England begin Pakistan tour in men's ODI tri-series

Summarised from 2 outlets · 3 reports · Updated 20 Oct, 09:57 · Archive

England are playing Pakistan in a men's one-day international tri-series at Rawalpindi.

England have started their winter tour with a one-day international against Pakistan as part of a tri-series at Rawalpindi. This is England's first action since the summer, when they beat both India and Sri Lanka, with Tom Banton scoring 132 runs in one match alone.

Harry Brook is captaining England in the ODI format. The Guardian notes that Brook's record as an ODI captain away from home is modest, with two wins and four losses. Pakistan began the tri-series with a win over Sri Lanka on Sunday, with Salman Agha scoring a hundred.

During Pakistan's innings, Babar Azam was batting strongly. The Guardian's over-by-over coverage shows that after seven overs, Pakistan had scored 32 runs for the loss of two wickets, with Babar on 23. England's captain made early bowling changes, bringing in Will Jacks to bowl off-breaks before allowing Gus Atkinson to change ends.

How it is being reported

• Pakistan v England: men’s tri-series cricket ODI – liveOver-by-over updates from Rawalpindi (9am BST) Brook relishing responsibility | Get in touch! Mail Tim 8th over: Pakistan 33-2 (Babar Azam 24, Saad Baig 0) Brook takes Baker off, wicket or no wicket, to allow Gus Atkinson to change ends, which may explain why Jacks got that early go. Just a single off this over too: Babar seems to be back to form. 7th over: Pakistan 32-2 (Babar Azam 23, Saad Baig 0) Brook makes his first bowling change and springs a surprise by turning to Will Jacks’ off-breaks, rather than Sam Curran’s slow-ball allsorts. Jacks is on the money, conceding only a single.…The Guardian · 20 Oct, 09:40
• England take first-ball wicket in ODI vs Pakistan LIVE!Sky Sports · 20 Oct, 09:12
• Scorecard: Pakistan vs England, ODI tri-seriesLatest score from Rawalpindi.Sky Sports · 20 Oct, 09:12

In this story: England · Pakistan · Harry Brook · Babar Azam · Rawalpindi · Sri Lanka

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