England is leading the five match series 1-0.
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For England, all-rounder David Willey will miss out again as he is still recovering from a hand injury that he picked up during Yorkshire’s NatWest T20 Blast semi-final against Durham earlier this month.
Skipper Azhar Ali won the toss and elected to bat first on a tricky surface.
“The invitation is there to every player: step up or we’ll find somebody else who can step up, it’s as simple as that”.
Pakistan’s current ODI ranking puts them in the ninth spot and if they don’t make a move upwards before 30th September, 2017, they face the prospect of playing in the qualifying tournament to fight for a place in the 2019 Cricket World Cup.
‘I want to see the guys go out and express themselves, ‘ said Arthur. The wicket looks dry and good for batting. ‘He brings another X-factor to the side and he brings something completely different’.
Chris Woakes and Mark Wood took three wickets each for England whereas Adil Rashid and Liam Plunkett were able to dismiss one Pakistani batsman each as Men in Green finished their innings at 251 runs after they were bowled out with two balls remaining in the innings.
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PAKISTAN: Sharjeel Khan, Azhar Ali (capt), Babar Azam, Shoaib Malik, Sarfraz Ahmed (wkt), Mohammad Nawaz, Imad Wasim, Wahab Riaz, Umar Gul, Yasir Shah, Mohammad Amir.
