England hold nerve to win series

ENGLAND captain Stuart Broad praised the team’s resolve after they bounced back from a 3-0 Test defeat by Pakistan to win the one-day and Twenty20 series.

Tuesday, February 28, 2012
England players celebrate after sealing a 2-1 T20 series win against Pakistan. Net photo.

ENGLAND captain Stuart Broad praised the team’s resolve after they bounced back from a 3-0 Test defeat by Pakistan to win the one-day and Twenty20 series.England won the decisive third Twenty20 by five runs to build on their 4-0 triumph in the one-day series."I think we showed great character to come back from those Test defeats and win the one-day series,” said Broad.England looked to be heading for a defeat in the third Twenty20 in Abu Dhabi when Pakistan reached 107-3 after 17 overs in pursuit of a modest target of 130.But some brilliant death bowling by Broad and Jade Dernbach turned the match around.Broad only conceded four runs from the penultimate over to leave 13 required from the last and Dernbach bowled Pakistan skipper Misbah-ul-Haq off the final ball of the match when a six would have won it for the hosts.