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The Guardian - UK
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James Wallace

England beat Pakistan by 23 runs in second men’s T20 international – as it happened

Jofra Archer back in England’s bowling attack after his long injury layoff.
Jofra Archer back in England’s bowling attack after his long injury layoff. Photograph: Mick Haynes/ProSports/Shutterstock

Well played England, a satisfying day at the office for them with the World Cup looming in a little over a week. Time for me to depart, thanks for tuning in. We’ll be back for the next game in the series at Cardiff on Tuesday and I’ll be back on the tools tomorrow for the Women’s ODI from Taunton. Goodnight!

Jos Buttler is POTM for his 84 with the bat. He marshalled his troops very well today too, with a pep in his step that was definitely missing at the World Cup. Being in form with the bat probably doesn’t hurt his captaincy.

Jos Buttler speaks: “I thought there were some great performances from everybody.

On Jofra: “I thought he was brilliant. you can see the emotion - taking wickets again - is fantastic. He’s not just going to be the Jofra Archer of old straight away, but it was a really positive performance. It’s about trying to get overs into Jofra but also looking after him as well. I thought the whole bowling group was brilliant.”

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