A tight hamstring and quad muscle reported by their first choice wicketkeeper, Jos Buttler during the pre-match warm-up for the fourth one-day global saw the Yorkshireman parachuted into the side on his home ground at the last minute.
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The Irishman also insists his decision is not pivotal to other players merely because he is captain of the limited-overs team, and has explained his inability to make up his mind yet is largely down to the fact England are in the middle of a one-day worldwide series at home to Pakistan.
Confusion reigned supreme in Pakistan cricket once again after the drubbing the national team received at the hands of England in the ongoing one-day series that ends today.
Leg-spinner Adil Rashid took three for 47.
While calling on his side to play a bit more positive cricket, Mahmood observed that Pakistan would continue to make mistakes until they would change their mentality, the Dawn reported. He produced a rising delivery that Jason Roy edged to Mohmammad Rizwan at second slip, and Alex Hales, fresh from his 171 at Trent Bridge, was then caught behind.
England took another step toward a crushing 50-over series triumph over Pakistan by winning at Headingley on Thursday.
England wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow has confirmed he is willing to travel on the tour to Bangladesh as he puts his trust in the security advice from the England and Wales Cricket Board.
It may well be the last match of Azhar Ali as Pakistan’s ODI Captain.
In response, England got the target in exactly 48 overs.
Stokes has been a late arrival in England’s limited-overs team this season, because of his injury troubles, and Bairstow was the fifth Yorkshire player in action on his home ground only after Jos Buttler injured his hamstring in the warm-up.
“You want to contribute every time you go out to the middle, the last two games it hasn’t gone to plan for me but this is such an exciting side to play in”.
And just as he did on his debut against India in Cardiff, and again in Durham against the Kiwis a year ago, Bairstow made his call up count with a match-winning performance to show just how good England’s strength in depth is. His 104-ball innings featuring two sixes and five fours, eventually ended when he lofted Rashid to David Willey on the long-off boundary.
Moeen’s economical 10-over spell yielded the wickets of Babar Azam – caught cutting – and Mohammad Nawaz, beaten by the turn and easily stumped.
England also caught superbly, barring one tough chance missed in the deep by Chris Jordan.
England were 92 for three after Wasim struck third ball when Morgan (10) tamely chipped a full toss straight back to the left-arm spinner.
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Brief Score: Pakistan 247/8 (Azhar Ali 80, Adeel Rashid 3/45) lose to England 252/6 (Ben Stokes 69, Jonny Bairstow 61*, Mohammad Irfan 2/25) by 4 wickets.
