England paid for two batting collapses in a six-wicket defeat against Pakistan in the first one-day international at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium. They first had to overcame a miserable start, stumbling to 14 for three after choosing to bat - and then following a stand of 133 between Eoin Morgan (76) and James Taylor (60) contrived to lose another four wickets for 14. England's resulting 216 all out was highly vulnerable, and so it proved as Pakistan sauntered past it with more than six overs to spare - thanks to another century from Mohammad Hafeez (102no), alongside a career-best 62 not out from...
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