England Bat in T20 Decider Against Pak

Abu Dhabi: England captain Stuart Broad won the toss and elected to bat in the third and final Twenty20 international against Pakistan at Abu Dhabi Stadium on Monday.

England kept the same team that lost the first match by eight runs but won the second by 38 runs - both in Dubai. Pakistan also remained unchanged, resisting the temptation to play an extra spinner in Abdul Rehman.

Team:

England: Stuart Broad (captain), Jonny Bairstow, Ravi Bopara, Jos Buttler, Jade Dernbach, Steven Finn, Craig Kieswetter, Eoin Morgan, Samit Patel, Kevin Pietersen, Graeme Swann

Pakistan: Misbah-ul-Haq (captain), Mohammad Hafeez, Awais Zia, Umar Akmal, Asad Shafiq, Shahid Afridi, Shoaib Malik, Umar Gul, Saeed Ajmal, Aizaz Cheema, Hammad Azam

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