For a white-ball collective who were called out publicly in India for an apparent lack of hard work in the nets, everyone was fit and available to be put through their paces at the national academy ground next to the redeveloped stadium where they will open their Champions Trophy campaign against Australia on Saturday.
It was a dark moment for Pakistani cricket, with the team exiled from their homeland for almost a decade afterwards due to the security concerns that made it impossible for overseas sides to visit.
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Read MoreIt might also prove significant for Brendon McCullum’s tenure as England coach, with the New Zealander now in charge across all formats having revived the fortunes of the Test team since taking on that particular job in the summer of 2022.
It means expectations for this tournament are at rock bottom.
For a man who makes the most of positive vibes, McCullum could do without the impending sense of doom surrounding English cricket right now being exacerbated by another limp tournament exit following the twin T20 and ODI World Cup over the space of nine months that cost previous white-ball coach Matthew Mott to lose his job last summer.
England certainly have the talent to put together a run in this tournament. But there are still a few selection issues they need to resolve ahead if they are to hit the ground running in Pakistan.
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Read MoreBen Duckett, back in training on Wednesday following a groin injury, and Phil Salt are a lock after doing okay in India, the opening pair providing starts but failing to go on. Joe Root will move back up to No 3 after Tom Banton came in there for the final ODI in India last week to bolster the batting.
The good news for England is that Jamie Smith is fit to return after missing all three India ODIs with a calf injury. Expect him to bat at seven and keep wicket, with Salt relinquishing the gloves.
Adil Rashid, England’s greatest-ever white-ball spinner, is a certainty.
The final spot then comes down to a choice between Brydon Carse, Jamie Overton, Saqib Mahmood and Gus Atkinson.
Carse, who enjoyed an outstanding debut Test series in Pakistan last October, is the favourite at this stage if he can shake off a toe niggle that required stitches this week.
He bowled in the nets on Wednesday at about 75 per cent and England are hopeful he’ll be fit for Saturday. If he isn’t, it comes down to a straight choice between Overton and Mahmood.
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