Pakistan v England | 1st ODI | Abu Dhabi | Nov 11, 2015 | England innings

[Abdul]

Pakistan 1 Azhar Ali (capt), 2 Babar Azam, 3 Mohammad Hafeez, 4 Younis Khan, 5 Shoaib Malik, 6 Bilal Asif, 7 Sarfraz Ahmed (wk), 8 Anwar Ali, 9 Wahab Riaz, 10 Yasir Shah, 11 Mohammad Irfan

England 1 Jason Roy, 2 Alex Hales, 3 Joe Root, 4 Eoin Morgan (capt), 5 James Taylor, 6 Jos Buttler (wk), 7 Moeen Ali, 8 Chris Woakes, 9 Adil Rashid, 10 David Willey, 11 Reece Topley

 

[Belawal2014]

Babar Azam at #6 (probable) will be a disaster even if he doesn't fail in the 1st ODI.

...Quite a lineup England got there.

 

[Abdul]

Babar Azam at #6 (probable) will be a disaster even if he doesn't fail in the 1st ODI.

...Quite a lineup England got there.

If Shehzad doesn't play (there's a little chance of that) Babar Azam might open, or might bat one down with Mohammad Hafeez opening.

But yeah, will have to bat at six if Ahmed Shehzad is playing.

 

[Da_Future_Knick]

When does the match start??

 

[Belawal2014]

If Shehzad doesn't play (there's a little chance of that) Babar Azam might open, or might bat one down with Mohammad Hafeez opening.

But yeah, will have to bat at six if Ahmed Shehzad is playing.

Shahzad will definitely play. He's coming off a good tour to Sri Lanka. Honestly, we've got a fragile top and middle order which will be reliant on Mohammad Hafeez to give the innings the impetus it needs, which says a lot.

 

[Pak Warrior]

Broad and Anderson not playing ODI series?

Also why is Babar so far down the order, he plays much better as a top order batsman

 

[#GreenRoars]

When does the match start??

4 pm PST, 45 minutes left.

 

[Amjid Javed]

If rizwan is left out id rather see shehzad sit out and hafeez open.

 

[Sherlock]

If rizwan is left out id rather see shehzad sit out and hafeez open.

Rizwan hasn't been left out, he's in Pakistan for his newly born baby.

 

[#GreenRoars]

England win the toss and bat

 

[razabbas]

Ahmed dropped ?

 

[Ahson8]

Shehzad out, Bilal Asif in.
Babar Azam is playing

 

[marlonbrowndo]

yes babar playing instead of shehzad!

 

[pakistanigoneaussie]

hope bilal asif is playing in the lower middle order, will be eaten alive up top

 

[PTI tsunami]

I hope Asif doesn't open


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[marlonbrowndo]

i wish yamin was playing instead of anwar tho

 

[PTI tsunami]

Younis khan announced retirement after 1st match


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[Madplayer]

babar can open as well.

 

[hussain.r97]

Watching Sky sports coverage, sounds like Nasir Hussain reads PP

 

[marlonbrowndo]

I hope Asif doesn't open


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i think itll be

azhar
hafeez
younis
sarfraz
malik
babar(ideally hed have been at 3 instead of younis)
bilal
anwar
wahab
yasir
irfan

 

[Sherlock]

Huh??

Pakistan 1 Azhar Ali (capt), 2 Ahmed Shehzad, 3 Mohammad Hafeez, 4 Younis Khan, 5 Shoaib Malik, 6 Bilal Asif, 7 Sarfraz Ahmed (wk), 8 Anwar Ali, 9 Wahab Riaz, 10 Yasir Shah, 11 Mohammad Irfan

That's the official side.

 

[#GreenRoars]

England Team
JJ Roy, AD Hales, JE Root, EJG Morgan*, JWA Taylor, JC Buttler†, MM Ali, CR Woakes, AU Rashid, DJ Willey, RJW Topley
Pakistan Team
Azhar Ali*, Babar Azam, Mohammad Hafeez, Younis Khan, Shoaib Malik, Bilal Asif, Sarfraz Ahmed†, Anwar Ali, Wahab Riaz, Yasir Shah, Mohammad Irfan

 

[m.shah]

No babar azam

 

[hussain.r97]

babar can open as well.

I hope he does, but Hafeez and Azhar seems more likely.

I have a feeling Babar will be played in Rizwan's role, huge blunder.

 

[Sherlock]

Azhar Ali says this one is for Younis: "He's been a tremendous role model and ambassador. We want to win for him." Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam miss out, with offspinning allrounder Bilal Asif included.​

 

[hussain.r97]

Huh??

Pakistan 1 Azhar Ali (capt), 2 Ahmed Shehzad, 3 Mohammad Hafeez, 4 Younis Khan, 5 Shoaib Malik, 6 Bilal Asif, 7 Sarfraz Ahmed (wk), 8 Anwar Ali, 9 Wahab Riaz, 10 Yasir Shah, 11 Mohammad Irfan

That's the official side.

Can't be right, Azhar said Ahmed isn't playing....

 

[Sherlock]

I hope he does, but Hafeez and Azhar seems more likely.

I have a feeling Babar will be played in Rizwan's role, huge blunder.

Babar isn't playing. Someone posted wrong info above.

 

[hussain.r97]

Azhar Ali says this one is for Younis: "He's been a tremendous role model and ambassador. We want to win for him." Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam miss out, with offspinning allrounder Bilal Asif included.​

Sky sports coverage showing Babar Azam is playing, not Shehzad.

 

[Sherlock]

Maybe he meant to say Bilal is playing?

 

[hussain.r97]

Babar isn't playing. Someone posted wrong info above.

I listened, Azhar clearly said Shehzad isn't playing, and the Sky coverage is showing the right team.

 

[Amjid Javed]

No rizwan or Babar Azam

well done pakistan, good to see we are looking to the future

 

[marlonbrowndo]

wow english batting goes till 10!!

 

[Abdullah719]

Azhar definitely said "Ahmed isn't playing"... can we get some confirmation on this?

 

[Jabo]

So who's playing?

Shehzad apparently

 

[Sam1]

Sky say Babar Azam is in.

 

[Sherlock]

I listened, Azhar clearly said Shehzad isn't playing, and the Sky coverage is showing the right team.

I don't know then tbh.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

No rizwan or Babar Azam

well done pakistan, good to see we are looking to the future

ummmm babar is playing mate. also rizwan is in paistan cuz of birth of his baby daughter

 

[Abdullah719]

Please no Bilal Asif opening...

 

[BigBoy123]

Tensports showing babar is playing

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[marlonbrowndo]

they just showed the lineups. no shehzad. babar in

 

[pakistanigoneaussie]

Watching Sky sports coverage, sounds like Nasir Hussain reads PP

what did he say

 

[marlonbrowndo]

younis saying rizwan and babar are amazing

 

[Sam1]

Nasser also said it'll be interesting to see if Rizwan gets in the team today, was him returning to Pakistan actually confirmed anywhere?

 

[Arsal_AK]

Who is playing??

Babar, Shehzad or Bilal??

 

[#GreenRoars]

Babar Azam playing, Shezzi is out. Bilal Asif also playing

 

[#GreenRoars]

Who is playing??

Babar, Shehzad or Bilal??

Babar and Bilal

 

[m.shah]

Now crinifo saying babar is in

 

[hussain.r97]

what did he say

He was talking about how weird the Younis Khan issue is.

First he got axed, made a fuss, got picked, then announced retirement.
Then he went on to say that "if you read comments by Pakistani fans online and on blogs, they say he wasn't a great ODI player."

 

[AFM]

what did he say

Something about if you read Pakistani blogs/websites, the fans don't rate YK that much in ODI's.

No wonder so much of us here love him. Nas is a stalker

 

[b.lesner]

great news first younis retired , now shehzad droped from 11 , hopefully he gets droped from squad as well

 

[imshally81]

Who is playing??

Babar, Shehzad or Bilal??

Bilal and Babar

 

[pakistanigoneaussie]

younis saying rizwan and babar are amazing

lol this is guy is hilarious, couple weeks ago it was ' i dont think youngsters have replaced me '

 

[Noman]

Can we chase anything on this ground?

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Why is nick knight there. Have the commentators changed?!

 

[Bullet Drive]

Is Babar playing?

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Is Babar playing?

Alhamdulillah yes

 

[Sam1]

Why is nick knight there. Have the commentators changed?!

Knight usually does the limited overs for sky, someone may have flown home from the existing commentary team.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Ramiz saying england have the advantage

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Knight usually does the limited overs for sky, someone may have flown home from the existing commentary team.

Hope it was botham. I want atherton and bumble there

 

[dhump]

In the meantime, Younis has been speaking to Ramiz Raja on Ten Sports... Ramiz asks him when he's going stop dropping such deadly surprises.

Younis: "Not really a surprise in my mind, I've been thinking about this for the last 7-8 months. I feel when a cricketer has given 10-15 years of service to his country, he deserves to leave behind a legacy and have a send-off. He deserves to walk off the field of play one last time with pride and his head held high."


I really dont know if he is right or wrong.

 

[asadee]

Rizwan has gone back to Pakistan????

 

[Amjid Javed]

Plenty of left arm pace bowling on both sides, england openers like to be positive so lets hope we can take some early wickets here.

 

[dhump]

The teams are observing a minute's silence and then we will get underway

Why ???

 

[pakistanigoneaussie]

In the meantime, Younis has been speaking to Ramiz Raja on Ten Sports... Ramiz asks him when he's going stop dropping such deadly surprises.

Younis: "Not really a surprise in my mind, I've been thinking about this for the last 7-8 months. I feel when a cricketer has given 10-15 years of service to his country, he deserves to leave behind a legacy and have a send-off. He deserves to walk off the field of play one last time with pride and his head held high."


I really dont know if he is right or wrong.

ricky ponting and sachin are among the greatest odi players ever, niether got a send off in odis, hell ponting just got a phone call telling him he will be dropped

younis just has a massive ego

 

[Bullet Drive]

Why is YK retiring after one game?

 

[hussain.r97]

The teams are observing a minute's silence and then we will get underway

Why ???

Maybe for the recent earthquake?

 

[asadee]

Why has Rizwan returned to Pakistan?

 

[Bullet Drive]

Botham is still doing commentary lol

 

[Bullet Drive]

1 minute silence is for lest we forget

 

[Amjid Javed]

Why is YK retiring after one game?

He just wanted a massive fuss made of him as per usual, wanting to be centre of attention.

 

[dhump]

Maybe for the recent earthquake?

Remembrance day they clarified on twitter.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Why has Rizwan returned to Pakistan?

Birth of his daughter.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

What a beauty irfan! Bowled him!

 

[Justcrazy]

Gone .... irfan strikes

 

[Red Devil]

What a start!!!

 

[TheNightWatchman]

Irfan always gets the openers

 

[timeflies]

The players look like pineapples in this new kit... oh and OUT!

 

[Amjid Javed]

Roy gone! great start for pakistan!

 

[Justcrazy]

Why has Rizwan returned to Pakistan?

Child birth .[emoji56] [emoji128]

 

[imshally81]