England ready to play cricket in Pakistan again, says Chris Silverwood | The Guardian

England have not toured since 2005 due to security concerns‘I think we are getting there. I would have no problem with that’Chris Silverwood, the England coach, believes his team are ready to play cricket in Pakistan amid talk that a return visit should be one of the pay-offs for getting this summer’s Test series played.England have not toured Pakistan since 2005 because of the security concerns that followed the 2009 terrorist attack on the Sri Lanka team bus in Lahore, with the United Arab Emirates acting as a neutral venue during this time. Continue reading…

• England have not toured since 2005 due to security concerns
• ‘I think we are getting there. I would have no problem with that’

Chris Silverwood, the England coach, believes his team are ready to play cricket in Pakistan amid talk that a return visit should be one of the pay-offs for getting this summer’s Test series played.

England have not toured Pakistan since 2005 because of the security concerns that followed the 2009 terrorist attack on the Sri Lanka team bus in Lahore, with the United Arab Emirates acting as a neutral venue during this time.

Continue reading…