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Wasim Khan speaking to the media:
"First thing we are doing [about this discipline issue] is to produce a code of conduct for all our domestic and centrally contracted players; I have spoken to Hafeez and he understands, he had his reasons why he did it and didn't break any rules because he didn't say anything derogatory"
"One thing that I spoke to Hafeez about was that he brought into a little bit of disrepute the process that we are running"
"We have had long internal discussions over the last 2-3 days and there will be a clear code of conduct with what the penalty will be for the individuals, centrally and domestic and mainly for our domestic players"
"Our centrally contracted players do follow the protocol on social media but Hafeez is not a centrally contracted player, so he has to come under some sort of code of conduct about what you can and cannot do"
"We will share a clear code of conduct with the media in 3-4 weeks and what the repercussions will be for people who breach that code of conduct"
"We are setting up a professional game group also, which will police domestic cricket looking at conduct etc"
"This will be put in place and I do agree with you that there have been no sanctions placed on any players in the past properly for breaches and that is something we are putting in place as part of our governance"
"We asked ECB about the number of negative tests that are required as in UK, they are tightening the borders due to issues they are facing; So they have said you need 2 negative tests if you have been tested positive before"
"Dr Peter Harcourt who is chair of the ICC medical committee and Professor Nick Pearce of England speak with us 2-3 times in a week, we have been bringing them upto date on all the testing procedures that we have been carrying out so there is no issue [of trust] with England [ECB]"
Why did PCB allow players who had tested positive to go home instead of keeping them in NCA or hotel
"Look the same happens in other countries - such persons are not brought into a central place to quarantine; This is done at home, also Dr Sohail has spoken 6-7 times to each COVID-19+ player about this as have Misbah and I during this period of time"
"This is a matter of self-discipline and you self-isolate at home; Also to bring them to Lahore would mean they have to travel as well so what we did was the right thing to do and I have no issues about what we have done here"
"We initially did say 2 negative tests would be required for players to travel, but based on information we got from ECB, it seems that because our tests were done on 21st June, and the flight was 28th, there was a possibility of travelling after 7 days if next test was positive"
"9 out of 10 players who tested positive, had anti bodies which means that players had Coronavirus at some points but had residual bits remaining in their bodies and so they are coming to the end of it which is why they are asymptomatic"
"We have now changed our stance because ECB have told us that regulations now say that anyone tested positive will have to show evidence of 2 negative tests before they can enter the UK"
"In terms of plan B [incase something else happens], we believe that the bio-secure environment provided by the ECB will take care of that; There will no issues for our players; Once they are tested negative and they are in it [bio-secure]together they should be no issues for them in the time they are in England"
"I didn't say anything about being angry with Hafeez - I was asked by someone in media and I said I have spoken to Hafeez and there is nothing wrong with that"
"As far as the statement by Dr Sohail is concerned, he said its high risk; He is a doctor and he meant that everything is high risk in the world as you can see in Pakistan; He clarified that all things have a risk but the protocols we are delivering regarding testing and bio-secure environments and when the players go to England, they will be as safe as anywhere else in the world - so there are no issues; As I have said earlier, we have to improve lots of things, as this was an unprecedented situation and there was a lot of pressure of everyone; It wasn't an easy situation as the situation was evolving and mistakes were made, but we also delivered good things; These are all learnings for us"
"COVID-19 and Cricket will need to coexist for 12-18 months and we have to learn from these protocols so things are better moving forward"
"Waqar Younis's tests have come out as negative in Australia and he will be travelling by himself to England"
"Shoaib Malik will commence travel around 23/24th July from here but by that time he would have been tested twice and hopefully both tests would be negative"
"We had selected this lab at Shuakat Khanum for COVID-19 tests and developed a protocol to say that if first test is positive then next has to be negative too, if first is negative, second has to be negative too; Wahab and Hafeez decided to get themselves checked separately, we don't have a problem as they took their families there too and that is their choice; We are following a process and ECB are looking to see that we do what we have outlined before"
"So why did we announce the results? Look in Pakistan no news stays secret; So whoever is positive we have a duty to let them know as soon as possible so that they can self-isolate as that is protocol"
"We made an effort to keep the media informed of our progress for the last 4-5 days; We told the players and also went public as social media gets all news anyways so its important that we manage the message"
"The players were told first and also that we will announce it to the media"
"Wherever cricket is resumed there will be ongoing testing and bio-secure environments wherever cricket is to be played"
"So we have told players about this and to be patient too as this is not an easy situation and they understand this"
Q: What's the benefit of this series to Pakistan?
"The benefit is that cricket is returning and that is of use to cricketers and media alike"
"We would not have put the players in danger if we weren't convinced that all safety arrangements were in place by ECB"
"You can ask the same question of the Windies and this creates solidarity with others"
"We have taken the step to go there and we also want other countries to come here"
"First thing we are doing [about this discipline issue] is to produce a code of conduct for all our domestic and centrally contracted players; I have spoken to Hafeez and he understands, he had his reasons why he did it and didn't break any rules because he didn't say anything derogatory"
"One thing that I spoke to Hafeez about was that he brought into a little bit of disrepute the process that we are running"
"We have had long internal discussions over the last 2-3 days and there will be a clear code of conduct with what the penalty will be for the individuals, centrally and domestic and mainly for our domestic players"
"Our centrally contracted players do follow the protocol on social media but Hafeez is not a centrally contracted player, so he has to come under some sort of code of conduct about what you can and cannot do"
"We will share a clear code of conduct with the media in 3-4 weeks and what the repercussions will be for people who breach that code of conduct"
"We are setting up a professional game group also, which will police domestic cricket looking at conduct etc"
"This will be put in place and I do agree with you that there have been no sanctions placed on any players in the past properly for breaches and that is something we are putting in place as part of our governance"
"We asked ECB about the number of negative tests that are required as in UK, they are tightening the borders due to issues they are facing; So they have said you need 2 negative tests if you have been tested positive before"
"Dr Peter Harcourt who is chair of the ICC medical committee and Professor Nick Pearce of England speak with us 2-3 times in a week, we have been bringing them upto date on all the testing procedures that we have been carrying out so there is no issue [of trust] with England [ECB]"
Why did PCB allow players who had tested positive to go home instead of keeping them in NCA or hotel
"Look the same happens in other countries - such persons are not brought into a central place to quarantine; This is done at home, also Dr Sohail has spoken 6-7 times to each COVID-19+ player about this as have Misbah and I during this period of time"
"This is a matter of self-discipline and you self-isolate at home; Also to bring them to Lahore would mean they have to travel as well so what we did was the right thing to do and I have no issues about what we have done here"
"We initially did say 2 negative tests would be required for players to travel, but based on information we got from ECB, it seems that because our tests were done on 21st June, and the flight was 28th, there was a possibility of travelling after 7 days if next test was positive"
"9 out of 10 players who tested positive, had anti bodies which means that players had Coronavirus at some points but had residual bits remaining in their bodies and so they are coming to the end of it which is why they are asymptomatic"
"We have now changed our stance because ECB have told us that regulations now say that anyone tested positive will have to show evidence of 2 negative tests before they can enter the UK"
"In terms of plan B [incase something else happens], we believe that the bio-secure environment provided by the ECB will take care of that; There will no issues for our players; Once they are tested negative and they are in it [bio-secure]together they should be no issues for them in the time they are in England"
"I didn't say anything about being angry with Hafeez - I was asked by someone in media and I said I have spoken to Hafeez and there is nothing wrong with that"
"As far as the statement by Dr Sohail is concerned, he said its high risk; He is a doctor and he meant that everything is high risk in the world as you can see in Pakistan; He clarified that all things have a risk but the protocols we are delivering regarding testing and bio-secure environments and when the players go to England, they will be as safe as anywhere else in the world - so there are no issues; As I have said earlier, we have to improve lots of things, as this was an unprecedented situation and there was a lot of pressure of everyone; It wasn't an easy situation as the situation was evolving and mistakes were made, but we also delivered good things; These are all learnings for us"
"COVID-19 and Cricket will need to coexist for 12-18 months and we have to learn from these protocols so things are better moving forward"
"Waqar Younis's tests have come out as negative in Australia and he will be travelling by himself to England"
"Shoaib Malik will commence travel around 23/24th July from here but by that time he would have been tested twice and hopefully both tests would be negative"
"We had selected this lab at Shuakat Khanum for COVID-19 tests and developed a protocol to say that if first test is positive then next has to be negative too, if first is negative, second has to be negative too; Wahab and Hafeez decided to get themselves checked separately, we don't have a problem as they took their families there too and that is their choice; We are following a process and ECB are looking to see that we do what we have outlined before"
"So why did we announce the results? Look in Pakistan no news stays secret; So whoever is positive we have a duty to let them know as soon as possible so that they can self-isolate as that is protocol"
"We made an effort to keep the media informed of our progress for the last 4-5 days; We told the players and also went public as social media gets all news anyways so its important that we manage the message"
"The players were told first and also that we will announce it to the media"
"Wherever cricket is resumed there will be ongoing testing and bio-secure environments wherever cricket is to be played"
"So we have told players about this and to be patient too as this is not an easy situation and they understand this"
Q: What's the benefit of this series to Pakistan?
"The benefit is that cricket is returning and that is of use to cricketers and media alike"
"We would not have put the players in danger if we weren't convinced that all safety arrangements were in place by ECB"
"You can ask the same question of the Windies and this creates solidarity with others"
"We have taken the step to go there and we also want other countries to come here"
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