As if off-field scandals weren't enough to deal with, Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi has the difficult task of motivating his team following their Twenty20 drubbing by England in the first match at Cardiff on Sunday
Afridi wins the toss and bats first but, despite taking 11 off Ryan Sidebottom's first over, Pakistan soon capitulate to 22-4 after just five overs as Tim Bresnan takes two wickets
There are worse places to be in the world right now, but the Pakistan dugout is not the place for cracking jokes or tomfoolery
The dashing Umar Akmal attempts to provide some form of resistance, skipping down the track to slay Graeme Swann for two straight sixes, but the off-spinner has his revenge when he bowls him for 17
Pakistan's evening goes from farce to slapstick as Mohammad Hafeez, who faced 32 balls for 14, is run out by a smart piece of fielding from Nottinghamshire duo Sidebottom and Swann as Pakistan's misery continues at 55-6
Sidebottom dismisses Abdul Razzaq and Umar Gul with successive deliveries to reduce Pakistan to 85-9 but misses out on the hat-trick
Bresnan claims the wicket of Shoaib Akhtar to end the Pakistan innings in the 19th over and finish with figures of 3-10. England will need only 90 to seal the series 2-0
The Swalec Stadium looks splendid with the sun setting and the lights blazing down on the turf, but the ground is only around a third full on a cold September night
Craig Kieswetter, who here hits a six off a free ball after Gul delivers a no-ball, and Steven Davies help England put on 24 for the first two overs and the result looks a formality
Shoaib removes Davies in the third over and then Umar Akmal runs out Kieswetter in the same over as Pakistan check the hosts' smooth progress
England appear to be coasting but lose captain Paul Collingwood for 21 and then Ravi Bopara (above) for 12 in successive overs to be 63-4, however, they only need a further 27 runs from 54 balls
Eoin Morgan, keeping up his reputation as the finisher in England's side, steers the hosts to an empahtic six-wicket victory with six overs in hand and ensure another miserable result for Pakistan
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