Pakistan v England, 3rd Twenty20

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Monday, February 27, Abu Dhabi


Start time 2000 (1600 GMT)

After two whitewashes we now have a series decider following 

England's slick victory in the second Twenty20 international 

in Dubai. Twenty20 matches can swing on the smallest of  

factors, but the intensity and sharpness of England's display 

on Saturday suggests they are the side finishing stronger.

A series victory will help consolidate England's position at the 

top of the rankings, although the bigger picture, and it applies 

to both teams, is putting in place plans for the World 

Twenty20 in Sri Lanka during September and October. 

Twenty20 internationals are few and far between - 

three-match series are a new breed in this format - so each 

game is important towards building a unit.

England learned quickly between the first and second 

matches in Dubai while Pakistan regressed quite significantly, 

especially with the bat. Jonny Bairstow showed that England's 

young players are soaking up their experiences while the 
incisiveness of the bowling attack is now consistent across all 
three formats.

Pakistan Team

Misbah-ul-Haq (c), Abdur Rehman, Adnan Akmal (w), Aizaz Cheema, Asad Shafiq, Awais Zia, Hammad Azam, Imran Farhat, Junaid Khan, Mohammad Hafeez, Saeed Ajmal

England Team

SCJ Broad (c), JM Anderson, JM Bairstow, RS Bopara, TT Bresnan, DR Briggs, JC Buttler, AN Cook, JW Dernbach, ST Finn, AD Hales WE HOPE THAT AFRIDI SHOULD PERFORM TODAY