England vs Pakistan Live Score, World Cup 2019: England put Pakistan in to bat

LIVE SCORECARD

PLAYING XIs

Pakistan: Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam, Mohammad Hafeez, Sarfaraz Ahmed (c/wk), Shoaib Malik, Asif Ali, Shadab Khan, Hasan Ali, Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Amir

England: Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan (c), Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler (wk), Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood



CAPTAIN TALK

Eoin Morgan: We're gonna bowl first. Looks a good wicket and the dimensions are smaller than The Oval. So we need to look at all that. We have one change - Wood comes in for Plunkett. Reason for this is the genuine pace that he provides. A bit yes and also he bowled well in the recent series against them. We're always looking to improve and striving to give a perfect performance. Of course you don't get near to it all the time but if you try to get there, you're in a good space.

Sarfaraz Ahmad: I also wanted to bowl first. Looks a good batting pitch, so we're hoping to put runs on the board and defend. I think it's a one-off performance and hoping to get things right today. Yes, we batted well against them in the recent series and hopefully, that will continue.

TEAM NEWS: England have replaced Liam Plunkett with Mark Wood. Pakistan have brought in the experienced Shoaib Malik and Asif Ali, leaving out Haris Sohail and Imad Wasim.

TOSS NEWS: England opt to bowl first.

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Good morning, good afternoon, good evening wherever you are in the world. It's time for Match 6 of the ICC World Cup 2019 between hosts England the mercurial Pakistan.

It's been a contrasting start to the campaign for both the teams. While England hammered South Africa, Pakistan got pummeled by West Indies in their respective opening encounters. And England are expected to dominate once again, but you never know which Pakistan team will arrive at the Trent Bridge in Nottingham today.

Remember, Pakistan were hammered 4-0 by England in an ODI series just before the World Cup, and the visitors have had a nightmarish start to the World Cup as well.

The toss is at 2:30 pm IST



The Preview

England may change a winning World Cup side by recalling fast bowler Mark Wood when they face Pakistan .

The ground is renowned as a batsman's paradise, with England having twice set the world record for the highest score in a one-day international - 444 for three against Pakistan in 2016 and last year's 481 for six - on the very pitch that will be used for Monday's match at Trent Bridge.

But Pakistan's batsmen had anything but an easy ride in Nottingham as they succumbed to a bouncer barrage from the West Indies that saw them slump to 105 all out and a comprehensive defeat in their opening match of the World Cup on Friday.

England, who launched their quest to win the World Cup for the first time with a 104-run rout of South Africa at the Oval in which fast bowler Jofra Archer starred may now, in the light of Pakistan's problems against short-pitched bowling, unleash Wood in partnership with the Sussex speedster.

"We're aware of what went on yesterday," England assistant coach Graham Thorpe said Saturday. "It was interesting viewing.

"The West Indies bowled very well, they looked like they roughed Pakistan up," the former England batsman added.

"I think it (drafting Wood) will be discussed, to be honest.

Wood has bowled a mere 13.1 overs since the start of the season amid fears his longstanding left ankle injury could flare up again.

But his ability, in common with Archer, to top speeds of 90 mph meant England thought he was worth the risk at the World Cup.

England have risen to the top of the ODI rankings since their woeful first-round exit at the 2015 edition mainly as a result of piling on the runs.

But they showed they were more than 'flat-track bullies' with a score of 311 for eight on an awkward surface at the Oval before an attack led by Archer overwhelmed the Proteas.

Scoring 500 in an ODI was once viewed as impossible but, given their recent record-breaking exploits, England could go close if they bat first at Trent Bridge on Monday.

"It has generally always been a good pitch so we are looking forward to it," said Thorpe.

"We didn't quite unlock the door in terms of our batting at the Oval, being able to let go because we kept losing wickets at crucial times so we had to keep trying to put on those mini-partnerships again and that was really good.

"It's the same thing coming here against Pakistan: if we get into a good position, we'll try to score as many as we can. But at the same time if it doesn't happen, you've got to put a competitive score on the board to put the opposition under pressure." Pakistan, who've lost their last 11 ODIs -- including a recent 4-0 series defeat by England -- are braced for short-pitched stuff with Wahab Riaz defiantly insisting: "If people want to bowl us bouncers, then we will have no problems with that."

Monday's match will also be an important test for what World Cup organisers insist will be improved procedures after thousands of frustrated fans were left queuing for hours on Friday, in some cases missing the entire Pakistan innings, as they waited to collect their match tickets.

STAR WAR: JOS BUTTLER VS MOHAMMAD AMIR

England had four half-centurions in their opening game against South Africa, but Jos Buttler wasn't one of them. He only scored 18 in what was a rare failure for the middle-order batsman. These days, however, he seldom stays quiet for too long. On a traditionally batting-friendly Trent Bridge pitch in Nottingham against Pakistan on Monday, it will be no surprise if Buttler gets back among the runs. For Pakistan, it was a bitterly disappointing beginning to the campaign, but the silver lining was Mohammad Amir's display. Defending a paltry total, the left-arm pacer took three wickets in his opening burst.