Pakistan vs England – 3rd ODI – Toss Report
A delighted Men In Green skipper, Misbah-ul- Haq, elected to bat first against England in the third, and must win game, played at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, February 18, 2012.
Realizing the need of a specialist wicket-keeper, changes were made to the side which saw http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Younis-Khan-c98325 was out of the side due to illness, with Asad Shafiq playing at the crucial no.4 position.
There was no place for all-rounder, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shoaib-Malik-c90088, which means that the hosts will have four specialist bowlers, along with the off-break bowling of Mohammad Hafeez.
Rejuvenated by their successes, the English contingent named an unchanged line-up, hoping to claim an earlier than expected, series win. There were talks about http://www.senore.com/Cricket/TT-Bresnan-c2711 in the side, but the visitors resisted tinkering
to a winning XI.
Pakistan will be looking to improve on their dismal batting performance, and only a victory will help their cause after successive defeats. Also the return of Adnan will take some pressure of his younger brother, who is yet to fire in the series.
On the contrary, the English batters (the likes of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Eoin-Joseph-Gerard-Morgan-c56032) have the luxury to hide under the towering performances of their skipper, who has lead the line emphatically by sharing the bulk of the batting work load - scoring back to
back centuries.
The pitch is expected to perform in a similar fashion as it has done throughout the series – batting first always come in handy. Misbah talked about the difficulties playing under lights and looked pretty relieved after winning the toss.
However, that won’t guarantee success as the English contingent will be hoping to make early inroads through inform pacer http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Harold-William-Stephenson-c61707 Finn, and restrict the hosts to a modest total, which could be attainable while batting last .
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 Playing XI:
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ST-Finn-c2566
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 playing XI:
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Aizaz-Cheema-c961
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