England fast bowler James Anderson may sit out some of the Test matches on their tours of Bangladesh and India, he said on Wednesday.

Teenaged opening batsman Haseeb Hameed was one of the three uncapped players named on Friday for England's forthcoming tour to Bangladesh.

Bangladesh bowling coach Courtney Walsh is surprised that England ODI captain Eoin Morgan and batsman Alex Hales have pulled out of their forthcoming tour.

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) expect a strong England side to tour the country even though one-day captain Eoin Morgan and batsman Alex Hales withdrew due to security concerns.

England's one-day international captain Eoin Morgan and batsman Alex Hales will not tour Bangladesh due to security concerns, the England and Wales Cricket board (ECB) announced on Sunday.

Pakistan routed England by nine wickets in the one-off Twenty20 international in Manchester on Wednesday to end their tour on a high.

Pakistan's Sarfraz Ahmed and Shoaib Malik shared a fluent partnership of 163 to lead the tourists to a consolation four-wicket win over England in the fifth and final one-day international in Cardiff on Sunday.

England's Ben Stokes and Jonny Bairstow struck half centuries to guide the hosts to a four-wicket victory over Pakistan in the fourth one-day international in Leeds on Thursday as they went 4-0 ahead in the five-match series.

Joe Root's composed 89 led England to an easy four-wicket victory over Pakistan in the second one-day international at Lord's on Saturday.

The Afghanistan Cricket Board and their Bangladeshi counterpart are discussing the prospects of their first bilateral ODI series in Bangladesh, the ACB has said.

England beat Pakistan by 44 runs on the Duckworth-Lewis scoring method in a rain-affected first one-day international in Southampton on Wednesday.

Bangladesh limited-overs captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza has sent out words of reassurance to England players ahead of the ECB's final decision about the tour.

England limited-overs captain Eoin Morgan says there will be no pressure on cricketers to play in Bangladesh if their winter tour is cleared by the security team.

England have dropped James Vince for their one-day series against Pakistan following a disappointing showing in the recent Test series, while Mark Wood returns to the 15-man squad after returning to form and fitness.

Moeen Ali made a superb century to lift England to 328 all out after Pakistan had taken four early wickets on the first day of the final Test at The Oval on Thursday.

England will name an unchanged team for the final Test against Pakistan at The Oval as they seek to wrap up the series, captain Alastair Cook said on Wednesday.

Fast bowler Steven Finn will replace injured all-rounder Ben Stokes in the England team for the third Test against Pakistan starting on Wednesday, Test captain Alastair Cook said.

Pakistan have adjusted their plans for Alastair Cook and Joe Root ahead of Wednesday's third Test at Edgbaston, the touring side's coach Mickey Arthur has said, adding he considers the duo as the backbone of England's batting.

England seamer James Anderson is confident that he has enough skill and experience to compensate for his decreased pace over the remaining years of his cricket career.