RAWALPINDI:The first Test between Pakistan and England will be held today (Thursday) as per schedule as the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has informed Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) that they are in a position to field their playing XI.
Both the teams will lock horns at Pindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi.
Earlier, late Wednesday the two boards agreed to delay the decision on the commencement of the first Test, until 0730, Thursday due to an outbreak of viral infection in the England team camp.
The two boards had made the decision based on medical advice from the England doctors, which revolved around the players’ health and welfare.
Meanwhile, there are four debutants in Pakistan’s line-up for the first Test which includes Saud Shakeel, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Ali and Zahid Mehmood.