Tom Harrison reaches Pakistan in bid to repair ECB, PCB relations 

Lahore: England Cricket Board (ECB) chief executive Tom Harrison arrived in Lahore on Tuesday in a bid to mend board’s relationship with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) following the cancellation of October T20 tour.

According to details, Harrison will assure the PCB of a full tour next year. PCB officials were incensed when England pulled out their two-match tour at short notice.

Last year, Pakistan travelled to England at the time when Covid-19 infection rates in Britain were among the highest in the world for a three-match Test series and T20 series that saved the ECB millions in television rights deals. 

Consequently, there was a bitter reaction in Pakistan when England called off the October fixtures.  

Tom Harrison is also scheduled to meet Prime Minister Imran Khan, as well as the PCB chief executive Ramiz Raja.

Harrison's trip is only expected to last for a couple of days. He is due in the UAE later in the week as the International Cricket Council (ICC) is holding their first in-person chief executives' meeting since the start of the pandemic.  

The news comes on the same day that Cricket Australia announced its plans for a three-Test, three-ODI and one-off T20I tour in March 2022. 

England last played in Pakistan 16 years ago and hopefully are due to play a Test series there in 2022.

British High Commissioner to Pakistan Christian Turner had said that the commission had supported the tour, adding that the decision was taken by the ECB over "concerns of player welfare".