England and Pakistan are currently locking horns in the ongoing final of the 2022 T20 World Cup at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground. The final showdown is taking place in front of a packed crowd. As the game kickstarted, the Jos Buttler side won the toss and opted to bowl first in the very important showdown. Both sides are unchanged for the mega-final.
As the players walked out on the ground, the England players were seen wearing black armbands in the fixture to pay respect to David English. For the unversed, David English is considered the Godfather of English Cricket. He passed away on Saturday (November 12) aged 76.
Ahead of the game, Jos Buttler, the captain of the England cricket team took to his Twitter and paid respects to the English. He wrote:
“So sad to hear the news of David English passing away. One of life’s great characters, so fun to spend time with, and a producer of some of the best English cricketers through his wonderful Bunbury Festivals. RIP,”
Here, check out the Tweet:
So sad to hear the news of David English passing away. One of life’s great characters, so fun to spend time with and producer of some of the best English cricketers through his wonderful Bunbury Festivals. RIP ❤️ pic.twitter.com/RK3SXUOfSr
— Jos Buttler (@josbuttler) November 12, 2022
Chris Woakes also took to his social media and paid his condolences to the great David English. He wrote:
“Such sad news to hear the passing of David English. An Incredible man who did amazing things for our great game and was always amazing company, never a dull moment. RIP Dave,” wrote England all-rounder Chris Woakes.
Here, check out the Tweet:
Such sad news to hear the passing of David English. An Incredible man who did amazing things for our great game and was always amazing company, never a dull moment.
RIP Dave 💔 @BunburyCricket— Chris Woakes (@chriswoakes) November 13, 2022
Here are the playing XIs of both teams:
England: Jos Buttler, Alex Hales, Philip Salt, Ben Stokes, Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Chris Woakes, Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid
Pakistan: Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Haris, Shan Masood, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Afridi
