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England debutant denied first wicket as Liam Livingstone loses track of ball in the sun

Left-arm seamer David Payne made his England debut in the final ODI against the Netherlands at Amstelveen and very nearly made a dream start to his international career.

The 31-year-old was handed the new ball alongside David Willey and almost took his first wicket in just his third over with England 2-0 up in the series. Bowling to Tom Cooper, Payne fired in a short ball which the Dutch batter top-edged towards short midwicket.

Liam Livingstone looked set to take what should have been a simple catch, but he appeared to be blinded by the sun and pulled out of the attempt. The ball ultimately landed safe and Cooper survived, with Payne denied his first England wicket.

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