Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced Pakistan-XI to play against England at Rawalpindi from October 31 to November 02, 2005. The players are Misbah-ul-Haq (captain), Asher Zaidi, Yasir Hameed, Bazid Khan, Asim Kamal, Faisal Iqbal, Imran Tahir, Yasir Arafat, Zulqarnain, Muhammad Irshad, Arshad Khan, M. Asif, Najaf Shah and Shehzad Malik.
Moreover, Pakistan cricket team captain Inzamamul Haq has announced to share 10-percent of match fee for the earthquake victims. He said that like other people cricket team members are also inspired with the relief activities and could not keep them apart from the relief work. He said that all the cricket team member's ready to share in the relief fund.