'Fate of Pakistan, England series to be decided in mid-June'.

Byline: Mohammad Yaqoob

LAHORE -- Despite the cricket boards of Pakistan and England meeting through a video link on May 15, a final decision on Pakistan's tour of England scheduled to begin from July 30 will only be taken by mid-June.

Pakistan are due to play three Tests and as many Twenty20 Internationals in England during the tour and Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief executive Wasim Khan said players' health and safety will be kept as first priority before any decision is taken regarding the tour.

Wasim was speaking before the British government announced on Monday that sports events will be allowed to resume in England in June if there is no new spike in coronavirus infections. However, the document containing guidelines on easing lockdown restrictions said that spectators will not be allowed into stadiums until significantly later.

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has already said that the sport will not resume until July.

'We are in constant communication with the ECB and a conference call has been set up for Friday,' Wasim said on Monday. 'The call will be attended by ECB's Chief Executive, Director Cricket, Chief Medical Officer and Director International Cricket Operations. I will be representing the PCB along with Misbah-ul-Haq, Zakir Khan and Dr Sohail Saleem. At this stage we will be discussing various options while a decision on the tour is expected to...