England's men and women were due to play simultaneous two-match T20 series; the ECB's decision to pull out of their planned October matches in Rawalpindi follows the abandonment of New Zealand's tour to Pakistan.
England's joint men's and women's tour of Pakistan next month has been cancelled due to concerns over "mental and physical well-being", the England and Wales Cricket Board has announced.
The historic trip, which would have been the first ever by an England women's team and the first by their male counterparts since 2005, was in doubt from the moment New Zealand pulled out of their own series in Pakistan on Friday citing a security threat.
The England and Wales Cricket Board has abandoned their tour of Pakistan citing “concerns about travelling to the region”.
The England men’s team were supposed to play two T20Is in Pakistan ahead of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 on 13 and 14 October. The women’s team was to tour the region simultaneously for a limited-overs series comprising two T20Is and three ODIs.
However, ECB have decided to withdraw its teams from the tour. “The ECB has a longstanding commitment to tour Pakistan as part of the Men’s Future Tours Programme in 2022,” their statement read.
The ECB’s decision to call off the tour comes days after the New Zealand men’s side withdrew from their limited-overs series in Pakistan citing a “security alert” from their government.
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