England win toss and batting 1st vs Pakistan in 4th ODI

England’s wicket-keeper batsman Jos Buttler became the joint seventh fastest to score an ODI ton off just 46 balls on Friday.

And alarm bells were set ringing over three dubious Pakistan run-outs and several dropped catches during England’s innings. His 102 off 117 balls was spiced with eight boundaries and a six.

He eventually hit ten fours and eight sixes in his 116 not out from 52 balls as England made 355 for five.

File picture of Pakistan’s Babar Azam walking back after he was dismissed during the third ODI match between Pakistan and England at The Sharjah Cricket Stadium.

Rasheed and Moeen, the spinners, were the most successful bowlers for England, bagging six wickets between them, while David Willey (2 for 34) and Topley (1 for 58) also chipped in. Captain Ali believes Pakistan will pick the eleven players capable of winning the fourth ODI.”Definitely when a team loses it is not a good feeling”.

England next turn their attention to a short series of Twenty20 matches against the same opposition, beginning next Thursday.

Morgan will have been delighted with the manner in which his unchanged side for the entire series responded and learned after their heavy defeat in the first ODI.

Ali, who took over as captain after Misbah-ul-Haq retired following the 2015 World Cup in March, said he would accept being replaced as captain.

Trevor Bayliss, England’s head coach, said: “I’m not sure I’ve got the words for what I saw tonight”.

As an exhibition of clean hitting, it is hard to think of many better as he peppered the stands with sixes. But actually everyone plays the game pretty differently – and maybe something I need to improve is the filter of information.

The Surrey right-hander’s first two boundaries were inside-edged for four, but he battled away and started to show his class with a crisply hit straight drive.

Jason Roy, Joe Root’s resounding partnership of 140: England turned the game around, when both Roy and Root, put up this resounding partnership of 140 runs for the second wicket.

“We tried not to let them settle as we knew it was turning, and we just tried to be as busy as possible”, Taylor said.

Buttler’s brilliance might have overshadowed the contribution of Roy, but it was England’s strong start – they were 194 for 2 with almost 15 overs left when he wandered to the middle – that allowed him the freedom to attack.

“I think that’s one of my big challenges – just get back to being myself, trusting myself and nearly having the mentality that if I’m going to go down go down on your own terms, as opposed to trying to be someone you’re not or play in a fashion that is not my way”.

“We will assess his progress and hopefully he is fit”.