Karachi: Ahmad Shehzad’s attempt to get into the national training camp for the England tour proved unsuccessful after the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) informed him he would not be considered in present circumstances.

The Pakistani opening batsman, who was not included in a list of 35 probables for the boot camp, which begins in Abbotabad on Friday, wrote to the board chairman Shaharyar Khan on the issue.

Referring to the new selection committee’s decision to drop him on disciplinary grounds, Shehzad wrote to the PCB that he would reform his behaviour and be more disciplined in future if he was given a chance to attend the camp.

But a source in the board told PTI that chief selector Inzamam-ul-Haq had taken a strong stance on the matter despite some senior officials in the board being sympathetic to Shehzad.

“Inzamam told the board that if Shehzad was allowed to attend the camp it would set a bad precedent for the future and send a wrong message to the other players,” the source said.

“Inzamam has said he would discuss the selection of Shehzad with new head coach Mickey Arthur when he reaches Pakistan and see what course of action should be taken on the opener for the England tour,” the source added.

Another source didn’t rule out the possibility of Shehzad being a late inclusion in the camp.

“But for the moment he has been sent a reply by the board that they can’t allow him to attend the camp and he needs to work on his behaviour and cricket discipline.”

Inzamam also dropped batsman Umar Akmal for the camp, but he has not made any plea to the board and leaves on Thursday to play for Leicestershire in England and than in the Caribbean League.

Shehzad told reporters in Peshawar that he was keen to play for Pakistan.

“I am ready for all sacrifices and I am willing to do anything to get a chance to play for my country,” he said.

Meanwhile, the Pakistani cricket authorities are contemplating sending the national team to England two weeks before the tour officially starts in late June, to allow the players to attend a training camp in English conditions.

According to a PCB official, Inzamam and Arthur had suggested that a training/acclimatisation camp be set up in Hampshire from June 13 or 14.

The PCB had initially rejected a proposal to send the team early to England to acclimatise to the conditions but, after the intervention of Inzamam and Arthur, is now giving it a serious thought despite the expenses involved in such an exercise.

“The idea is that the Pakistani players selected for the four-match Test series should attend a camp to be set up in Hampshire so that the new coach and support staff can work on them and prepare them for the expected tough series,” a PCB official said.

Pakistan play the first of the four Tests from July 13, followed by a five-match One Day International series and a T20 match.

Inzamam is also likely to travel to England to watch the players and help them out.