajid Mahmood (Lancashire)
• Kevin Pietersen (Hampshire)
• Liam Plunkett (Durham)
• Matt Prior (Sussex)
• Owais Shah (Middlesex)
• Vikram Solanki (Worcestershire)
• Andrew Strauss (Middlesex)

Itinerary:

Feb 12 - Depart from London Heathrow

Feb 13 - Arrive in Mumbai

Feb 18-20 - three-day practice match, CCI Mumbai (involving all England players in the squad), Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai

Feb 23-25 - three-day first class match, v President’s XI, IPCL Sports Complex, Baroda

March 1-5 - 1st Test, VCA Stadium, Nagpur

March 9-13 - 2nd Test, PCA Cricket Stadium, Mohali

March 18-22 - 3rd Test, Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

March 25 - one-day tour match v Rajasthan Cricket Association President’s XI, Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur

March 28 - 1st ODI, Ferozeshah Kotla Grounds, Delhi

March 31 - 2nd ODI, Nahar Singh Cricket Stadium, Faridabad

April 3 - 3rd ODI, Pundit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Goa

April 6 - 4th ODI, Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Cochin

April 9 - 5th ODI, Nehru Stadium, Guwahati

April 12 - 6th ODI, Keenan Stadium, Jamshedpur

April 15 - 7th ODI, Maharani Usha Raje Cricket Center, Indore

Hours of Play (local time):

Test Matches
1000 to 1200 - morning session
1200 to 1240 - lunch
1240 to 1440 - afternoon session
1440 to 1500 - tea
1500 to 1700 - evening sessions

ODIs
0900 to 1240 - first session
1240 to 1325 - lunch
1325 to 1705 - second session