England v Pakistan T20 tips: Buttler and Wood the ones to back with bat and ball for hosts

Wicketkeeper-batsman Buttler has top scored in four of the nine Twenty20 Internationals he’s turned out in this year.

Couple that stat with the fact he’s set to play in front of an adoring home county crowd at Lancashire’s ground here, and you’ve got a recipe for success.

With behind the stumps alternative Jonny Bairstow rested, the gloves should pass to Buttler, whose best England batsman odds of a nifty 9/2 can be exploited here.

Mark Wood to be best England bowler

Durham paceman Wood was best with the ball in the last ODI against Pakistan. He also performed admirably when making his Twenty20 International debut at Old Trafford against New Zealand last year, taking eye-catching figures of 3-26.

Although changes are inevitable, head coach Trevor Bayliss should definitely resist taking Wood out of the England attack as he has proved a thorn in Pakistan’s side in shorter forms of cricket.

Taking that into account, getting on a fabulous 4/1 price for Wood to be best England bowler again is definitely worth a wager.

Sohail Tanvir to be best Pakistan bowler

Alterations among the tourists are also expected, and one bowler that certainly got joy against England when they toured the United Arab Emirates (where Pakistan play their home games) last autumn was left-arm all-rounder Tanvir.

Recalled by his country just for this T20 international, Tanvir took five wickets across three cricket contests like this last year, including 2-31 and 2-36.

England is an awfully long way to come to not play, so Tanvir is worth a punt to be top Pakistan bowler at 7/2 as he’s a fresh threat the hosts haven’t had to think about during the summer.

England to be King of the Crease

And the last of the England v Pakistan T20 tips is to pile on the hosts to be King of the Crease. This means they win the match, put on the highest opening partnership and have the biggest score after 6 overs.

Superb 6/4 odds say the hosts can fulfil all those criteria and, irrespective of how the toss goes, whether setting the standard or making a run chase, Bayliss has elite players to make the most of the powerplay.

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