[Lord Snooty]

Well Sri Lanka beat the Aussies and win thee series 2-0. I find this hard to believe as they looked poor over here.

[Lord Snooty]

Close Day 4:
England 297 & 414/5 (125.0 ov)
Pakistan 400
England lead by 311 runs with 5 wickets remaining

Only one winner in it now. Bat another hour, get the lead to about 360 then declare.

[Lord Snooty]

One session to go. Three wickets to take.

Come on England.

[Lord Snooty]

England 297 & 445/6d
Pakistan 400 & 201 (70.5 ov)

England won by 141 runs

[jjamez]

England name unchanged squad with vince being cleared of any break in the finger. However depending on how it clears up there may be a batter called up. Who? I dont know, plenty of options

[Lord Snooty]

England v Pakistan

The 4th Test Match

Thursday August 11th - Monday August 15th

at the Oval
starting at 11:00

Team news

Alastair Cook said England were "hoping" to play the same team, which would mean Adil Rashid and Jake Ball missing out again. James Vince has recovered from a finger injury sustained attempting to take a catch at Edgbaston but won't field in the slips.

England (possible) 1 Alastair Cook (capt), 2 Alex Hales, 3 Joe Root, 4 James Vince, 5 Gary Ballance, 6 Jonny Bairstow (wk), 7 Moeen Ali, 8 Chris Woakes, 9 Stuart Broad, 10 Steven Finn, 11 James Anderson

Mickey Arthur hinted at various options for Pakistan's selection, with the need for a fifth bowler even more pressing in the second of back-to-back Tests. If Iftikhar Ahmed - who "bowls offspin and decently," according to Arthur - wins a Test debut, he would likely come into the side at Mohammad Hafeez's expense but bat in the middle order, with Azhar Ali asked to open. A rare four-Test series has increased the workload on Pakistan's pace bowlers and there may also be changes to the attack.

Pakistan (possible) 1 Mohammad Hafeez/Iftikhar Ahmed, 2 Sami Aslam, 3 Azhar Ali, 4 Younis Khan, 5 Misbah-ul-Haq (capt), 6 Asad Shafiq, 7 Sarfraz Ahmed (wk), 8 Yasir Shah, 9 Mohammad Amir, 10 Sohail Khan, 11 Rahat Ali/Wahab Riaz

[Lord Snooty]

Eng 328 & 88-4
Pak 542

[Lord Snooty]

Pakistan win by 10 wickets

[Lord Snooty]

England v Pakistan

The 1st ODI Match

Wednesday August 24th

at Southampton

starting at 14:00

Team news from Cricinfo
Although Willey's hand injury is not as bad as first feared he will miss at least the first match of the series. Wood is the obvious replacement, although Chris Jordan will come into the equation. If selected, Stokes will play as a batsman only for the first two games but Morgan suggested a third spinner - an ODI for Liam Dawson on his home ground - will also be considered. Both Morgan and Jos Buttler are fit again after recent finger and thumb injuries.

England (probable) 1 Alex Hales, 2 Jason Roy, 3 Joe Root, 4 Eoin Morgan (capt), 5 Ben Stokes, 6 Jos Buttler (wk), 7 Moeen Ali, 8 Chris Woakes, 9 Adil Rashid, 10 Liam Plunkett, 11 Mark Wood

Yasir and Wahab Riaz were rested against Ireland and it would be a surprise if both did not return for this match. Wahab could replace Hasan Ali and one of Mohammad Nawaz, who hit a fifty on debut, or Imad Wasim, who bagged 5 for 14, could make way for Yasir. That would mean a longer tail, but four specialist bowlers. Mohammad Hafeez still can't bowl, but there are more options with the ball in this squad than the Test side with Shoaib Malik, Nawaz and Wasim.

Pakistan (possible) 1 Sharjeel Khan, 2 Azhar Ali (capt), 3 Mohammad Hafeez, 4 Babar Azam, 5 Shoaib Malik, 6 Sarfraz Ahmed (wk), 7 Mohammad Nawaz/Imad Wasim, 8 Wahab Riaz, 9 Umar Gul, 10 Yasir Shah, 11 Mohammad Amir

[Lord Snooty]

England won by 44 runs  (D/L)

Scorecard