Decision on Pakistan's tour of England to be taken by mid-June: PCB CEO
Cricket | May 13, 2020 11:00 ISTPakistan are due to play three Tests and as many T20Is in England during the tour.
Pakistan are due to play three Tests and as many T20Is in England during the tour.
The Pakistan Cricket Board and the England and Wales Cricket Board officials are due to have a video conference on May 18 to discuss how they should proceed with the tour given the situation because of the pandemic.
The first Test will be played at Lord's while the second will take place in Manchester (from August 7) with the final game being hosted at Trent Bridge from August 20.
England will next face Bangladesh in Cardiff on Saturday and Joe Root believes it is imperative the squad maintain full confidence in the methods.
After the final match of the five-ODI series against Pakistan, Eoin Morgan said the continuous improvement in performance by the players has made the selection meeting extremely difficult.
Asif Ali's daughter Noor Fatima, who was battling stage IV cancer, passed away in a hospital in the United States.
Pakistan, who are usually termed as a very good bowling side, lacked bite and conceded totals in excess of 300 in the four completed matches against England and lost all of them.
While chasing 352-run target, Pakistan finished on 297 in 46.5 overs as England won the series 4-0 with the first match rained off.
Pakistan succumbed to a three-wicket loss to England after the hosts chased down the visitor's target of 341 through Roy's ton , hence clinching the five-match series 3-0.
While Roy slammed a blistering ton, Stokes got England over the line, pacing the chase to perfection in the final overs with Tom Curran also weighing in.
Richie Richardson of the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees imposed the suspension on Morgan after England were ruled to be two overs short on Tuesday.
Jonny Bairstow struck a 93-ball 128 and had a 176-run partnership for the first wicket with Jason Roy (76), providing the platform for a comfortable six-wicket win in Bristol as England reached 359-4 for their second-highest run chase.
England's heavyweight hitter Jos Buttler reached his eighth ODI century in just 50 balls and finished on 110 not out after Pakistan chose to bowl.
Jofra Archer was not included in the preliminary 15-member England squad for the 2019 World Cup but could still make it before the tournament starts.
Jofra Archer picked up 2/29 while Eoin Morgan scored a 29-ball 57 not out as England made easy work of their chase against Pakistan.
It was a remarkable turnaround of form from England, which lost the first Test at Lord's by nine wickets inside four days.
Stokes will now face a race against time to be fit for upcoming limited-over series against England, with the severity of his injury likely to be clearer in coming days.
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Nightwatchman Dominic Bess (49) missed out on his second straight Test half-century as England, chasing a series-levelling victory, progressed to 302/7 at stumps on day 2 against Pakistan.
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