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ICC announce World Cup warm-up games

England will prepare for the 2015 World Cup in February with warm-up games against West Indies and Pakistan.

The ICC have revealed that 14 warm-up games will be contested before the start of the 2015 World Cup.

The fixtures, which will take place between February 8 to February 13, will see each of the 14 teams play twice before the tournament begins on February 14.

Alastair Cook's England will play West Indies and Pakistan before starting the World Cup against Australia in Melbourne.

Ireland will face Scotland in Sydney before taking on Bangladesh, while West Indies will provide the second opposition for the Scots.

Full list of fixtures:

February 8: India v Australia
February 9: South Africa v Sri Lanka, New Zealand v Zimbabwe, England v West Indies, Pakistan v Bangladesh
February 10: India v Afghanistan, Ireland v Scotland
February 11: South Africa v New Zealand, Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe, Australia v UAE, England v Pakistan
February 12: West Indies v Scotland, Bangladesh v Ireland
February 13: Afghanistan v UAE, Melbourne

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