England v Pakistan ODIs: All you need to know

The Cricketer provides all the information you need ahead of the three-match ODI series between England and Pakistan

Ben Stokes leads brand-new England ODI squad, featuring raft of uncapped players

What is it?

The three-match one day international series between England and Pakistan, which will make up part of the World Cup Super League 2020-23.

When is it?

First ODI: Thursday, July 8 – Sophia Gardens, Cardiff (1pm BST)

Second ODI: Saturday, July 10 – Lord's, London (11am BST)

Third ODI: Tuesday, July 13 – Edgbaston, Birmingham (1pm BST)

Where is it?

The series kicks off in the Welsh capital with the first day-night match at Sophia Gardens. Both teams move to Lord's for the second game before the series rounds off with a clash at Edgbaston, which is another day-night game.

Who's involved?

An outbreak among players and management staff of Covid-19 cases forcing the entire squad into isolation has meant England have selected a new 18-strong squad for the three-match series.

Ben Stokes, left out of the original party as he recovers from a broken finger, returns to captain the team in place of Eoin Morgan. There are six uncapped players amongst the group, including Brydon Carse, Phil Salt, David Payne, John Simpson, Tom Helm and Will Jacks.

Zak Crawley, Dan Lawrence and Lewis Gregory meanwhile could all make their ODI debuts this summer.

Jos Buttler and Jofra Archer, who are nursing calf and elbow problems respectively, remain unavailable.

^{Brydon Carse is among England's six uncapped players called up at the last minute}

Pakistan's preparations for the tour have been far from ideal following their delayed arrival in the UK, after the end of the PSL was pushed back.

The stand-out selection in their ODI squad comes in the form of Haris Sohail, who missed the South Africa matches and has barely featured in the format since the 2019 World Cup.

Saud Shakeel is back after a heel problem forced him to miss the matches at Centurion and the Wanderers.

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England: Ben Stokes (c), Jake Ball, Danny Briggs, Brydon Carse, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Lewis Gregory, Tom Helm, Will Jacks, Dan Lawrence, Saqib Mahmood, Dawid Malan, Craig Overton, Matt Parkinson, David Payne, Phil Salt, John Simpson, James Vince

Pakistan: Babar Azam (capt), Shadab Khan (vice-capt), Abdullah Shafique, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Haris Sohail, Hasan Ali, Imam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Salman Ali Agha, Sarfaraz Ahmed (wk), Saud Shakeel, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Usman Qadir

What are the odds?

England are 1/1 with Sky bet to win the series by any margin but Pakistan are slight favourites at 4/5. You can back either nation to complete a 3-0 clean sweep at 5/1.

^{Haris Sohail is back in the ODI fold}

Will fans be permitted?

After being added to the next phase of the government's pilot scheme to return fans to venues, Sophia Gardens is expected to be at 50 per cent capacity for the first ODI.

That number will rise to 100 per cent for the second game at Lord's, the first time a capacity crowd will have watched an international match in England since the pandemic began.

While at Edgbaston, 80 per cent crowds will be in attendance as the road to normality continues.

Where can I follow it?

Sky Sports Cricket (Sky 404, Talk Talk 404, BT TV 423, Virgin 504) will broadcast the series in the United Kingdom, with the content available online via its streaming platform Sky Go.

Test Match Special will provide live ball-by-ball commentary via BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra and the BBC Sport website, while BBC Two will broadcast hour-long TV highlights a few hours after each match’s conclusion.

Pakistan fans can tune in via Ten Sports and PTV Sports.

Sony Six and Sony LIV is the place to watch the series for viewers in India.

Fox Sports and Channel 7 have the rights in Australia, while it is SKY Sport NZ who are carrying the games in New Zealand.

SuperSport will broadcast the matches in South Africa, Flow Sports in the Caribbean, and Willow TV in the United States.