- ECB calls off planned first tours to Pakistan since 2005
- Follows New Zealand’s withdrawal due to security fears
England have called off next month’s men’s and women’s tours of Pakistan after New Zealand abandoned their visit over security concerns on Friday. The England and Wales Cricket Board spent the weekend deliberating and have now pulled the plug on what would have been England’s first tour of the country since 2005.
In a statement, the ECB said: “The ECB Board convened this weekend to discuss these extra England Women’s and Men’s games in Pakistan and we can confirm that the Board has reluctantly decided to withdraw both teams from the October trip.
