[Lord Snooty]

Looks a good team on paper. God knows why we can't turn it on on grass.

[Lord Snooty]

Well this is looking alright.

Scorecard

England 283-5 (50)

Pakistan 79-5 (26.3)
Pakistan require another 205 runs with 5 wickets and 23.3 overs remaining

[Lord Snooty]

Pissed it!

England 283/5 (50)

Pakistan 188 (45.5)
England won by 95 runs

[Lord Snooty]

Pakistan v England

The 3rd ODI Match
Tuesday November 17th

at Sharjah Cricket Stadium
starting at 15:00 (11:00 GMT)

Team news (from Cricinfo)



No qualms about Pakistan's pace attack - Wahab Riaz's class allied to Mohammad Irfan's cloud-scraping angle of attack, plus Anwar Ali's consistency with the new ball - means that their seam options are plentiful. There is, however, a concern over Yasir Shah's fitness. He sustained a knee injury during practice on the eve of the match and may be forced to sit this one out. Bilal Asif would be the obvious stand-in. At the top of the batting order, Ahmed Shehzad could become Azhar Ali's third opening partner in as many matches.


Pakistan (probable) 1 Azhar Ali ©, 2 Ahmed Shehzad, 3 Mohammad Hafeez, 4 Iftikhar Ahmed, 5 Shoaib Malik, 6 Babar Azam, 7 Sarfraz Ahmed (w), 8 Anwar Ali, 9 Wahab Riaz, 10 Yasir Shah, 11 Mohammad Irfan.


No reason for significant tinkering to England's balance or line-up. The top five looks as solid as anything that the selectors have conjured up since the pre-World Cup panic that unseated Alastair Cook, while Jos Buttler's struggle for form is no reflection on his obvious class. Not for the first time this tour, the role of Moeen Ali is raising some eyebrows - he is arguably under-utilised in the lower middle-order - while the temptation to play an extra paceman in Liam Plunkett must be strong. But if Adil Rashid's legspin is to develop as a one-day threat, with next year's tour of India an obvious staging post, then these are the fixtures in which he needs to play.


England (probable) 1 Jason Roy, 2 Alex Hales, 3 Joe Root, 4 Eoin Morgan ©, 5 James Taylor, 6 Jos Buttler (w), 7 Moeen Ali, 8 Chris Woakes, 9 Adil Rashid, 10 David Willey, 11 Reece Topley.

[Lord Snooty]

Well that went well again. 

Pakistan 208 (49.5)

England 210/4 (41)
England won by 6 wickets


Scorecard

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Not seen a ball bowled in the match again mind. 

[jjamez]

pakistan gave us a lot of their wickets, had they batted properly and actually ran between the wickets then it would have been a new ball game as their spinners were getting sharp turn.

the england batters seemed to get starts but only taylor and buttler kicked on. hales looked a bit iffy against ifran. if he opens in SA against morkel he could well be found out quick. his feet dont move once hes faced a shorter ball or is waiting for the shorter ball. he never really got going today, i think he'll have to play a warm up game down there with cook or another opening option, not sure who like, doubt moeen will be tried again.

[Lord Snooty]

Pakistan v England

The 4th ODI Match
Friday November 20th

at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium
starting at 15:00 (11:00 GMT)

Team news (from Cricinfo):



Will Ahmed Shehzad finally get his chance? Haroon Rasheed, the chief selector, has said that his exclusion is not on disciplinary grounds and his proven quality at opener has been lacking. Mohammad Rizwan's self-inflicted run-out was the dopiest of the lot and he could make way for Babar Azam to return to No. 6, where he scored an unbeaten 62 in the first match. Doubts remain over Yasir Shah's fitness but Zafar Gohar did provide something for Pakistan to be encouraged about with his debut performance.


Pakistan (probable) 1 Azhar Ali ©, 2 Ahmed Shehzad, 3 Mohammad Hafeez, 4 Iftikhar Ahmed, 5 Shoaib Malik, 6 Babar Azam, 7 Sarfraz Ahmed (w), 8 Anwar Ali, 9 Wahab Riaz, 10 Yasir Shah/Zafar Gohar, 11 Mohammad Irfan.


England have stuck with the same XI in all three games so far and seem likely to continue with that approach as they look to seal the series.


England (probable) 1 Jason Roy, 2 Alex Hales, 3 Joe Root, 4 Eoin Morgan ©, 5 James Taylor, 6 Jos Buttler (w), 7 Moeen Ali, 8 Chris Woakes, 9 Adil Rashid, 10 David Willey, 11 Reece Topley.

[Lord Snooty]

Scorecard

England 355-5 (50)

Pakistan 162-3 (23)
Pakistan require another 194 runs with 7 wickets and 27.0 overs remaining

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Centuries fro Roy and Butthead have put England in a commanding position, but the xxxx batsmen are fighting back.

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Highest successful run chase in the UAE is 295 by Pakistan against the Windies, but records are always there to be beaten, and this is England we're talking about. 

[Lord Snooty]

England 355-5 (50)

Pakistan 271 (40.4)
England won by 84 runs

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September
30 England arrive in UAE

October
5-6 v Pakistan A, Sharjah (07:00 BST) - Match drawn Scorecard
8-9 v Pakistan A, Sharjah (07:00 BST) - Match drawn Scorecard
13-17 1st Test, Abu Dhabi (07:00 BST) - Match drawn Scorecard
22-26 2nd Test, Dubai (07:00 BST) - Pakistan won by 178 runs Scorecard

November
1-5 3rd Test, Sharjah (06:00 GMT) - Pakistan won by 127 runs Scorecard
8 One-day practice match (v Hong Kong), Abu Dhabi - England won by 161 runs Scorecard
11 1st ODI, Abu Dhabi (d/n) (11:00 GMT) - Pakistan won by 6 wickets Scorecard
13 2nd ODI, Abu Dhabi (d/n) (11:00 GMT) - England won by 95 runs Scorecard
17 3rd ODI, Sharjah (d/n) (11:00 GMT) - England won by 6 wickets Scorecard
20 4th ODI, Dubai (d/n) (11:00 GMT) - England won by 84 runs Scorecard
23 v UAE XI (Twenty20), Abu Dhabi
26 1st Twenty20 international, Dubai (d/n) (16:00 GMT)
27 2nd Twenty20 international, Dubai (d/n) (16:00 GMT)
30 3rd Twenty20 international, Sharjah (d/n) (16:00 GMT)

[Lord Snooty]

Just watched Butthead's innings. Brutal!