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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Daniel Harris

England edge past Pakistan: T20 Cricket World Cup Super 8s – as it happened

Pakistan wicket keeper  Usman Khan reacts as England's captain Harry Brook lofts the ball.
Pakistan wicket keeper Usman Khan reacts as England's captain Harry Brook lofts the ball. Photograph: Eranga Jayawardena/AP

Aha, here’s Simon Burnton’s match report…

…which means we’re done here. Thanks all for your company and comments; peace out.

Brook, giving a second interview, says he was moved up the order because they wanted to make more of the powerplay and he goes after it. He’d been thinking about it for a while, not just for internationals but franchise cricket too, and when Baz said “Pakistan are your team,” he was up for it.

On the fielding, he laughs that before the match, Bethell said there’s not much atmosphere to focus the mind so told the team to keep switched on, then fumbled a coupe – though he says the outfield was bumpy.

He was a bit worried that, after getting out just past his hundred, England would do another Oval – they lost to India in that circumstance – and, though they need to get the top order firing, he doesn’t think there’ll be much in the way of changes.

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