England beat Pakistan by five wickets to claim second T20 world title
They become the first men's team to hold the 20-over and 50-over titles at the same time
Stokes shows trademark calm to hit unbeaten fifty in nervy chase
Pakistan scrape to 137-8 off their 20 overs
Curran takes sublime 3-12, Rashid & Jordan claim two each, Stokes one
Chris Woakes has settled in nicely there. Three singles follow that first-ball wide.
Hmmm. The groundstaff are huddled on the boundary rope. A few of them are on their phones.
Are they radar watching? Or just on TikTok? Who knows.
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Morning, is it to early for a beer? We are on holiday in Lincolnshire at a caravan park. Last time we were here, England won the 50-over World Cup...Just sayin'
Andy a bit worried near Tattershall, Lincolnshire
Better from Chris Woakes.
He's found his fourth/fifth stump line and two dot balls follow.
Chris Woakes will bowl the second over.
He starts with a leg-side wide...
Ravi Bopara
Former England all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special
I'll be keen to see in the first two or three overs how much swing and seam movement there is from this pitch. We have seen it swing at the MCG throughout this tournament, will we see it again?
Short and wide from Ben Stokes and Babar Azam gets high on his toes and works through point. The boundaries at the MCG are massive, so England keep him down to three.
A nervous start for England.
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Kevin Ticehurst: You don’t take on Jordan, Rizwan you lucky lucky boy!
Jonathan Agnew
BBC cricket correspondent on Test Match Special
That was a terrific piece of fielding by Chris Jordan. Rizwan would have been out by a distance there.
HITTT EMMMM!
Mohammed Rizwan drives to Chris Jordan at mid-off and the Pakistan opening pair set off straight away.
The England bowler gathers, settles himself and throws at the stumps but misses.
Rizwan, despite a dive, would have been at least a yard out.
Ben Stokes finally bowls a legitimate ball, as he hurries Mohammad Rizwan with a well-directed bouncer.
His line strays again though, and Rizwan is able to work it round the corner for a couple.
Jonathan Agnew
BBC cricket correspondent on Test Match Special
Dare I say it about Stokes, who is usually the coolest customer, but he appeared to show some nerves there.
Nerves from Ben Stokes.
He starts with a no-ball, before the free hit goes down the leg side for a wide.
It can happen to the very best of them.
Right, it is time for the talking to stop.
Ben Stokes has ball in hand. Mohammad Rizwan has taken guard.
Let's play cricket. A new world champion is going to be crowned.
England will wear black armbands tonight to pay respects to David English - a stalwart of English cricket who sadly passed away overnight.
David established the Bunbury Festival (an under 15 cricket competition), which helped develop thousands of first class cricketers & over a hundred England players.
To date, 125 internationals went through the festival over the past 30 years, including many who’ll feature in tonight’s World Cup final.
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Mike Bell: Good toss to win for England due the massive elephant in the MCG room. Aka the Melbourne November weather. Just hope as close to a full game as possible can get played between the two days of showers and downpours forecast. Let the Duckworth-Lewis Final commence!
Ravi Bopara
Former England all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special
This is going to be a lot closer than the India game. I was very confident England were going to turn them over the way they are playing.
I still have England as favourites and by winning the toss and bowling first I've made them even more favourites. It was a huge toss.
Throughout the tournament we've seen how important the six-over powerplay at the start of each innings has been.
Sometimes it has been important for the batting side, and other times for the bowling side.
Pakistan have gone well with the ball, but have often struggled with the bat. England are generally the other way round.
It feels like something has to give in that regard today.
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Matthew Henry
BBC Sport at the MCG
Ben Stokes has just rolled his arm over by the boundary edge. It seems he will take the first over, having bowled the last one six years ago in the final against West Indies.
The G is rocking. Just wait until they play Dil Dil Pakistan…
Image source, Getty ImagesThe Men's T20 World Cup final between England and Pakistan will be special for all involved.
For Shan Masood, the Pakistan batter who had not played a Twenty20 international two months ago, it is extra special.
Masood, 33, has lived in England. It is where he went to school and university. He will also captain Yorkshire in county cricket next year.
On Sunday, he will attempt to defeat the country he calls his "second home".
"I don't think I could have asked for a better occasion," Masood told BBC Sport.
"My first World Cup, playing in a final, and playing against England where I was nurtured as a cricketer and lived.
"It is like a dream come true."
Here's how Pakistan have made it too...
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