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Pakistan cricketers safe after NZ quake

The touring Pakistan cricket team is safe after they were woken by Monday's earthquake in New Zealand.

The Pakistan cricket team is safe and well after being woken on Monday by a magnitude 7.5 earthquake which struck New Zealand.

Pakistan team spokesman Shahid Aslam said the earthquake, which struck shortly after midnight, was "scary" but players were fine.

They will leave on schedule for Christchurch where the Test against New Zealand begins on Thursday.

Christchurch is close to the epicentre of the earthquake but Aslam said the team, currently in Nelson, is flying to Christchurch as planned.

He said the team would follow any advice from Cricket New Zealand.

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Pakistan will go into the Test without match preparation after a three day warm-up game was rained out without a ball being bowled.


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