Day and Night in Abu Dhabi

137 - a captain's knock!

ENGLAND WIN
In the first of the ODIs verses Pakistan, England again made a faltering start with Shahid Afridi taking 2 wickets in two balls, castling Pietersen (14) and Trott (0). Cook and Bopara then steadied the ship before Bopara and Morgan were sunk in quick succession by Mr 23.5 Degrees.


Three more quick wickets followed for the "crooked-armed" off spinner, Kieswetter, Cook and Broad.


England 260/7 


Alistair Cook 137

Struck early with 4 wickets,
after which Pakistan were never in
the hunt!

Ravi Bopara 50
Samit Patel 17*
Mr Exras 17


Saeed Ajmal 5/43
Shahid Afridi 2/55


Pakistan 130 (35 ov)


Shahid Afridi 28
Umar Akmal 22


Steve Finn 4/34
Samit Patel 3/26
Graeme Swann 2/19


England won by 130 runs