I am not expecting much from Pakistan team in today's match as well. Pakistan team has been performing badly for a long time. I thought after PSL maybe Pakistani players will return to form. But even after PSL Pakistan players are not able to perform well. And the team's performance so far has been erratic. Pakistan team also lost the home series against New Zealand. Pakistan could not play well against the second row team of New Zealand.
For the England team, this series is like a warm up match before the World Cup. So England will definitely try their best to perform well. And to get the players back into shape. I wouldn't be surprised at all if England win all the matches in this series.
This time the Pakistan team must be prepared for Jos Buttler because as we have seen in the last match, he has scored very high which wasn’t good for Pakistan and the Pakistan team lost the match so I think this time the Pakistan team has to prepare every bowler.
Last time Jos Buttler hit to every bowler but Haris Rauf out him so this time also have to notice on Jos Buttler that not only Haris Rauf out him, every bowler has to put pressure on him. Hopefully, today the Pakistan cricket team will perform well and defeat the England cricket team.
Even if they lose, it should be a close match and not a one-sided loss by the Pakistan team.
I guess you have missed this news that
Jos Buttler set to miss Cardiff T20I on paternity leave. He is happy to become a parent (this will be his third child) and also Pakistan would be happy to know that he is not playing.
Will the Pakistan team be able to take advantage of this or does England have enough players who can back up in the absence of a major player? This will test the England team as to how they will tackle this situation.
Again I believe and maybe you don’t have an idea that today Jos Buttler can miss the match because he said, he wants to spend some time with his new born baby and now he shall come back direct for England in the World Cup but also he is in the form that he doesn’t have to do much practice. He can easily take a leave.
Now, I think it could be an advantage for the Pakistan team because as many people believes he was like a storm for Pakistani bowlers but this time, the Pakistani bowlers would be calm in today’s match.