No infected Pakistani players will be allowed on England-bound flight: ECB.

MANCHESTER -- England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) confirmed that the Pakistan national team will arrive in Manchester on Sunday but made it clear that the chartered flight will not have any Covid-19 positive players, dashing the hopes of those 10 in whose system the virus was detected earlier this week.

'The England and Wales Cricket Board can confirm that the Pakistan men's cricket team will arrive in the United Kingdom on Sunday June 28 to start preparation for this summer's tour of England, which includes three Test matches and three Vitality IT20s. The behind-closed-doors schedule for these fixtures will be announced in due course,' the ECB has announced.

However, ECB made it clear that any Pakistani player who has tested positive for Covid-19 will not be permitted to be part of the advance party.

'All members...