Moeen Ali admits England may make 'few adjustments for the next T20I.
England may be trying to rework their offensive and get back on track, so Olly Stone and Tom Helm might make their national team debut.
The English team is trying to manage their roster through seven games in 13 days, so they plan to make "a handful of changes" for Friday night's third Twenty20 International against Pakistan in Karachi.
After Richard Gleeson departed the field in the first T20I with "some minor pain," they were forced to replace him with Liam Dawson for Thursday's ten-wicket loss. However, they are likely to make more lineup changes for the series' third game.
In the second T20I, England used three left-arm seamers and three spinners, but they may attempt to switch up their attack with the addition of Olly Stone and Tom Helm. Luke Wood's second international debut was far more challenging than his first, while David Willey has struggled in this series, giving up 85 runs in 7.3 wicketless overs.
"There will be a handful of changes tomorrow, with guys coming back," England captain Moeen Ali said. "We haven't decided who just yet, but we need to think of creative solutions to obtain wickets. The most critical factor in a game is not how many runs you score but how many doors you take.
"To my mind, we bowled quite competently. Today, Dawson was outstanding and delivered four excellent overs. But I felt like we could have accomplished much more. Not a single person delivered a true bouncer, and we missed some opportunities to go better. In any case, we may take the necessary lessons from that."
Moeen said that Will Jacks, one of two fit hitters sidelined in the first two games along with his Oval Invincibles teammate Jordan Cox, will have to wait his turn before being included in England's bowling attack adjustments.
Moeen promised that everyone would get a shot at it eventually. "You shouldn't just give out games because of their popularity. They have to prove themselves worthy of being there. Alex Hales has entered the competition, Phil Salt is batting leadoff, and Jos Buttler has yet to join. Someone of the caliber of Will Jacks will have to wait.
"Everybody in England knows he's a fantastic player, so I have no doubt you'll get to watch him play at some point during this tour. We have a lot of people returning from injuries, so we're going to switch things up a bit over the course of these next five games."
Chris Woakes and Mark Wood, who have both bowled with solid pace in training and pre-match warm-ups, are not anticipated to participate until the Lahore leg of the tour. At the same time, Reece Topley may also come into contention as England tries to ease him back from an ankle niggle.
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