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It has been announced that England will take on the West Indies and Pakistan in their World Cup warm-up matches.

England will face the West Indies in Sydney on February 9 and will square off against Pakistan in the same city just two days later.

South Africa will take on Sri Lanka and New Zealand, while Australia will play India, who are the reigning World Cup champions.

“The public will be welcome to attend warm-up matches which will be ticketed but free of charge,” the International Cricket Council (ICC) said.

 

Warm-up schedule:

 

February 8:

India v Australia at Adelaide

 

February 9:

South Africa v Sri Lanka at Christchurch

New Zealand v Zimbabwe at Christchurch

England v West Indies at Sydney

Pakistan v Bangladesh at Sydney

 

February 10:

Ireland v Scotland at Sydney

India v Afghanistan at Adelaide

 

February 11:

New Zealand v South Africa at Christchurch

Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe at Christchurch

Australia v UAE at Melbourne

England v Pakistan at Sydney

 

February 12: 

West Indies v Scotland at Sydney

Ireland v Bangladesh at Sydney

 

February 13:

Afghanistan v UAE at Sydney