Pakistan may be without the services of the 39-year-old opening batsman, Mohammad Hafeez.

Hafeez has gone into self-isolation after breaching the teams Covid-19 protocols on the golf course which is part of the bio-safe bubble.

Hafeez was seen in a photo on social media with a fan, and not adhering to social distancing protocols.

He has undergone a test and the camp expects the result before play.

He has come off rather light compared to the English captain, Joe Root, and the West Indies coach, Phil Simmons. Both were asked to self-isolate for five days and return two negative tests. Root left the bio-bubble for the birth of his child, while Simmons attended a funeral.

The English seamer, Jofra Archer, in his turn also had to isolate for five days.

England in their turn will be without the all-rounder, Ben Stokes, who has returned for his native New Zealand to attend to a family emergency.

Play at the Ageas Bowl is scheduled to get underway at noon.

@MorganPiek OFM Sport