Former England captains Michael Atherton and Nasser Hussain
The touring England aspect discovered itself in a tough scenario on the eve of the primary Test match in opposition to Pakistan in Rawalpindi as a number of of its gamers, together with captain Ben Stokes, had been struck down by an unknown virus. The Pakistan cricket board stated on Wednesday that it was discussing subsequent steps with the England and Wales Cricket Board. “The PCB and ECB are in discussions regarding the commencement of the 1st #PAKvENG Test as some England players are down with viral infection,” the board stated on Twitter.
England paceman Stuart Broad determined to have some enjoyable and tweeted the pictures of former England captain Michael Atherton and Nasser Hussain with the caption, “An option?” as a response to the tweet by the 2 cricket boards.
Not to be left behind within the social media banter sport, Hussain instantly replied on Broad’s remark with, “Siri show me the opposite of Bazball !!!”. In what can seen as a terrific instance of self-depricating humour, Hussain just about instructed that the method of each the previous greats was fairly reverse to the attacking style during which England has began batting in Test cricket since Brendon McCullum took over as coach of the Test aspect and Ben Stokes assumed captaincy.
England are on their first Test tour of Pakistan in 17 years, following their Twenty20 aspect taking part in seven matches within the nation two months in the past, taking the sequence 4-3.
Problems with meals and gamers changing into unwell in the course of the Twenty20 sequence led to the choice to convey a chef, Omar Meziane, who additionally labored with the England males’s soccer staff on the 2018 World Cup in Russia and at Euro 2020.
England and Pakistan will contest a three-Test sequence with the second in Multan starting December 9 and the third in Karachi from December 17-21.
(With AFP inputs)
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