England Tour of South Africa, 2004-05
Itinerary
17 Dec 2004 -
South Africa vs England
- First Test at Port Elizabeth
26 Dec 2004 -
South Africa vs England
- Second Test at Durban
02 Jan 2005 -
South Africa vs England
- Third Test at Cape Town
13 Jan 2005 -
South Africa vs England
- Fourth Test at Johannesburg
21 Jan 2005 -
South Africa vs England
- Fifth Test at Centurion
England Squad
Nasser Hussain ![captain :c: :c:](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
Paul Collingwood
Kevin Pietersen ![Red Orb :redo: :redo:](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
Andrew Strauss
Graham Thorpe
Marcus Trescothick
Michael Vaughan
James Foster
Chris Read
Andrew Flintoff
Kabir Ali
Jimmy Anderson
Steve Harmison
Matthew Hoggard
Simon Jones
Ryan Sidebottom
Ashley Giles
Graeme Swann
This is a huge tour for England: five Test matches, and the thing that's grabbing all the headlines: a debut for the most anticipated England player since Graeme Hick. Kevin Pietersen has recently finished his four-year qualifying period and made an eye-catching start to his ODI career in the recent series against Zimbabwe. ODI captain Michael Vaughan also found form on that trip, and has been recalled to the Test squad as the spare opener. He made three half-centuries in four innings on that tour, which followed an impressive 86 against Australia in the Champions Trophy semi-final. On the other hand, there is little change to the bowling and keeping ranks: both Giles and Read have recovered from their summer injuries, and the one bowler to miss out is the unlucky James Kirtley who still finds himself behind Kabir Ali in the fast bowling queue.
Itinerary
17 Dec 2004 -
26 Dec 2004 -
02 Jan 2005 -
13 Jan 2005 -
21 Jan 2005 -
England Squad
This is a huge tour for England: five Test matches, and the thing that's grabbing all the headlines: a debut for the most anticipated England player since Graeme Hick. Kevin Pietersen has recently finished his four-year qualifying period and made an eye-catching start to his ODI career in the recent series against Zimbabwe. ODI captain Michael Vaughan also found form on that trip, and has been recalled to the Test squad as the spare opener. He made three half-centuries in four innings on that tour, which followed an impressive 86 against Australia in the Champions Trophy semi-final. On the other hand, there is little change to the bowling and keeping ranks: both Giles and Read have recovered from their summer injuries, and the one bowler to miss out is the unlucky James Kirtley who still finds himself behind Kabir Ali in the fast bowling queue.