India in Warm-up game Versus County Select XI Before Test Series
After India had lost to New Zealand in the World Test Championship final, the Indian team reportedly sought some first-class practice matches ahead of the test series versus England. The ECB had initially denied the request but later did a U-turn on the matter after communications from the BCCI secretary Jay Shah to the ECB chairman Ian Whatmore and CEO Tom Harrison requesting them to arrange a practice match for the Indian team.
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ECB Spokesman Weighs in
An ECB spokesman was quoted by the media as saying, “We are aware of a request from the BCCI to play a three-day warm-up match against a County Select XI as part of the India men’s Test team’s build-up to the five-match LV= Insurance Test Series. We are working through the operations and Covid-19 protocols to ensure we are able to deliver this and will confirm in due course.”
He added, “The Indian Test team will report to Emirates Riverside, Durham, for their pre-Test camp on July 15 and will prepare at the venue until August 1 before heading to Trent Bridge, Nottingham, ahead of the first Test starting on August 4.”