Should Pakistan cancel England Cricket Tour, as UK suffers highest Cornavirus Deaths in Europe

[litman]

Pak should not tour UK this year and who the hell watches 5 days of boring
test cricket? Test cricket should be banned, I hope covid 19 puts the final
nail into test cricket.

covid 19 will prove to be a final nail into the coffin of so many things. wait and see.

 

[Asian.Century]

In agreement with you all, its crazy to send Pakistani players to a land where disease is so much common and since inception UK has a grudge against Pakistan unlike its colony India.

PCB and GoP flatout refuse to tour England no matter what.

No interest, no point playing cricket in England which is highly infected and destroyed by Coronavirus inside out. PCB needs to be pressured to cancel this useless tour anyway to protect our players, why even talk about touring?

 

[Pan-Islamic-Pakistan]

Just as all cricket teams refused to tour Pakistan when Indian daily terrorism was striking our country and we had to play in UAE, we should choose a neutral venue for this match too.

I recommend China for that purpose, if they have cricket pitches. Keep teams and support personnel to a minimum.

 

[Asian.Century]

Utter shame for PCB to send a team to England.

 

[litman]

who cares about cricket these days. the so called stars and legends of the sport till few months back mean nothing today. they should get some real job and do something more productive rather then wasting their energy doing a circus.

 

[Asian.Century]

who cares about cricket these days. the so called stars and legends of the sport till few months back mean nothing today. they should get some real job and do something more productive rather then wasting their energy doing a circus.

Fck the PCB and these Pakistani Cricket Players. Look at the current Cornavirus in Pakistan, bombasting, increasing like wild fire and these third class cricketers and PCB are looking for training camps, cricket tours to England.

They are cancerous people in Pakistan. Nobody is interested in going to England to play cricket other than Wasim Khan and PCB and some players. Look at the safety options of players, families and staff officials., what if they get Corona-virus. Going to England is like going to death with disease.

Pakistan should not tour England. Government has to intervene in these bastards games.

 

[Asian.Century]

PCB, Geo Media criminals want team send to UK under cornavirus

Decision on Pakistan tour of England in July to be taken by mid-June: PCB

The officials of both the Pakistan Cricket Board and England and Wales Cricket Board will be having an online meeting on Friday

England cricket team | Pakistan cricket team | Coronavirus

BS Web Team & agencies | New Delhi and Lahore Last Updated at May 13, 2020 15:24 IST

Pakistan cricket team (PCB) CEO Wasim Khan has made it clear that a final decision on Pakistan's tour of England -- scheduled to begin from July 30 -- will only be taken by mid-June.

The officials of both the Pakistan Cricket Board and England and Wales Cricket Board will be having an online meeting on Friday.

"We are in constant communication with the ECB and a conference call has been set up for Friday," Wasim was quoted as saying by The Dawn on Monday.

"The call will be attended by ECB's Chief Executive, Director Cricket, Chief Medical Officer and Director International Cricket Operations. I will be representing the PCB along with Misbah-ul-Haq, Zakir Khan and Dr Sohail Saleem. At this stage we will be discussing various options while a decision on the tour is expected to be made in June."

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He added that the ECB was "focused on providing a secure environment for the series against Pakistan".
Pakistan is due to play three Tests and as many T20Is in England during the tour.

All professional cricketing activities remain suspended in England until July 1 in wake of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

However, the British government has announced that sports events will be allowed to resume in England in June if there is no new spike in Covid-19 infections. But it is stated that matches will be allowed to take place only before empty stands.

Earlier, West Indies, who was scheduled to play three Tests in England in June, had postponed their tour. And now, there are talks that if the West Indies do not tour England, Pakistan might get to play four or five Tests instead of three.

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"The PCB will evaluate the players' travel and accommodation plan that will be shared by the ECB," said PCB CEO.
"There will be more clarity after the conference call. In England, the most important aspect is the health of the players since the longer they stay there, the more they will be exposed," he added.

Cricketing activities across the world have remained suspended since mid-March due to the outbreak of novel coronavirus which has claimed more than 2.8 lakh lives thus far worldwide.

Here is the list of major sports tournaments that get cancelled or postponed due to coronavirus pandemic:


Major sports events affected by Coronavirus pandemic
Sports event Status
Tokyo Olympics Postponed to 2021
Cricket
IPL 2020 Cancelled till further notice
India vs South Africa ODI series Cancelled
Australia vs New Zealand (2nd and 3rd ODI) Cancelled
Pakistan Super League Suspended
England vs Sri Lanka Test series Cancelled
Australia vs Bangladesh Test series Postponed
Pakistan tour of The Netherlands Postponed
Australia tour of England (limited-over cricket) Postponed
West Indies tour of England Postponed
The Hundred (Inaugural edition) Postponed till 2021
Archery
World Cup in Shanghai Cancelled
Badminton
China masters Postponed
German Open Cancelled
Asian Championships Suspended
India Open Suspended
Swiss Open Suspended
Malaysian Open Suspended
Singapore Open Suspended
Thomas and Uber Cup finals Postponed from May to Auguts 2020
Tennis
All AITA tournaments Cancelled
BNP Paribas Open Cancelled
Miami Open Cancelled
Monte Carlo Masters Cancelled
French Open Postponed to Sept 20-OCt 4
Wimbledon 2020 Cancelled
Athletics
World Indoor Championships Nanjing Postponed to March 2021
Field Hockey
India's tour of Japan (Jr Women's Asia Cup) Postponed
FIH Pro League Suspended till June
Basketball
NBA Suspended
Shooting
New Delhi World Cup postponed to May 5-12 and June 2-9
Boxing
World Cup in Germany Cancelled
Formula one
Australian GP Cancelled
Bahrain GP Postponed
Vietnamese GP Postponed
Chinese GP Postponed
Monaco GP Cancelled
Azerbaijan GP Postponed
French GP Cancelled
Football
Champions League Suspended till further notice
Europa League Suspended till further notice
EPL and FA Cup Postponed till April 30
Euro 2020 Postponed to 2021
Copa America postponed to 2021
Fifa U-17 Women's World Cup Postponed

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[Asian.Century]

Updated Jun 23, 2020 11:52pm
7 more Pakistan cricketers test positive for coronavirus, PCB says England tour 'on track'
ABDUL GHAFFAR

Seven more Pakistan players due to tour England in August have tested positive for the coronavirus, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said on Tuesday, taking the total to 10 since the first results were announced this week.

Despite the new infections, the PCB said the England tour is "on track" and the team will depart for the series as per schedule.

Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Rizwan, Wahab Riaz, Imran Khan, Mohammad Hafeez, Mohammad Hasnain and Kashif Bhatti were all diagnosed with the virus.

It comes after three teammates — Shadab Khan, Haris Rauf and Haider Ali — tested positive on Monday. A player support personnel, masseur Malang Ali, was also confirmed to have the virus.

Pakistan are due to play three Tests and three Twenty20 internationals against England starting in August.

The PCB had conducted the 35 tests in Karachi, Lahore and Peshawar on Monday.

The players who tested negative are: Abid Ali, Asad Shafiq, Azhar Ali, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Fawad Alam, Iftikhar Ahmad, Imam-ul-Haq, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Abbas, Naseem Shah, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shan Masood, Sohail Khan, and Yasir Shah.

Head coach Misbah-ul-Haq, batting coach Younis Khan, spin bowling coach Mushtaq Ahmed, fielding coach Abdul Majeed and other staff members also tested negative. Shoaib Malik, Cliffe Deacon and Waqar Younis have not been tested to date, the PCB statement said.

On Monday, Imad Wasim and Usman Shinwari had tested negative in Rawalpindi.

Like Haider, Haris and Shadab, none of the seven players and masseur who tested positive had reported any symptoms of Covid-19 until they underwent the first round of testing on Monday ahead of the side’s departure for Manchester, according to the PCB.

"The PCB medical panel is already in contact with these players and the masseur, who have been instructed to observe strict quarantine at their homes for their and their families’ wellbeing," the press release said.

Commenting on the development, PCB Chief Executive Wasim Khan said: “The recent positive tests of some of the fittest athletes, who had not shown any symptoms, clearly reflect the danger this virus possesses."

He urged the public to strictly adhere to the safety precautions advised by the government to control the spread of the virus.

“As regards the players who have tested positive, we will continue to monitor and support them, including conducting antibody tests, and as soon as they test negative, they will be flown to join the squad in England. At the moment, they have been advised to go into self-isolation so that they not only recover quickly but also prevent their other family members from being infected," he said.

Khan said the England tour is "very much on track" and the team will depart as per schedule on June 28. "Fortunately, all the first-choice red-ball squad, barring Mohammad Rizwan, are negative, which means they can start training and practising immediately after they have been tested and given the all-clear when they arrive in England," he added.

“In the meantime, Misbah-ul-Haq is reviewing the training schedule in England and is firming up plans for reserve players to be tested as a backup.”

Next steps
According to the PCB, the following procedure will be followed in the coming days:

• The players and support staff who have tested negative will assemble in a "bio-secure environment" in Lahore on June 24 and will undergo a second round of testing a day later.
  
  
• The squad members who test negative on June 25 will depart for Manchester on a chartered flight. They will be tested by the ECB medical panel within 24 hours of their arrival in the UK.
  
  
• The players who test negative after arriving in the UK will observe a quarantine period as per the UK government’s regulations, but will be allowed to train and practice in a bio-secure facility.
  
  
• The players and support personnel who have tested positive in pre-departure testing will observe self-isolation in their homes and remain under strict monitoring of the PCB medical panel.
  
  
• After completing their minimum quarantine period, they will undergo further testing and after testing negative twice, they will be flown to England on a commercial airline.
  
  
• Upon arrival in the UK, these players will be tested again by the ECB medical panel and will be allowed to integrate with the Pakistan men’s national squad after testing negative.
  
  
• According to series standard operating procedures, the Pakistan team will undergo at least five tests in the lead-up to the first Test.
  

What is a 'bio-secure environment'?
At the bio-secure environment, which will be put in place by the ECB medical panel for the Pakistan squad during the tour, monitoring of temperature and symptoms of all team members will be done on a daily basis.

Regular Covid-19 testing will be conducted for everyone within the bio-secure environment and every seven days on average, according to the PCB.

Only essential staff including hotel personnel will be present at the facility and the bio-secure environment will be ‘zoned’ so team members "will only operate within a restricted area essential to their duties".

Players and staff members will be required to wear face masks or coverings, observe social distancing and ensure regular hand hygiene.

 

[Dark1]

The restrictions in India , Pakistan and the rest of the world have been lifted not because of some great improvement in the covid situation but because of financial reasons. The cases in India are exploding since the reduction in restrictions.
Like djokovic has found out today , its too early to declare victory over the virus.
Stupidity to even expose players for a non essential activity.
And the Chinese have still not given out their report on the origin of this deadly virus. Its criminal.

 

[airmarshal]

10 Pakistani cricketers are tested positive. I just dont know how this tour is even possible.

By the way, England summer is worth $500 million in revenues. Pakistan is a big crowd puller in England.

 

[Dark1]

10 Pakistani cricketers are tested positive. I just dont know how this tour is even possible.

By the way, England summer is worth $500 million in revenues. Pakistan is a big crowd puller in England.

500 m to whom ?

 

[airmarshal]

Total revenue in tickets, sponsorships and advertising.

 

[Dark1]

Total revenue in tickets, sponsorships and advertising.

Major profits are in telcasting rights ?