Pakistan vs England - 3rd ODI

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Thread to discuss the third game of this series, with England leading 2-0. Today Pakistan have won the toss for the first time, and predictably chosen to bat. They make two changes with Younus Khan (unwell) replaced by Asad Shafiq and Adnan Akmal coming in for Rehman as they decide a proper wicket keeper isn't such a bad idea after all. England are once again unchanged.

Teams

Pakistan: Mohammed Hafeez, Imran Fahrat, Azhar Ali, Asad Shafiq, Misbah-Ul-Haq, Umar Akmal, Shahid Afridi, Adnan Akmal, Umar Gul, Saeed Ajmal, Aizaz Cheema
England: Cook, Pietersen, Trott, Bopara, Morgan, Kieswetter, Patel, Broad, Swann, Anderson, Finn

Once more, England's side looks better balanced to me, Pakistan's middle-over is talented but looks a little stodgy.

I imagine afridi will get 5 wickets ajmal 3 and gul 2

KP hits Afridi for six over long-off, nice shot!

Guess not

Well this is just lovely viewing for a relaxing saturday afternoon!

I hope the boxing tonight is less painful to watch than this!

Yeah see, as soon as I cancel sky England manage a relaxing match.

Grrrrrrrr.

Still, makes for relaxing listening instead and saved me fifty quid a month. Bonus.

KP dropped.

It's not Pakistan's day.

Pretty ordinary bit of fielding from Azhar at deep square leg there. Reprieve for KP on 45.

Azhar Ali drops one in the deep. Yes KP hit it hard but it was straight at him and he really should have caught it, seemed to misjudge the pace of it...

Ah nice, Cheema bowling medium pace short to Cook and he's dispatched through mid wicket for four more. Easy peasy right now. Lets keep it that way!

In the capital alone there are about 20 bowlers from villages who can comfortably bowl around 95 mph with a decent amount of accuracy and instead of putting them into the academy or getting them overseas assignments - they put in these two Riaz and Cheema because they are the best from the cities and now the pak pace attack is toothless for the first time in living memory.

Congrats to Pietersen for 4000 odi runs.

tremendous stroke from KP, finally gets to the pitch of one and drives it straight back over Hafeez's head and into the stands!

More friendly bowling, this time from Hafeez. Short ball that cook drags through mid wicket for four before rotating the strike comfortably. Then, off the final ball, KP dances down the track and lofts the ball over long off into the VIP area, where he is dropped by a slightly portly man in a suit. Poor effort from the fielder.

Just 85 to win and not even half way through the overs.

I feel like fist watching the test matches ah well swings and roundabouts. This really is fantastic batting from cook and pietersen.

Yay! Gul is coming back! Lets see if he can keep the runs below 15 off this over.

Good start this but very early days.

Sublime shot again. I feel sorry for Sri Lanka

I was just thinking that. I suspect eng have warmed up now and some revenge will be in order in sl.
Maybe they will trust Finn now too.

went for 11...slightly better!

Record opening stand v Pakistan.

that's really good to see.
They had to do something after that test series.

I've had a lot of ribbing from my Pakistani friends over the "not properly prepared" excuse Eng gave but, you know what? this might just get thrown back come Monday.

I reckon if pakistan can get a wicket here england will collapse to 221 all out.


















(Please god - dont call my bluff)

when it gets down to less than a 50 lead it gets probably less worrying for the batting side but it's still a real challenge.

TMS just said that eng started well chasing in that last test and collapsed, they perhaps fancy Pakistan here.

I suspect if they believe that then they shall be renamed Talk major s***

Gul is going to end up on 50 charges of spot fixing at this rate

Here we go lads. 9 more to go. Easy peasy.

Great series from Cook so far.

Not looking good for the handbag shah

Dont you worry mate - i've got a plan The good lord has called my bluff so I expect engalnd to be all out for 221

ah darn. Chef doing well there.

Pakistan right back in this game.

Maybe shahen has it spot on in his prediction?

At least there is no scoreboard pressure.

Waheyyyyyyyyy Morgan can bat!

loooooong way to go.

Pakistan ahead like you say, favourites for an all out 1 run win.

eeekk.. KP lucky there which proves your advantage here.

Come on pak - only 9 wickets to go, go go power rangerss

we missed you in the tests trebs, in fact I blame England's capitulation entirely on you

Keeper should have had Morgan there.

you are well ahead, must feel great.

Aidan11 wrote:Keeper should have had Morgan there.

nah was a thick and fast edge off the back foot, would have been an absolutely fantastic catch had he held that.

Feel like a million pounds

























of sh**

Stop hogging the strike Morgan.

Alright gents am heading home now. Commiserations on englands loss just in case its over before I get home. Goodnight.

there it is! well played KP

CongratS on the result mate. 90balls and 9 wickets to spank us.

Well do kp

Moggs starting to find some form now too, couple of crunching boundaries off Afridi to level the scores.

Kp gets a ton.. You might as well give up then.

Good win.

misfield by Misbah and England win. Very good performance from England again.