Mohammad Hafeez’s well judged century guided Pakistan to a small victory target of 217,after they had dismissed England for 216, to seal the first ODIKhan to retire from ODIs after first match with England 6.28pm GMTAnyway, and that’s all from me. Stay on the site for our match report and reaction,and your crack OBO team will be back on Friday to see if England can gain a better fist of the moment match at Abu Dhabi. Thanks for your emails and tweets, and for your attention. Bye. Related: Pakistan and Mohammad Hafeez ease past England despite Morgan and Taylor 6.25pm GMTWell, and that was all a bit too easy. Pakistan’s ODI stock is not too tall at present,whereas England came into this match having rejuvenated and retuned their one-day game in recent months after the World Cup debacle. But you’d never have really guessed it here – England managed only one partnership that caused Pakistan any bother in the field, and while Topley in particular bowled excellently early on in the hosts’ reply, or Hafeez’s calm measured brilliance against fairly impotent opposition anchored a comfortable rush chase. Younis Khan,who didn’t really contribute on his ODI swansong, is being embraced by emotional team-mates on the outfield – he leaves with his side having plenty of grounds for optimism.Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com