"Hello from Colombo, via a dank, grey Manchester morning. Game four for England of what has been a rather excellent campaign three games, three wins and nestled just below Australia in second place, but with a superior run rate. A win today will take them top, springboarding artistically into the serious end of the round-robin when they play India and Australia, and New Zealand."
"Their opponents, bottom of the table Pakistan, have had a less productive time, with three losses and zero points. Just about the only thing in their favour is that Colombo is a home from home - they've played all their games there. Not that it has been a huge help to their batting, with totals of 129, 159, and 114 splashed across the scorebook."
England enter game four after three wins and sit just below Australia in second place with a superior net run rate. A victory will lift England to the top and provide momentum ahead of matches against India, Australia and New Zealand. Pakistan occupy the bottom of the table with three defeats and zero points. Pakistan have played all their matches at Colombo, which functions as a home venue for them. Batting has underperformed for Pakistan, producing totals of 129, 159 and 114. Play starts at 10.30am in Colombo.
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