Sloppy England start winter with Pakistan defeat
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Pakistan have won their first two matches in the tri-series, while England next play Sri Lanka on Thursday One-day international tri-series, Rawalpindi Pakistan 302-9 (50 overs): Baker 3-65; Nawaz 79 (74), Arafat 59 (58) England 215 (38.4 overs): Banton 57 (53), Arafat 6-40 England began their wandering winter with a sloppy loss to Pakistan in the one-day tri-series in Rawalpindi.
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In the opening match of five separate tours to four different countries on three continents, England's mistakes opened the door for Pakistan's Arafat Minhas to take advantage.
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The all-rounder made a crucial 59 with the bat, then bamboozled England by taking 6-40 with his left-arm spin.
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Asked to bat, Pakistan were 190-5 in the 37th over when diving wicketkeeper Jordan Cox put down Arafat on 12, one of three catches England dropped.
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Arafat, alongside a powerful 79 from Hasan Nawaz, lifted Pakistan to 302-9.
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Faced with making the second-highest score to win an ODI at the Rawalpindi Stadium, England made a rapid start to the chase, only for further errors to let Pakistan back in.
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At 91-0, Ben Duckett top-edged a pull to depart for 45 and, crucially, Tom Banton was caught for 57 when he shovelled Arafat's long hop to mid-wicket.
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Arafat's fine all-round performance continued with a beautiful delivery to bowl England captain Harry Brook for five and Naseem Shah got one to keep low to bowl Joe Root for 33.
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When Cox was lbw and Jamie Overton holed out, both off Arafat, England were floored.
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They spluttered to 215 all out, losing their last seven wickets for 50 runs, capped by a calamitous run out of Gus Atkinson.
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Pakistan have two wins from two in the tri-series and are already on the brink of the final, while England next meet Sri Lanka at the same ground on Thursday, with both sides looking for their first victory.
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England collapse to defeat in tri-series opener Not only is this the beginning of England's winter – two trips to Australia and Test tours of South Africa and Bangladesh follow – but also the start of a long run-in to the 50-over World Cup in southern Africa next year.
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This was the first of a potential 21 ODIs in preparation for the World Cup, the tri-series format designed to replicate the pressure and permutations of tournament cricket. In fairness to England, they have improved in ODI cricket - winning their three previous series this year - and they were without three first-choice players in Jos Buttler, Jofra Archer and Jacob Bethell.
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Nevertheless, this was a game they could have won had they not wasted their opportunities, while squad players missed chances to press their case.
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Cox dropped two catches behind the stumps, Sonny Baker was expensive with the new ball and Banton squandered the platform to make a huge score at the top of the order.
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The outcome was a defeat in their first ODI in Pakistan since 2005 and a loss in their first taste of tri-series ODI cricket since 2015.
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To focus on England's shortcomings would be a disservice to Pakistan, who are a vastly different proposition in this format on home soil to the team soundly beaten in the Test series in the UK last month.
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From 133-5 in the 28th over, the hosts could have wilted, yet Nawaz's slog-sweep for six from the first ball he faced from Adil Rashid was the beginning of Pakistan's fightback.
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Along with Arafat and Faheem Ashraf, Nawaz carried Pakistan to what seemed no more than a competitive total on a flat pitch. When night fell, Arafat produced his magical spell to the delight of a noisy full house.
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He produced the best figures by a Pakistan spinner in an ODI against England, then Arafat also ran out Atkinson to complete the hosts' win.
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England coach should be English, suggests Fleming How one rule change is altering the face of one-day cricket Arafat Minhas returned the best figures by a Pakistan spinner in an ODI against England This was a good test for England's batting, not unlike the kind of chase they can expect to face at the World Cup, albeit in different conditions.
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Much like when they were tasked with overhauling 325 to beat Sri Lanka at Headingley in an ODI less than a month ago, they fell short.
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Banton made a century in that series but knows the injured Bethell will be back for the tour of Australia next month.
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Another hundred would have made the selection decision difficult, explaining Banton's obvious disappointment when he somehow belted Arafat to Shaheen Afridi.
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Cox will have a run in the ODI side because Buttler is out until at least the new year and the Essex man will also have an eye on securing a place in the Test team in South Africa.
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At number six, Cox had the opportunity to make amends for his two drops, yet he was deceived by the wily Arafat to be lbw for 18.
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In between, England lost their biggest wickets.
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Brook was all at sea in missing a beautiful turning delivery from Arafat, Root was arguably unlucky to be bowled by Naseem and Sam Curran, playing for the first time since The Hundred, shovelled to deep square leg.
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When Curran departed for 27, England were 177-5 midway through the 32nd over and the game was beginning to slip away.
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What followed was Arafat singled-handedly ripping through the lower order.
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Cox was done in the flight to be leg before, Overton was caught at long-on and Will Jacks, so often England's saviour in white-ball cricket, found the hands of mid-wicket. Rashid was palpably leg before and the mix-up between Baker and Atkinson that resulted in the latter face down on the turf epitomised England's collapse.
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It was another chapter in England's long history of capitulating to spin on the sub-continent.
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England captain Harry Brook: "We were quite happy with 300.
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We thought they were slightly under par. It got dewy as we thought it would do.
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We were pretty happy at halfway."
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On not pushing on after a strong opening partnership: "That was the story of the innings.
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We thought [Tom] Banton, Ducky [Ben Duckett] set the tone to get a 100 partnership and then it was a case of losing too many wickets in clumps, we couldn't string the partnerships together and we ended up on the wrong side."
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On where they will look to do better next time: "You always want to win, don't you?
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We've spoken a lot about rotation of strike through the middle but I think we were a little too careful against the spinners especially, so we can probably put them under a little bit more pressure in stages and we've got to tonight to talk about it and tomorrow and bounce back better on Thursday."
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