Younis out as Pakistan go in with only one pacer

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Pakistan will have the luxury of five spinners in today's game. -Photo by AP

DUABI: Flu and injury-hit Pakistan won the toss and chose to bat in the fourth and final one-day against England at Dubai Stadium here on Tuesday.

Experienced batsman Younis Khan failed to recover after missing the third match on Saturday while opener Imran Farhat was left out with a groin injury sustained during the last match.

Paceman Junaid Khan, spinner Abdul Rehman and allrounder Shoaib Malik were included in place of Farhat, Umar Gul and Aizaz Cheema.

England, who have an unassailable 3-0 lead, were also forced to leave out Ravi Bopara (sore back), Graeme Swann (calf) and resting Stuart Broad and James Anderson.

Their places were taken by Jos Butler, Jade Dernbach, Tim Bresnan and Danny Briggs.

Pakistan: Misbah-ul-Haq (capt), Shahid Afridi, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Junaid Khan, Asad Shafiq, Adnan Akmal, Umar Akmal, Abdul Rehman, Saeed Ajmal, Azhar Ali

England: Alastair Cook (capt), Steven Finn, Craig Kieswetter, Eoin Morgan, Samit Patel, Kevin Pietersen, Jonathan Trott, Tim Bresnan, Danny Briggs, Jos Buttler, Jade Dernbach, Umpires: Kumara Dharmasena (SRI) and Zameer Haider (PAK) Tv umpire: Simon Taufel (AUS) Match referee: Jeff Crowe (NZL)

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Mujtaba Mirza

Feb 21, 2012 06:45pm

The Pakistan selection committee are acting funny by including out of form Shoab Malik in the cruicial 4th ODI when they are at the brink of a white wash. How can even God help Pakistanis,who do not want to learn from their past mistakes like their politicians.

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