The Ageas Bowl Set to Host First ODI Between England & Pakistan

 MATCH PREVIEW

England v Pakistan

Royal London One-Day International

Wednesday 24^th August (2:00pm start)

The Ageas Bowl

The Ageas Bowl’s 2016 international calendar is set to finish with a bang on Wednesday as the home of Hampshire Cricket plays host to England’s first Royal London One-Day International of the summer against Pakistan of the summer.

If selected, Hampshire all-rounder Liam Dawson will make his full England ODI debut in-front of his home crowd.

Durham pair Ben Stokes and Mark Wood have been rewarded for their positive responses to injuries with their inclusion in the England squad.

Stokes has recovered from a torn calf muscle when bowling in the third Investec Test against Pakistan at Emirates Old Trafford late last month, and is set to add to his tally of 39 ODI appearances – the last against South Africa in Cape Town in February.

Wood, who has not played for England since an ankle injury sustained in last winter’s series against Pakistan in the UAE which has required two operations, has made an impressive return in recent weeks with both Durham and England Lions.

England’s squad includes two more players who have been sidelined by injury in recent weeks – wicketkeeper Jos Buttler, who has not played since suffering a fractured thumb playing for Lancashire at Worcester on July 8, and captain Eoin Morgan, who chipped a bone in his little finger during a Royal London One-Day Cup match in Taunton on July 26. Both players will be fit and ready to play in the match.

The last time these two sides met in an ODI at the The Ageas Bowl, Morgan smashed an unbeaten 107 from just 101 balls as Andrew Strauss’ side beat Pakistan by 121 runs in September 2010.

England ODI Squad: Eoin Morgan (Middlesex) (Capt), Moeen Ali (Worcestershire), Jonny Bairstow (Yorkshire), Jos Buttler (Lancashire), Liam Dawson (Hampshire), Chris Jordan (Sussex), Alex Hales (Nottinghamshire), Liam Plunkett (Yorkshire), Adil Rashid (Yorkshire), Joe Root (Yorkshire), Jason Roy (Surrey), Ben Stokes (Durham),  David Willey (Yorkshire), Chris Woakes (Warwickshire), Mark Wood (Durham).

Coverage:

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The match will be live on Sky Sports Two HD from 1:30pm and there will also be ball-by-ball commentary available on and BBC Test Match Special.

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Tickets:

This match is SOLD OUT with no tickets available on the gate.