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Broad: No sympathy for PakistanBroad: No sympathy for Pakistan

Author:  Nigel Brown
Posted on:07 September 2010 - 10:40 AM
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Stuart Broad claims England will have no sympathy for Pakistan when they face the embattled tourists in the second Twenty20 international in Cardiff on Tuesday evening.

England eased to a five-wicket victory in Sunday's first encounter at the Swalec Stadium as a Pakistan side engulfed by allegations of spot-fixing struggled to cope with the absence of key players.

Captain Salman Butt and fast bowlers Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir have all been charged and suspended by the International Cricket Council following allegations of betting irregularities during last month's fourth Test at Lord's.

However, seamer Broad claims there will be no sympathy offered to Pakistan during the remainder of the Twenty20 and subsequent one-day series.

"At the end of the day, as cricketers, you've got one job and that's to perform on the pitch," he said.

"You've got to focus on your bowling and your batting and that's what we've done very well professionally as an England team.

"There's always distractions in international cricket, because that's part of being an international sportsman, probably more than most this week.

"That's why as players you've got to be able to shut things out and focus on what you've got to do.

"I'm sure for the Pakistan team, there's everyone following them around and there's a lot of hype around them at the minute.

"That would be difficult to do, but at the end of the day that's not our problem. We've just got to go out there and try to win."



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