England beat Pakistan in rain-hit first one-dayer

The first of the five match series heads to Hampshire’s Rose Bowl with each outfit going into the ODI games in very different shape.

Roy, 26, has aspirations of becoming the ninth and his fluent 65 in England’s opening one-day worldwide against Pakistan in Southampton, allied with another Alex Hales failure, helped those claims.

It prompted a warning from Durham captain Paul Collingwood, who said Pakistan’s batsmen could expect the quick to cause a “lot of problems with the white ball”.

“It will be a very tough series against Pakistan, especially as the recent warm weather means conditions may suit them more than they suit us initially”.

In last nine ODIs between the two teams, England emerged victorious in eight matches, showing how much dominant they have been over Pakistan in last decade.

Pakistan are now ranked ninth in ICC ODI ranking, and a series victory against England would be a major step towards their mission of earning an automatic qualification for ICC World Cup 2019.

Eng vs Pak 1st ODI 24th August 2016 Live Streaming Score Result Ball By Ball Highlights:- After the drawn Test Series, the Pakistan and the Three Lions are ready to battle in the coloured clothing.

Liam Dawson may make his ODI debut through this match, and he is expected to join Moen Ali and Adil Rashid to complete England’s spin trio.

Mark Wood, Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler and Morgan himself have all been sidelined through injury recently but all four are set to face the tourists at the Ageas Bowl despite a distinct lack of time in the middle.

India won the four-Test series 2-0 after winning the first and third match at North Sound and Gros Islet. “We’re all looking very good, so as a unit we’re very confident right now”.

It capped a remarkable rise under captain Misbah-ul-Haq’s leadership for a team which was almost thrown out of the global arena over a spot-fixing scandal on their tour of England in 2010.

In contrast to its fine Test form, Pakistan has struggled in One-Day Internationals.

Chris Woakes darted down a maiden over to put the early brakes on Pakistan’s opening, before the fit-again Wood trapped Sharjeel Khan caught behind for 16.

Adil Rashid picked up two wickets for England whereas Moeen Ali, Mark Wood, Liam Plunkett and Joe Root were among the other wicket-takers. There have been series wins over New Zealand, Australia, Sri Lanka and Pakistan, with only South Africa narrowly getting the best of Eoin Morgan’s side.

He said skipper Azhar Ali, Mohammed Hafeez, Shoaib Malik and Umar Gul would not only have to perform themselves but would also have to take along junior players. While David Willey’s hand injury will be closely monitored, he won’t play in the first match.