ECB releases itinerary for Pakistan-Australia ‘home’ series in England

October 26th, 2009 LONDON - England all-rounder Paul Collingwood has urged the team to exorcise the demons of four years ago and continue their hot streak against world No.1 team South Africa. England lost to in Pakistan before suffering a 5-0 whitewash Down Under the following year.ollingwood is determined England do not suffer a similar fate when they fly to South Africa.

October 1st, 2009 JOHANNESBURG - Off-spinner Graeme Swann insists that England will play like lions, not pussycats when they face the Australians in the first semi-final of the Champions Trophy on Friday evening. While admitting that England produced some shocking cricket during their 6-1 drubbing in the recent NatWest Series, Swann said he was convinced things would be different when they clash with Ricky Ponting's side in the Champions Trophy semi-final.

September 30th, 2009 JOHANNESBURG - England off-spinner Graeme Swann is dreaming of facing Australia in the final of the Champions Trophy. Victories over Group B favourites South Africa and Sri Lanka made last night's loss to New Zealand academic.

September 26th, 2009 KARACHI - Pakistan will host a limited overs series against New Zealand in UAE Nov 3-13, the country's cricket board announced Saturday. According to the itinerary announced by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Pakistan will host New Zealand for a three-match One-day International (ODI) series in Abu Dhabi Nov 3-9 following by two Twenty20 Internationals in Dubai Nov 12 and 13.

September 24th, 2009 LONDON - Pakistan will play their 2010 two-Test home series against Australia in England in the summer. The series was to be played in Pakistan, but security concerns forced the matches to be moved to England.

September 14th, 2009 KARACHI - The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced Monday that it has struck a deal to host its one-day series against New Zealand in the United Arab Emirates(UAE) next month. Ijaz Butt, the PCB chairman, said Pakistan will play four One-day Internationals (ODI) against the Black Caps in Abu Dhabi and two Twenty20 games in Dubai.

September 11th, 2009 LONDON - Pakistan will take on Australia in a two-Test series in England in 2010. The matches will be played at Headingley and Lord's.

September 10th, 2009 KARACHI - The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is hoping that the meeting between its chairman Ijaz Butt and England Cricket Board (ECB) chief Giles Clarke would yield some positive results for Pakistan cricket. The PCB expects the meeting, which is scheduled to be held later this week, to be fruitful with regard to resumption of international cricket in Pakistan.

August 29th, 2009 LAHORE - Pakistan might host New Zealand in a one-day international series in United States or Malaysia if the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) fails to convince the UAE cricket authorities regarding hosting the matches in that country. "These are available options for us although our first preference is to have the series in Abu Dhabi and Dubai," a PCB official said.

August 28th, 2009 LAHORE - Pakistan and Australia would face each other in two Twenty20 internationals and two Test matches in England in 2010. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has confirmed that Pakistan will host Australia for a Test and T20 series between July 5 to July 25 next year, The Daily Times reports.

August 28th, 2009 LAHORE/LONDON - Pakistan will play a 'home' Test series against Australia in England next year. It will also play a series against England.

July 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The first of the seven One-day international cricket series between India and Australia will be a day-night affair at Jaipur's Sawai Mansingh Stadium Oct 25. The Australian team will arrive here Oct 21 and will leave for Jaipur the next day, according to the tour itinerary released by Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Friday.

June 18th, 2009 NOTTINGHAM - Pakistan could host Australia for a 'home' Test match in Edgbaston next summer, as the Warwickshire County Cricket Club has shown much interest in staging one of the Test matches of the relocated Test series. According to the sources, Edgbaston has emerged as the second possible venue after Old Trafford for Pakistan's 'home' Test series against Australia, and there is a big possibility that both the countries would play each other there if the two cricket board's confirms their plans to play the series in England.

June 14th, 2009 LONDON - Lancashire have confirmed that they are willing to stage Pakistan's "home" Test matches next summer. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) post terrorist attack on the Sri Lankan team in Lahore in March, coupled with ongoing instability in Pakistan, has been looking for alternative venues for its 2010 series.

May 27th, 2009 MELBOURNE - Australia will play six Tests, 10 one-day internationals and three Twenty20s against the West Indies and Pakistan in 2009-2010. According to the Herald Sun, the summer will open with three Test matches against the West Indies, followed by three against Pakistan, the first in Australia since 2004-05.