England will play Test cricket in Sharjah for the first time in their history as the dates of their series with Pakistan in the UAE were announced on Friday.
Three Tests will be played in the series as matches are held in Abu Dhabi (Oct 13-17), Dubai (Oct 22-26) and Sharjah (Nov 1-5).
It is the second time that England will have faced Pakistan on UAE soil since the Pakistanis began using the country as their base after militants attacked the Sri Lankan team in Lahore in March 2009.
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Pakistan whitewashed England 3-0 in the series played in January and February 2012, with two matches played in Dubai and one in Abu Dhabi.
But this time Sharjah will get the chance to host the side currently captained by Alastair Cook in the longest form of the game.
As well as the Test matches there are four one-day internationals, spread between the three venues, while there will also be three Twenty20 games, with two in Dubai and one in Sharjah.
There will also be two two-day tour matches with Pakistan A and also a T20 match with an UAE XI in Abu Dhabi, scheduled to take place on November 23.
England’s tour of Pakistan in the UAE
Oct 5-6 2-day game v Pakistan A, Sharjah
Oct 8-9 2-day game v Pakistan A, Sharjah
Oct 13-17 First Test, Abu Dhabi
Oct 22-26 Second Test, Dubai
Nov 1-5 Third Test, Sharjah
Nov 8 One-day practice match, Abu Dhabi
Nov 11 First ODI,Abu Dhabi
Nov 13 Second ODI, Abu Dhabi
Nov 17 Third ODI, Sharjah
Nov 20 Fourth ODI, Dubai
Nov 23 T20 match with UAE XI, Abu Dhabi
Nov 26 1st T20, Dubai
Nov 27 2nd T20, Dubai
Nov 30 3rd T20, Sharjah
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