England will begin their intended white-ball reboot under Brendon McCullum with a full complement of fast bowlers after Saqib Mahmood was belatedly granted a visa to join the squad that departs on Friday evening for the tour of India.
Mahmood was forced to miss a training camp for the quicks in Abu Dhabi this past week after a delay in receiving the necessary paperwork for the eight-match white-ball series in India that starts on Wednesday. As well as the start of McCullum’s expanded role as head coach, it serves as a precursor to the Champions Trophy.
