England calm over Faisalabad

England have said they are happy to travel to Faisalabad for the second Test against Pakistan despite reports of violence aimed at the Christian community.

Monday's Daily Telegraph, the London broadsheet, claims that Christian churches and schools have been destroyed "when Muslim preachers urged people to 'take revenge' after a Christian allegedly burnt pages of the Koran."

The newspaper when on to say: "Hundreds of Christians fled the town as a crowd thousands strong, wielding axes and sticks, set fire to five churches, a dozen houses, three schools, a dispensary, a convent and two parsonages."

However, the PCB have said there is no threat to the second Test and an ECB spokesman told The Press Association: "The advice from our security experts is that the situation is calm, and the prospect of the outbreak of violence spreading is low. However, we will continue to monitor the situation."

Security has been a major issue before and during the tour. England refused to play a Test in Karachi, eventually agreeing to a single ODI, while the squad has been accompanied by a heavy police presence wherever they have gone.