Karachi: After laying seaming pitches, the Pakistan Cricket Board has now imported Duke cricket balls to prepare the national team for the upcoming tour of England.

An official in the PCB told PTI that on the recommendation of chief selector Inzamam-ul-Haq seaming pitches have been prepared for the skills camp underway in Lahore and now on the recommendation of new head coach Mickey Arthur the board had imported Duke balls. "Since Duke cricket balls will be used in the Test series in England the recommendation was that as much as possible English conditions should be simulated in Lahore," he said.