England will play seven T20I's when they travel to Pakistan in September/October 2022 and then they will return for three-test series in November-December.
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England have agreed to play two additional men’s Twenty20 internationals to the five T20Is originally planned when they will tour Pakistan in September/ October 2022, England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) chief Executive Tom Harrison announced on Tuesday following his meeting with Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja in Lahore city. England will also return for a three-test series starting in November, after the T20 World Cup in Australia. Earlier, Pakistan were infuriated by ECB’s decision to unilaterally cancel their joint men’s and women’s trip to the country in October.
England, who were due to play those men’s matches on October 13 and 14, also cited worries over players’ mental and physical health in COVID-19 bubbles as reasons for withdrawal. The visit would be England’s first since 2005.
PCB chairman Ramiz Raja raging that his nation had been  “used then binned” as part of a “West versus rest” mentality. Harrison traveled this week in an apparently successful bid to repair relations, agreeing to extend what had been a five-match T20 series to a seven-match rubber next year.
Announcing the deal, Harrison said: “Myself and ECB’s senior director Martin Darlow visited Lahore to talk face to face with the PCB around some of the things that have happened over the past few weeks, leading to the cancellation of our tour in October.
“We also wanted to discuss the future as the two boards have a historic relationship and want to move the agenda towards a forward-looking one as opposed to one looking back.
“This is just to reaffirm our commitment to Pakistan cricket to getting England teams, men’s and women’s teams, eventually playing in Pakistan at home.
“I don’t think there’s a cricketer in England who doesn’t want to test their abilities against the huge talent this country has and in the conditions they know best.”
Raja added: “The ECB have shown their large heartedness to be here for which I am thankful to Tom and Martin. It means a lot to us.
“We are excited that England have committed to playing two additional T20Is as part of their white-ball tour in September/October in 2022.
“We put in lots of efforts to make sure that all visiting teams are comfortable in Pakistan. As such, it is a matter of pride for the Pakistan fans, who look forward to welcoming Australia and England in 2022.”
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