Akmal hit on nose

Pak batsman Umar Akmal was sent out of Thursday's warm-up match against Somerset after hitting on the nose by a ball during practice. Akmal received medical treatment on site after being hit by a bowled ball. Pak team manager Yawar Saeed said he has a bit of bleeding but nothing broken. Saeed said Akmal was replaced by Azhar Ali, who would be fit for Pak's T20 and ODI series against England. Abdul Razzaq joined Akmal after he injured his back through the match against Somerset.

Saeed said he felt pain in the right side of his back when practicing and is now having treatment. He said they will monitor his condition over the next few days. Razzaq's injury meant that Pak was down to 11 fit players in its team. Saeed said earlier that Pak would be calling up 3 replacement players for the ODIs.