Over-by-over report: The hosts look to build momentum for their World Cup defence – join James Wallace
First ball back after drinks and Jacks has to go – he slaps a slower ball from Haris Rauf straight to backward point. England lose their second.Imad continues. Pakistan need another frugal one from him. WHAT.A.SHOT.
Imad Wasim comes on to bowl some spin. Left arm round and slightly jerky action… Salt slaps it aerially into the leg side where Shaheen takes a fine tumbling catch! Pakistan have their first scalp. Salt is angry he didn’t either keep it down or smash it into the stands.3rd over: England 25-0 I have been bowling since November last year properly, but there’s an extra 10% of intensity for big games. Hopefully I can get through it and get on the plane. I have to take it game by game, can’t look too far ahead, but I’ve never played at Kensington so fingers crossed.
to The Guardian’s OBO coverage of England’s first T20I against Pakistan from Edgbaston. It’s World Cup tune up time! After the rains in Yorkshire kiboshed the scheduled first game in the week all is set fair for the series to get underway in a little over 30 minutes time in Brum.
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