10-11-2015, 22:20
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Pakistan v England
The 1st ODI Match
Wednesday November 11th
Wednesday November 11th
at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
starting at 15:00 (11:00 GMT)
starting at 15:00 (11:00 GMT)
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Team news:
The recall for Younis Khan might force Mohammad Rizwan out of the XI, despite a solid start to his international career, with Pakistan's main issue being how best to balance the side. Bilal Asif looks the prime candidate to support Yasir Shah in the spin department but Shoaib Malik, fresh from Test retirement and career-best figures with the ball, filled that role in the warm-up against Nepal, allowing an for an extra batsman in Babar Azam. Azhar Ali missed the final ODI of the tour of Zimbabwe with the toe injury that kept him out of the first two Tests against England but will resume at the top of the order.
Pakistan (probable): 1 Azhar Ali ©, 2 Ahmed Shehzad, 3 Mohammad Hafeez, 4 Younis Khan, 5 Shoaib Malik, 6 Bilal Asif/Mohammad Rizwan/Babar Azam, 7 Sarfraz Ahmed (w), 8 Anwar Ali, 9 Wahab Riaz, 10 Yasir Shah, 11 Mohammad Irfan.
Eoin Morgan is set to play his first competitive match since being hit on the head by Mitchell Starc back in September. Jos Buttler has been passed fit after suffering a finger injury in England's warm-up win over Hong Kong and will retake the gloves from Jonny Bairstow, while the absence of Ben Stokes - who hurt his collarbone during the third Test but would have sat out this series anyway - means James Taylor should stay in the XI despite Joe Root's return after he was rested against Australia. Liam Plunkett and Chris Jordan are the other pace-bowling options in the squad.
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.
The recall for Younis Khan might force Mohammad Rizwan out of the XI, despite a solid start to his international career, with Pakistan's main issue being how best to balance the side. Bilal Asif looks the prime candidate to support Yasir Shah in the spin department but Shoaib Malik, fresh from Test retirement and career-best figures with the ball, filled that role in the warm-up against Nepal, allowing an for an extra batsman in Babar Azam. Azhar Ali missed the final ODI of the tour of Zimbabwe with the toe injury that kept him out of the first two Tests against England but will resume at the top of the order.
Pakistan (probable): 1 Azhar Ali ©, 2 Ahmed Shehzad, 3 Mohammad Hafeez, 4 Younis Khan, 5 Shoaib Malik, 6 Bilal Asif/Mohammad Rizwan/Babar Azam, 7 Sarfraz Ahmed (w), 8 Anwar Ali, 9 Wahab Riaz, 10 Yasir Shah, 11 Mohammad Irfan.
Eoin Morgan is set to play his first competitive match since being hit on the head by Mitchell Starc back in September. Jos Buttler has been passed fit after suffering a finger injury in England's warm-up win over Hong Kong and will retake the gloves from Jonny Bairstow, while the absence of Ben Stokes - who hurt his collarbone during the third Test but would have sat out this series anyway - means James Taylor should stay in the XI despite Joe Root's return after he was rested against Australia. Liam Plunkett and Chris Jordan are the other pace-bowling options in the squad.
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.