England's Multi-format Players Could Miss T20I Series In Pakistan: Reports

Pakistan will have England for seven T20Is in front of the T20 World Cup in Australia yet the English side could be without their multi-format players, Daily Mail reported.

Following the retraction of their white-ball visit through Pakistan last year, England is set to visit Pakistan in September 2022 and play two extra T20Is, aside from the arranged five-match T20I series at first.

England’s White Ball Experts To Travel Pakistan Just Three Days After Series Against Proteas

The men’s side will then, at that point, return to Pakistan again for a three-match Test series following the 2022 T20 World Cup.

England’s white-ball experts will make a beeline for Pakistan on September 15, 72 hours after the home series against South Africa closes, and afterward on to Australia for three further T20s to adapt for the World Cup.

As expressed in the report, ‘Multi-format cricketers are likely to miss the Pakistan series in order to rest — as there is no let-up from the start of the T20 matches until December 22 — and will therefore travel directly to Australia on October 1.’

Not long after the World Cup, they will play Australia in an ODI series, and after that series closes on November 22, they will head over to Pakistan to take part in a three-Test series.

Ben Stokes Not Happy With Hectic Schedule

Newly appointed England Test captain Ben Stokes is not happy with the amount of cricket that cricketers are expected to play. He expects the English Cricket Board to look at this from a workload point of view.

“The schedule is definitely something that needs looking at. It is ridiculous the amount of cricket people are expected to play. The fact there is a Test match and one-day series overlapping sums it up,” said Test captain Ben Stokes.

“It really needs looking at from a workload point of view. I don’t want to miss England matches.

I want to play as much as I can for England but in an ideal world you would not want to be having discussions about when you want to rest, you would have a schedule that allows you to play everything. Unfortunately, it is not possible,” he added.

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