With only one game left before the Twenty20 internationals begin, England know they must avoid defeat to secure the series, which would go a few way to making up for their 2-0 Test loss earlier in the tour. “I am very confident that if we play up to our potential, definitely we can win this match”, he added.
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England won the toss and chose to bat in the fourth and final one-day global in Dubai on Friday as Pakistan rejigged their line-up in a bid to save the series.
Having fallen behind in the series in the opening match, Eoin Morgan’s team have rallied superbly to win back-to-back matches, moving into a 2-1 lead as a result.
“I don’t have control on the future, so I think the best thing is to focus on what you have in your hands”, he said.
The skipper said that all the team members have realization the importance of the next game.
“All of us were hurt”, said Ali. Ahmed Shehzad is back to replace Ifitkhar Ahmed and Yasir Shah has recovered from his knee injury to replace Zafar Gohar. “We were in a position to score big and on that kind of pitch it wasn’t easy to chase so at that time 208 looked good and had we taken one or two wickets then the match could have been in our favour”. James Taylor is busy chiselling out a role in the side for years to come and due in no small part to the Notts batsman, England now stand on the cusp of a series victory.
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England predictably stuck with the same team which won in Sharjah three days ago.
