Meanwhile, England captain Alastair Cook said it was a really satisfying victory for them. “It doesn’t mean we have learnt all our lessons but we have certainly made a step forward in playing in these conditions.”
Cook said, “We want Kevin Pietersen to open as we have seen his power and the destructiveness he can cause in the power-play. He’s got a strike-rate of about 85 in one-dayers so he’s always going to score quickly.”
Cook said, “We’ve talked about the disappointments of the Test series against Pakistan and we don’t need to keep going over that but we’ve shown a lot of character to turn that around.”
“In this one-day series we could have felt down on ourselves but the lads have shown tremendous character in picking themselves up and fronting up to the challenge and, from one to eleven, all have played crucial parts in our wins,” he added.