Pak vs Eng, 3rd ODI, Live streaming, Eng vs Pak, 13, July, 2021
With the series already sealed against Sri Lanka at Bristol last week, England resisted the temptation to give their bench an airing - with Tom Banton and George Garton now doubly unlucky not to have got their chance given the Covid chaos that broke out in the squad soon afterward. And with that precedent in mind, there's little reason to think that England will change their approach now - with World Cup Super League points up for grabs, they'll be loath to tinker with an unexpectedly successful formula, unless they feel the need to manage Mahmood's workload with the T20Is coming up. An unchanged XI seems likely, although Jake Ball was given an energetic work-out in England's practice session on Monday.
England: (possible) 1 Phil Salt, 2 Dawid Malan, 3 Zak Crawley, 4 James Vince, 5 Ben Stokes (capt), 6 John Simpson (wk), 7 Lewis Gregory, 8 Craig Overton, 9 Brydon Carse, 10 Saqib Mahmood, 11 Matt Parkinson
Pakistan need to change their fortunes, but other than wishing for a return to form for Babar Azam, it's hard to see how a wholesale switch of personnel can help their cause. Fakhar and Rizwan are similarly proven performers with the bat, while Saud Shakeel's maiden fifty at Lord's was a timely confirmation of his abilities too. There's more room for an overhaul in the bowling, however. Shaheen Shah Afridi and Hasan Ali have led the line well, but their support cast has let them down, notably Haris Rauf and the allrounders Faheem Ashraf and Shadab Khan. Mohammad Hasnain may be due an outing.
Pakistan: (possible) 1 Fakhar Zaman, 2 Imam-ul-Haq, 3 Babar Azam (capt), 4 Mohammad Rizwan (wk), 5 Saud Shakeel, 6 Sohaib Maqsood, 7 Shadab Khan, 8 Faheem Ashraf, 9 Hasan Ali, 10 Shaheen Shah Afridi, 11 Haris Rauf/Mohammad Hasnain.