Background
Tour information
England drew the last away series in New Zealand 1 - 1 in
early 2002 and will hope to repeat their 3 - 0 victory in
the home Test series in the summer of 2004. Both teams are
however buoyant and relishing the challenge ahead having recently
each intimidated an increasingly fragile Australia squad in
successive ODI series.
England are to play three tests, five one-day games and two
Twenty20 matches on a two-month tour of New Zealand early
next year.
The itinerary for the trip will see England arrive in New
Zealand on January 28 and play the first of two one-day warm-up
games five days later.
They will then face the Black Caps in the seven limited-overs
contests, starting with the Twenty20 games, over the next
three weeks before preparing for the Test series.
England will play one two-day match and one three-day first-class
game before the first Test at Hamilton on March 5. The tour
will end on March 26 after further Tests in Wellington and
Napier.
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