Summary

  • England win rain-hit first ODI by 44 runs

  • Play abandoned after third rain delay

  • Roy made 65 and Root 61 for England

  • Pakistan captain Azhar Ali 82 from 110 balls

  • Pakistan won toss in first match of five

Live Reporting

Phil Dawkes

  1. Pak 241-6

    Mark Wood ensures that Pakistan can't build on those two Nawaz blows. He varies his length and goes for just five. Top death bowling.

  2. Pak 236-6

    Imad. I'm not surprised, I'd be cross too if I'd been left in this position. Fortunately, Nawaz looks to be on the ball and hits two successive boundaries off Plunkett - one down the ground, the other powerfully through leg. That'll do.

  3. Alec Stewart
    Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    England really in the box seat. It's a good pitch, it hasn't turned and it's a big outfield in which you can run lots of twos and three.

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  5. Pak 227-6

    In comes Imad Wasim, looking to propel Pakistan to something truly competitive. He swings at a short ball from Woakes, who appeals for a catch behind. Nothing doing.

    Just seen a replay of the Sarfraz wicket. It was a Woakes slower ball. Out of the back of the hand. Top execution.

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    Matt Harding: Anyone else thinking anything under 300 will be easy for this England side? Or am I too optimistic?

  7. Alec Stewart
    Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    England really are strangling Pakistan now. We were talking about 300, but now 270 is looking difficult. It's good bowling, good catching and Pakistan are in strife.

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    Sarfraz c Wood b Woakes 55 (Pak 226-6)

    Pakistan's post-rain woes continue. Shortly after having to tape his bat up because of a big split at the bottom, Sarfraz cloths a Woakes ball to Wood at mid-off. 300 is a pipe dream now.

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    Robert Snell: Obscure series Rocket To The Moon had a cricket episode. Filmed at my club, I played opening quick Martin Shingler

  10. Pak 224-5

    Mohammad Nawaz fends off a short ball from Plunkett to end the over. No run. That 300 total is disappearing into the distance.

  11. Alec Stewart
    Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    That was a good catch. It was shoulder height, so you have to decide whether to get your fingers pointing up or down. Rashid isn't the best fielder and has dropped a couple that people remember.

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    Malik c Rashid b Plunkett 17 (Pak 224-5)

    Well bowled Plunks, well held Rash. Malik drives a full ball aerially and Adil snares it at mid-off. It was an awkward height, taken around his shoulders. Good pressure from England bears fruit.

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    David Friar:  Excellently titled episode of Midsomer Murders, 'Dead Mans 11'. Local cricket captain murdered before a big game  

  14. Pak 220-4

    If anything, that break will probably have helped England as it will disrupt the momentum Pakistan were looking to build over the last 10. 

    Just two more runs off the rest of Woakes' over.

  15. The players are back out.

    Pakistan will be seeking plenty more shots like this from Sarfraz...

  16. Rain stopped. We are due to start again in about four minutes.

  17. The key wicket from England's perspective was this one from Adil Rashid, his second of the match, Azhar Ali caught in the deep by Moeen Ali for 82.

  18. Joe Root got in on the wicket-taking act.

  19. The first wicket to fall (when the sun was shining brightly).

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    Andy: I'm about 3 miles awy from the Ageas Bowl down by the docks and is clear and bright here.

    It does look as if the rain has now stopped. Hopefully we'll be back on real soon.