PCB announces revised schedule of England Test series
England team will be arriving in Pakistan on Oct 2
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced on Friday a revised schedule for the three ICC World Test Championship matches between Pakistan and England, set to take place from October 7 to 28.
The first and third Tests will proceed as originally planned, with the first Test in Multan from October 7-11, and the third in Rawalpindi from October 24-28.
The second Test, initially scheduled at the National Bank Stadium in Karachi from October 15-19, will now be held at the Multan Cricket Stadium.
The match has been moved from Karachi to Multan due to extensive renovations at the National Bank Stadium in preparation for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, which will also take place at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium and Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.
Revised schedule:
7-11 Oct – First Test, Multan
15-19 Oct – Second Test, Multan
24-28 Oct – Third Test, Rawalpindi
The England men’s cricket team is scheduled to arrive in Multan on October 2, with the Pakistan men’s cricket team also assembling there on the same day.
England Squad:
Harry Brook, Jordan Cox, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jamie Smith, Ben Stokes (c), Brydon Carse, Rehan Ahmed, Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson, Josh Hull, Jack Leach, Matthew Potts, Shoaib Bashir, and Olly Stone.
