This is the first time Haris Rauf is opening the bowling in this World Cup. Can he do something special?
1.2
Haris Rauf to Bairstow, no run, 144kph fullish ball on off, Bairstow leans ahead and eases it towards mid-off
Two slips in place for Rauf as well
1.2
Haris Rauf to Bairstow, wide, 1395kph good length ball well outside off, cuts the tramline and it's been wided
1.1
Haris Rauf to Bairstow, no run, on a length outside off, shaping in a touch, Bairstow watches it carefully and makes a brave leave
1.1
Haris Rauf to Bairstow, 5 wides, false start from Haris Rauf! He slips the full ball way down leg, Rizwan has no chance to stop it as the ball races through to the fence behind. Bonus runs for England
Haris Rauf, right-arm fast, comes into the attack
0.6
Shaheen Afridi to Malan, no run, fuller length ball outside off, a hint of late inward movement,
0.5
Shaheen Afridi to Malan, no run
0.4
Shaheen Afridi to Malan, no run, 132.5kph length ball outside off, a hint of inward movement, Malan lifts his arms to allow it through
0.3
Shaheen Afridi to Malan, no run, on a length, leg-sidish line this time,
0.2
Shaheen Afridi to Malan, no run
0.1
Shaheen Afridi to Malan, no run, that's a peach! In the corridor of uncertainty, lands and then nips away appreciably, Malan keeps his bat inside the line and is beaten
Malan and Bairstow are at the crease. Malan is on strike. Shaheen Afridi will open the attack
The players make their way out to the middle for their respective National Anthems.
England win the toss and opt to bat. It's a slow and dry pitch and considering that factor, our Fantasy Handbook experts have made a few changes to their Expert XI. Have a look at our new and improved team.
Morne Morkel | Pakistan's bowling coach: A bit of mixed bag to be honest. We are standing at the fifth position, coming into the World Cup the dream was to finish at the top and at least reach the semis. With the ball and bat, we have been in soft in certain situations. There were plenty of things we can point fingers at. Another opportunity for us today to put up a big performance and it will be a test of our character. Many of the opportunites that haven’t gone our way. As management and players we need to go and see where we can improve. We want to take the white-ball game of Pakistan to next level. We have to walk away with a lot of positives and on a high note and head home to reflect on our performance.
Teams:
England (Playing XI): Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler(w/c), Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, David Willey, Gus Atkinson, Adil Rashid