WORCESTERSHIRE skipper Vik-ram Solanki has been named in an England 'A' squad to tour United Arab Emirates and Sri Lanka.
Solanki will join the 'A' team in February and March after playing with the England cricket squad in their one-day internationals in South Africa.
England 'A' will play two four-day matches against Sri Lanka 'A', before competing in a one-day triangular tournament with their hosts and Pakistan 'A'. All matches in Sri Lanka remain scheduled for Colombo.
Prior to arriving in Sri Lanka, England 'A' will play four one-day (day-night) matches against UAE at the International Stadium, Sharjah.
England 'A' will arrive in Dubai on February 24 and leave Colombo at the end of March.
Squad: Ian Bell (capt), Rikki Clarke, Richard Dawson, Paul Franks, Alex Gidman, David Harrison, Jon Lewis, Sajid Mahmood, Kevin Pietersen, Michael Powell, Matthew Prior, Owais Shah, Vikram Solanki, Graeme Swann.
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