Worcester, 8 July 2020: Pakistan men’s national cricket team have started their preparations for the Test and T20I series against England with a two-day inter-squad scenario-based practice match played on 5-6 July at Worcester. The team returned to training on 30 June after a gap of more than three months and captain Azhar Ali believes the scenario-based match will prove to be beneficial for the players to ready themselves for the all-important three ICC World Test Championship fixtures against England, which commence from 5 August at Old Trafford. “We are playing cricket after a long time and it is not going to be easy to start at full-strength,” Azhar told pcb.com.pk. “We have to go step-by-step and I am very happy that the boys utilised their practice time of four days well.” Test captain @AzharAli_ reviews Pakistan’s first week of training in Worcester More 👉 https://t.co/IejEX25ITR pic.twitter.com/QvVa09GyQq — Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) July 8, 2020   “No matter how much you practice, playing matches is always more beneficial. If you spend half of your practice’s time in scenario-based matches, it gives you a lot more confidence. Playing this scenario-based match was very important for us.” In what will be their third … Continue reading Azhar Ali reviews Pakistan’s first week of training in Worcester