England elect to bat against Pakistan

England elect to bat against Pakistan
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Summary England captain Alastair Cook won the toss and chose to bat in the second day-night international.

At the score of 116, England has lost its second wicket.England captain Alastair Cook won a second consecutive toss and decided to bat in the second day-night international against Pakistan at Abu Dhabi Stadium here on Wednesday.Pakistan were forced to make three changes after losing Mondays first match here by a big 130-run margin, leaving out batsmen Asad Shafiq and Shoaib Malik and paceman Wahab Riaz to bring in Azhar Ali, Aizaz Cheema and Abdul Rehman.England were unchanged from the first one-day international.Pakistan: Misbah-ul-Haq (capt), Younis Khan, Shahid Afridi, Mohammad Hafeez, Imran Farhat, Umar Akmal, Umar Gul, Aizaz Cheema, Saeed Ajmal, Abdul Rehman, Azhar Ali.England: Alastair Cook (capt), James Anderson, Ravi Bopara, Stuart Broad, Steven Finn, Craig Kieswetter, Eoin Morgan, Samit Patel, Kevin Pietersen, Graeme Swann, Jonathan TrottUmpires: Aleem Dar (PAK) and Kumara Dharmasena (SRI)TV umpire: Simon Taufel (AUS)Match referee: Jeff Crowe (NZL)
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