ICC Champions Trophy 2017

A good come back by Pakistan saw them come through against Sri Lanka by 3 wickets

Semi Final 1 - Cardiff
England v Pakistan - Wednesday

Semi Final 2 - Edgbaston
India v Bangladesh - Thursday

Jason Roy has been dropped by England and replaced by Jonny Bairstow

Let's hope it is a positive move Bairstow in for Roy - a sniff of a 50 over trophy for quite a while if we beat Pakistan

Pakistan won the toss and asked England to bat
Currently 96-2 off 21 overs

The decision to play Bairstow instead of Roy was the right one, as Roy has been lucky to stay in the side for this long. Bairstow got 43 today too, although his innings was one of the few bright spots for England on a day when Pakistan always seemed to have the England batsmen under control. England's faltering innings eventually reached 211, being bowled out in 49.5 overs, with Root top score with 46.

So England make 211 all out after being 127/2 at the 27 over mark, therefore making only 84 from the last 23 overs available.

Pakistan reach the total for the loss of just 2 wickets
215/2 in he 37th over

Bad day at the office all round for England. Never really got their game going at all. One of those days unfortunately. But England have improved immeasurably since the last World Cup in ODI cricket.
A shame about today but the future looks bright in ODI terms imo.

Yeah, a disappointing end to the tournament for England, but still so much improved from the World Cup....on to 2019!