Pakistan team set to begin practice in England after 7-day quarantine

After a 7 day quarantine period in the United Kingdom, the Pakistan national team is set to begin their practice session from Monday. The head coach Mishbah-ul-Haq said on Sunday watching spectators would be "motivating" for the players who will set up in the limited-overs series against England.

Pakistan team is scheduled to play their opening ODI of the three-match series at Cardiff on July 8, followed by the three-match T20 series from July 16.

"We came here last year too, but when there are spectators at the ground, the atmosphere becomes different altogether and I can feel that," said Misbah.

"I am not sure whether we can go out or meet friends here but we are being in the quarantine for the last seven days which were tough days but we will start practice tomorrow [Monday]," he said. "Last year when we came here, we were cut off from our families but the whole team became a family."

"England is always an important tour for us, especially with the T20 World Cup just a few months away. We know England is a force in white-ball format, so it is a big opportunity for us to play against them," he said.

"We must understand that form is not permanent so we will try to utilize this isolation time to bring back their [players'] form."

Both the teams will be looking to finalize their squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup that will be played in the United Arab Emirates from October 17 to November 14.

England's side is looking much strong than ever before, they white-washed Sri Lanka in the 3-match T20I series recently.