Stuart Broad struck with his first delivery in England’s final ICC Cricket World Cup warm-up match against Pakistan, but the Nottinghamshire bowler could not inspire a victory ahead of their World Cup opener against Australia on Saturday, as they lost by four wickets at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
Broad had Pakistan opener Nasir Jamshed well held by James Tredwell at second slip with his first ball and also claimed the wicket of Umar Akmal en route to figures of two for 51.
His Notts team-mate Alex Hales also played and scored 31 off 47 balls before he stroked Shahid Afridi to mid-wicket, while James Taylor did not play.
Joe Root top scored for England with 85 runs and Gary Ballance hit 57 as posted a score of 250-8 from their 50 overs.
But Misbah-ul-Haq struck an unbeaten 91 for Pakistan and Akmal 65 as they scored 252-6, winning with seven balls left, having been 78-4 at one stage in their innings.
The Pakistan pair combined in a match-winning 133-run fifth-wicket stand.
The biggest worry for England going into the World Cup is the form of captain Eoin Morgan, who failed to score for the third time in his last four innings.
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