World Cup game to go ahead at HPCA Stadium despite concernsBen Stokes’s return after injury may be delayed due to pitch
England’s game against Bangladesh, crucial to their World Cup fortunes after their heavy defeat against New Zealand in their opening fixture, is to go ahead as planned on Tuesday despite concerns about the outfield in Dharamsala, after an independent pitch consultant hired by the International Cricket Council cleared it for continued action.
England trained at the HPCA Stadium for the first time on Sunday and were aware of the problems experienced by players of both sides when Bangladesh played Afghanistan there on Saturday, but made no complaints about the surface and did not know that a pitch inspection had been scheduled.
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