England plan alternate tournament by CricketArchive Staff Reporter

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Event:

Pakistan in British Isles 2006

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DateLine: 25th August 2006

 

The England and Wales Cricket Board have made contingency plans to play against an International XI should Pakistan pull out of Monday’s Twenty20 international.

 

The ECB has also reached an agreement with another major nation, believed to be South Africa, to fulfill the five forthcoming one-day internationals should the tourists withdraw over the rumpus caused by the final Test ball-tampering row.

 

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Shaharyar Khan insisted in London earlier on Thursday that the side would go ahead with the one-dayers.

 

Pakistan threatened to boycott the remainder of their tour if captain Inzamam-ul-Haq was banned as a result of charges of ball-tampering and bringing cricket into disrepute following their forfeiture of the fourth and final Test against England at The Oval on Sunday.