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Pakistan continue to look terrible following the spot fixing scandal. They batted poorly in the 2nd T20I on Tuesday and looked completely unmotivated in the field. It's hard to see past England in pretty much any market around but there is still some value to be had.

I like Eoin Morgan to score more runs than Umar Akmal at 1.78 at CricketBetLive. His quick hands should be well suited to playing the ball late in tough conditions. The overhead conditions will help the ball swing and the pitch will likely be fairly slow (both factors which also count against Umar). I also like Steve Davies over 41.5 at 1.9. He is in good form and looks comfortable against the pace of Akhtar.

When the line is up at CBL for 1st wicket for England I like the over here if it is under 30, Akhtar can be wayward and they have Umar Gul and a debutant as the other options. I'm definitely looking forward to the debut of the giant Mohammed Irfan but even at 7ft 1in I think he will be dragged down to Pakistan's miserable level.

Favourite bet is Morgan. Good luck.

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