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Despite not having tasted defeat to an English or Great Britain side for over a decade, Kangaroos prop Matt Scott admits the team are expecting the toughest match of their Four Nations campaign on Sunday (0100 Monday AEDT).With two Queensland greats in Mal Meninga and Wayne Bennett in opposite coaching boxes, this game has been eagerly anticipated ever since Meningas controversial comments about his former coach in a newspaper column earlier this month.Bennetts been under fire from the English media following their teams defeat to New Zealand two weeks ago followed by two taciturn post-match TV interviews conducted by the veteran coach.Meningas side have had no such issues with the coachs relaxed approach and two relatively comfortable wins over Scotland and New Zealand leading to a happy camp.Scott, a veteran of three UK tours, believes Meningas experience gained from coaching 10 State of Origin series has been crucial in producing an environment geared around success.Hes a relaxed guy and was a relaxed player and with the Queensland side it was always about having fun, Scott said.Blokes getting on, but most importantly getting the job done, is crucial and that is what he did with the Maroons from 2006 and there are a lot similarities here.Its in stark contrast to the approach of Tim Sheens, who stood down after seven years in charge having failed to win the 2015 Four Nations series.Sheensy was a little bit more intense in what we did, Scott said.It was a lot more video and structure whereas Mal has been a lot more focused on the feeling around the group, in the jersey and the feeling of what it means to play for Australia.Scott will be at the coalface in the starting front row at the Olympic Stadium against Sam Burgess, James Graham and Co and he admits being wary of the threat of an England side who have to win the game to avoiding exiting the tournament.Its going to be physical and it going to be a real test for both packs, he said.I think theyll be a lot better than they were against Scotland but its definitely a match both sides will have been looking forward to.Meninga has made two changes to his starting line-up with Cooper Cronk recalled after sitting out the win over the Kiwis along with Josh Dugan whos preferred to Justin ONeill.Cronk replaces Michael Morgan, and Shannon Boyd is replaced by Tyson Frizzel.However, Boyd is on stand-by to replace Sam Thaiday, should the veteran Queensland forward fail to recover from a knee injury.Team: Darius Boyd, Valentine Holmes, Greg Inglis, Josh Dugan, Blake Ferguson, Johnathan Thurston, Cooper Cronk, Matt Scott, Cameron Smith, Aaron Woods, Boyd Cordner, Matt Gillett, Trent Merrin. 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As with Butt and Mohammad Amir, Asif returned to playing when his ban elapsed but was held back from first-class action with the PCB wanting to regulate his comeback carefully. Asifs four wickets helped his side to victory by an innings and 100 runs against Islamabad. WAPDA presently lead the table being unbeaten so far with three straight wins.FATA takes a flight with first victoryFederally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), a side only inducted into the first-class circuit last year, won their first match of the season by thumping Pakistan International Airlines by 157 runs in Sialkot. In 2013, the PCB under Zaka Ashrafs chairmanship recognised FATA as a Full Member of the domestic circuit and allowed them to try and qualify for first-class cricket. They eventually made it to the main round of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy last year but finished bottom of Pool B.Irfanullah Shah, a 21-year-old pace bowler from Banu, a town bordering with North Waziristan, was the star as he claimed eight wickets in the match. FATA consolidated in their second innings after edging a two-run lead in the first innings, and set PIA a target of 345. Former Test batsman Faisal Iqbal (74) and Shahid Ilyas (51) were the only batsmen to offer some resilience beforre the side fell for 187.ddddddddddddUmar Akmal in a contract mixUmar Akmal missed the game against his former departmental and employer Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited at the Gaddafi Stadium. The reason offered was a minor injury but reports suggested Umar did not want to end his chances of returning to his previous team who have kept his contract open to allow such a move. There is no set rule or policy, but an understanding allows Umar to decide if he wants to plot a return. But had he played against them, the department could have shut the door on any comeback. Lahore Whites were captained by Asif Raza instead and SNGPL, despite having a decent lead of 178, ended up drawing the game.Another Akmal stepping upAfter suffering a finger injury against Sri Lanka in 2014, Adnan Akmal was replaced by Sarfraz Ahmed and has not returned to the national side with Sarfraz having cemented his position in all formats. Adnan has had a quiet two years since losing his place, but recently struck form with 107 for SNPGL against Lahore Whites following scores of 69, 114 not out and 60 not out.Islamabad hold on in thrillerThere was a gripping finish at the Diamond Cricket Ground in Islamabad - a venue known to be tough for batsmen - where National Bank of Pakistan finished nine wickets down and 13 runs short of their target. Requiring 228 in 70 overs, NBP never looked in control as they fell to 92 for 6 but a 70-run stand for the seventh wicket between Qaisar Abbas (50) and Faizan Khan (26*) brought about the tense conclusion. Rawalpindi pushed hard for the final wicket but Faizan and No. 11 Atif Jabbar - who had come together with 36 needed - held out. ' ' '