Simon Mann
BBC Radio 5 live sports extra

England got 444 but there were 117 dot balls. If anyone thinks 500 is impossible, then it's not.

It's always sunny in Yorkshire, isn't it?

England tend to be pretty dominant up north, and will be fancying their chances of another victory.

They make their way onto the field, quickly followed by the Pakistan openers.

Shall we play some cricket?

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But are all these fours and sixes boring? Not really... but I can see the point of Angus Fraser when he told BBC Radio 5 live that while England's displays are magnificent, there is a danger of bowlers becoming cannon fodder.

More on that here.

Former captain Nasser Hussain has just told his Sky Sports colleagues that this current side is the best England one-day team ever to step foot on a cricket field.

It's hard to disagree.

Colt1954: So Morgan is resting Wood but not the likes of Moeen...bizarre.

big_tez: My son so excited to be at his first international game today. He reckons Joe Root will get a ton on home soil.

BBC Test Match Special

We're up and running on Test Match Special too. On that note, if you have chance I'd recommend listening to their programme from the other day, when they interviewed Hassan Khan, of England's blind cricket team.

It's such an inspirational and fascinating listen. Over here.

England: Alex Hales, Jason Roy, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan (capt), Ben Stokes, Jonny Bairstow (wk), Moeen Ali, David Willey, Liam Plunkett, Adil Rashid, Chris Jordan.

Pakistan: Sami Aslam, Sharjeel Khan, Azhar Ali (capt), Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, Sarfraz Ahmed (wk), Mohammad Nawaz, Imad Wasim, Umar Gul, Hasan Ali, Mohammad Irfan.

Umpires: Marais Erasmus, Tim Robinson.

TV umpire: Simon Fry; Match referee: Jeff Crowe.

England's skipper Eoin Morgan, by the way, needs only one more run to reach 5,000 in ODIs and is 36 runs away from overtaking Graham Gooch (4,290) in sixth on the list of highest male ODI run scorers for England (4,255).

If those figures seem a little confusing, remember Morgan played for Ireland before switching to England.

As Azhar Ali says, Pakistan have to make sure they cut out the fielding mistakes... and the no-balls!

Wahab Riaz just didn't help himself on Tuesday. Let's just say he's had better days.

Pakistan captain Azhar Ali: "The wicket looks good. You have to look upwards for how it is. The sun's out, and it will be good for batting.

"We have four changes. Imad Wasim is back for Yasir Shah. Umar Gul and Mohammad Irfan back in for Mohammad Amir and Wahab Riaz. Shoaib Malik misses out due to his back. Mohammad Rizwan comes in.

"We've been honest with each other. We know what went wrong and we want to rectify it. 

"We didn't set a good tone with the fielding to start with. We had a few misfields. On a wicket like that you need to back up your bowlers. We let the bowlers down as well."

England captain Eoin Morgan: "We would have looked to bat but it doesn't really bother us.

"The three players are rested due to the high volume and intensity of the series. We're lucky in that we do have 17 or 18 players who are good enough to play in our best team."

On performing after Tuesday's record-breaking performance: "It's hard to replicate something like that but it's important to draw a line under it now - these are different conditions."

Nick, London

Come on Nick... once the players cross that white line, I can't influence things. (Insert winky face emoji here)

Of course, it's not just Alex Hales who England rely on. Their middle order containing the likes of Eoin Morgan, Ben Stokes and Jos Buttler has some serious six appeal.

Buttler, it appears, has picked up a little niggle in the warm-up and has been replaced by Jonny Bairstow.

So we won't be seeing the big-hitting Lancashire man today. We'll have to make do with some clips instead...

England have rested three players - Mark Wood, Chris Woakes and Jos Buttler are replaced by Chris Jordan, David Willey and Jonny Bairstow.

So England have called up the world's highest scoring batsman in Test cricket this year, possibly the best fielder in the world and a man who was their gun bowler when they reached the final of the World T20.

Muscles. Flexed.

Rule number one: Never wander off in the middle of a team talk.

Pakistan have made four changes - I'll list the teams shortly. It's fair to say the tourists are fuming about their display at Trent Bridge.

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Pakistan win the toss and will bat first.

Alex Hales' 171 means he replaces Robin Smith at the top of the ODI highest score charts for England. That record had stood since 1993.

I'll be amazed if Hales' score lasts longer than 1993 days, never mind 23 years.

Pakistan's bowlers must have woken up on Wednesday morning feeling like they had been pummeled round the chops with a wet kipper. For 50 overs.

They were given a ferocious beating by an England side that seemingly knows no bounds. Some may jest, but don't rule out a score of 500 for the team or an innings of 200 for an individual before this series is out.

England are on the charge, and Pakistan's resistance looks about as sturdy as a chocolate fireguard.