England's tour of Pakistan canceled
The ECB's decision to pull out of their planned October matches in Rawalpindi follows the abandonment of New Zealand's tour to Pakistan.
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. An ECB statement read: "The ECB Board convened this weekend to discuss these extra England Women's and Men's games in Pakistan and we can confirm that the Board has reluctantly decided to withdraw both teams from the October trip.
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