They moved on to Derby on Monday and spent Tuesday and yesterday in the nets. In Portsmouth there's the dockyard with the Victory, the Mary Rose and the Warrior. Winchester's a very historic city with a cathedral and riverside walks. Then there's the New Forest, and Romsey Abbey, where Mountbatten is buried."Warm-up games: 8 May v Hants (Southampton); 10 May v Surrey (The Oval); 12 May v Sussex (Arundel)PAKISTANHost county: DerbyshirePAKISTAN ARRIVED in England on 27 April and spent a week in Birmingham, where they played two friendlies against local sides. India drew 2-2 in New Zealand, while South Africa won 3-2 on tour.Advice from the local tourist board: "It depends on what you're interested in, there's so much to do. His side have beaten both India and South Africa in one-day matches recently, but did not find sufficient consistency to win one-day series against either.
If there was time, I'd squeeze in a heritage or pub walk."Warm-up games: 7 May v Somerset (Taunton); 9 May v Gloucs (Bristol); 11 May v Glamorgan (Cardiff)NEW ZEALANDHost county: HampshireNEW ZEALAND arrived in England at the weekend and coach Steve Rixon said that his team can surprise a few people in the World Cup. Then get them a proper cream tea and fit in a visit to the local cider-making farm, Sheppy's, providing they weren't playing that day. The team arrived in England on 26 April, and spent a week in Rochdale. They lost an opening friendly against a strong Lancashire Second XI but won three subsequent matches against local league sides. They moved to Taunton on Monday.Advice from the local tourist board: "If I planned a day for the Kenyans, I'd take them on the railway from Taunton to Minehead, which is the longest privately-owned steam railway in England, then go to the coast and maybe to Exmoor.
There are so many of them, and so many surprisingly different ones, that, quite frankly, we wouldn't know where to start." A spokeswoman at the tourist office added cryptically: "There's nothing major as such, but people are very presently surprised by what the county has to offer."Warm-up games: 7 May v Leics (Leicester); 9 May v Yorkshire (Harrogate); 11 May v Notts (Trent Bridge)KENYAHost county: SomersetAFTER KENYA Breweries came up with a sponsorship deal in December, 21 players were able to turn professional and the core of the squad have been in training together since. In the Pepsi triangular tournament against Pakistan and Sri Lanka last month, they won two of their three games. The Indians have spent the last two weeks in Leicester, training at Grace Road and acclimatising. They have also won two warm-up matches, against Loughborough University and Leicestershire Second XI.Advice from the local tourist board: The Leicestershire tourist brochure opens with the words: "In Leicestershire, we are quite modest when it comes to revealing out gems. If they were interested in gardening, they'd have to visit Sissinghurst John Aspinall has two wild animal parks in the area He's famous for going into the cages with his tigers. What else? Winston Churchill's family house at Chartwell and the Dickens museum in Rochester."Warm-up games: 7 May v Kent (Canterbury); 9 May v Essex (Chelmsford); 11 May v Hampshire (Southampton)INDIAHost county: LeicestershireTHE INDIAN side arrived in England on 24 April, having been together constantly since the Sharjah tournament in April, when they lost in the final to Pakistan.

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