Latif is already in England on vacations.

The chief executive of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Majid Khan, said Latif was informed of the assignment last week.

``He was communicated (about the meeting) in England where he is on vacations,'' Majid said.

However, the PCB chief executive said Latif had not proceeded to England with cricket board's permission. ``We read in the newspapers that he has gone to England.

``He was not flown specially for the meeting.''

Majid said the cricket board has not given Latif any guidelines regarding the next week's meeting. ``It is purely a meeting of captains in which they discuss several issues. The boards have got nothing to do with the meeting.''

Nevertheless, Majid anticipated that the meeting might revolve around the laws of the game, extensive number of games and standardisation of the playing conditions.

Majid Khan, however, emphasised that Rashid Latif has been assigned to attend the meeting because he was the last Pakistan captain.

``Latif skippered Pakistan in the last series (against Zimbabwe). Until another captain is made, Latif is the captain.

``His appearance in the captains conference doesn't mean that he will be the captain in the coming season,'' he clarified.

Interestingly, the inaugural meeting held last year was participated by Wasim Akram though Ramiz Raja had led Pakistan in the final series of the previous season against Sri Lanka.

All the captains of the nine Test playing countries discuss various issues of the games and then a final report is prepared to be submitted to the game's governing body, the ICC.

The ICC then considers what changes were necessary. However, no significant changes were made last season after the inaugural meeting.