On the eve of today’s one-day international against Scotland in Edinburgh, England’s players had a two-hour meeting at their team hotel last night in which they were briefed by Haroon Lorgat, the ICC chief executive, on safety issues for next month’s Champions Trophy in Pakistan. The ECB management board will meet tomorrow to decide whether it should send a team to Pakistan. “The players made their views known and they will [stick together],” Sean Morris, chief executive of the PCA, said.

Ryan Sidebottom has been ruled out of today’s game and the NatWest Twenty20 International against South Africa at the Riverside on Wednesday due to a hip injury. Chris Tremlett is also troubled by a heel injury, so Tim Bresnan, the Yorkshire all-rounder, has been called up as cover. Old Malvernians won The Cricketer Cup for the fifth time when they beat Old Cranleighans by 26 runs at Richmond. David Nash, the Middle-sex wicketkeeper, top-scored with 70, and Henry Watkinson took four for 14 for Cranleighans. The prize for the winners is a round of golf at Hoylake.