the pakistan cricket board have called england s decsion to abandon their tour of the country absurd despite new zealand cricket pulling out their team on friday over a specific and credible threat. the england mens and women s teams were due to play two t20 internationals on the 13th and 14th of october, with heather knight s side then staying on for three one dayers, the first time they d have played in the country. whilst admitting to concerns over travel to the region, the ecb said the move was to protect the mental and physical well being of the players. i m extremely disappointed so are the fans, actually. because, right now, we needed england, because it s a small cricket fraternity that we have. and so, in such times, we were expecting england tojust be a little bit more responsive and responsible, i guess. so we are hurt, but forward we shall move. security has been stepped up in leicester ahead of england s third odi with new zealand today. it s after a threatening email