The Pakistan Cricket Board have today confirmed the updated schedule of its team's tour of England where they will play three Tests and three T20Is. The first Test is scheduled to start in the first week of August at Old Trafford, whereas the team will conclude its tour with a 3rd T20I on September 1st, before heading back to Lahore the next day.
The complete training and match schedule is as follows:
6-12 Jul – Practice, intra-squad matches and rest at New Road
The complete training and match schedule is as follows:
6-12 Jul – Practice, intra-squad matches and rest at New Road
13 Jul – Travel to Derbyshire
15-30 Jul – Practice, intra-squad matches and rest, The County Ground
1 Aug – Travel to Manchester
5-9 Aug – 1st Test, Old Trafford
10 Aug – Travel to Southampton
13-17 Aug – 2nd Test, Ageas Bowl
21-25 Aug – 3rd Test, Ageas Bowl
26 Aug – Travel to Manchester
28 Aug – 1st T20I, Old Trafford
30 Aug – 2nd T20I, Old Trafford
1 Sep – 3rd T20I, Old Trafford
2 Sep – Departure for Lahore
However, there are as yet no confirmed dates for Australia's white-ball tour, which had initially been planned to start on July 3.
However, there are as yet no confirmed dates for Australia's white-ball tour, which had initially been planned to start on July 3.
"Confirmation of these matches against Ireland and Pakistan is another important step for our game as we begin to safely stage international cricket again, but also to minimise the impact the Covid-19 pandemic has had, and will continue to have, on cricket at all levels," ECB chief executive Tom Harrison said.
"It has taken significant effort and expertise to allow us to reach a position where cricket is now ready and able to return to the field of play from the elite level to recreational cricket.
"We owe a significant debt of gratitude to the players, staff and administrators of the Cricket West Indies, Cricket Ireland, and the Pakistan Cricket Board for their willingness and co-operation to get international cricket back up and running and allow these matches to be staged.
"It must be reiterated that there is still much work for the ECB and the cricket network to do as we try to plot a path through this pandemic.
"We also continue to explore options to play [the] white-ball series against Australia this summer and hope to have news on the series soon."
