Pakistan had to wait a week following victory over England at The Oval to have their rise to the No. 1 Test ranking confirmed and they will get only a couple of days to enjoy the accolade before walking out at the Ageas Bowl, on the ring-road-and-retail-park outskirts of Southampton, with the slightly less awe-inspiring billing of ninth-best ODI side in the world.Thats life in the tightly scheduled world of international cricket, as Frank Sinatra didnt quite sing: Riding high in August, shot down in August. Azhar Ali, Pakistans ODI captain, played his part in the Test sides success, spanking the six that effectively took them to No. 1 (once the elements had nixed Indias chances of a 3-0 win in the Caribbean) and he is hopeful that some of the positivity engendered by the first leg of the tour will bleed through into the rest.Misbah-ul-Haq has been rightly hailed for his leadership in Tests but even he had his struggles with Pakistans 50-over cricket and since handing over to Azhar after the last World Cup results in ODIs have continued to be indifferent. They managed to hold off West Indies as Bangladesh surged through to make the Champions Trophy cut-off last year but now sit outside the top eight, with qualification for the World Cup at stake.Nevertheless, Azhar was able to enjoy the south-coast sunshine and bask briefly in a little reflected success before turning his attention to the challenge ahead in the five-match series against England.Confidence is very high and belief is there, obviously coming in from the Test series, we had a very good couple of months here. We take that confidence into the one-day internationals as well, Azhar said.It is a massive boost and a proud moment for Pakistan cricket and the whole nation is very happy about it, as players the team is really happy about it. Its definitely a good thing for us, our one-day ranking is not great right now but we will take the opportunity the way the team is performing, hopefully we can convert it into ODIs as well. He could also point to the low expectations people had of Pakistans chances of Test success in England - where they had not played in six years - when the team turned up to make the Ageas Bowl their base for a preparatory camp two months ago. No one rated us very highly [when we arrived] - a few people said we would be competitive but there were doubts if we could win the Test matches here. The boys really believed in the Test matches so here also, we believe we can do it.Pakistan were handed a 3-1 defeat by Eoin Morgans side in the more familiar environs of the UAE last winter but this series will take on greater significance, with the next two ICC 50-over trophies to be contested in England. Azhar described it as a good opportunity for us to keep in touch with the conditions and was also hopeful of ending a personal run of 12 innings and more than a year without passing 50 in ODIs.When you play international cricket, pressure is always there, he said. Ive had a few starts in recent months but I didnt convert into big scores so I will focus on that. As a batsman I need to score some big runs.Morgan would doubtless concur about the twin demands of captaincy and scoring heavily. He has not played for a month, after chipping a bone in his finger while playing for Middlesex, but proclaimed that a lack of matches doesnt bother me at all. His last half-century in either limited-overs format came in the UAE last November but he did find some form with an unbeaten 47 when England last played at the Ageas Bowl - an eight-wicket T20 win against Sri Lanka - and it is a ground where he averages 65.85, with two hundreds, in ODIs.Morgans style of captaincy has largely been free of prescriptions, preferring to grant his side the freedom to play in the way that suits them best, and he is also wary of predictions. Englands No. 5 ranking in part reflects how far they had slipped by the time of the World Cup (when they did even worse than Pakistan), as well as their inconsistency despite a year of record-breaking performances, and Morgan was grateful that the ECBs professed commitment to the one-day game extended to providing him with a full-strength side at the end of long summer.Ben Stokes is set to return after suffering a calf tear in the second Test against Pakistan, initially only as a batsman, while Mark Wood should make his first international appearance since the UAE tour, having recovered from ankle surgery. Alex Hales, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Moeen Ali and Chris Woakes have all been included after playing in the majority of Englands fixtures across this season.Yes, delighted, Morgan said of selection. I think its hugely important playing against Pakistan who are flying high at the minute, in Test cricket, but that rubs off on any side doing well. 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Luke Lewis has agreed to a one-year contract extension which will keep the veteran NRL back-rower at Cronulla until the end of 2017.Off-contract at the end of this year, the 33-year-old has agreed to terms but is yet to put pen to paper.Lewis reportedly attracted interest from South Sydney but has elected to stay put in the Shire in what shapes as his 17th and final season in the top flight.Its been good to get the decision out of the way, Lewis said on Wednesday.I havent got anything done and dusted as of yet but I have agreed to terms and Im looking forward to another year at the Sharks.With skipper Paul Gallen to re-sign, Chris Heighington and Sam Tagataese are the only members of the Sharks top 17 whose futures remain up in the air.Lewis and fellow veteran Gallen sat out Wednesdays session at Central Coast Stadium but will run out againstt Souths on Monday night.ddddddddddddhe side has bunkered down in camp in Terrigal as they search for answers after going winless the past three weeks.While Shane Flanagans team has only lost four games this year, they find themselves in a hole three weeks out from the semi-finals having been knocked from top spot by Melbourne.Lewis said they didnt handle the pressure of being the hunted and were caught off guard by sides aiming up against them.When youre sitting up the top there - Melbourne are getting it as well, now Canberra, everyones going to be wanting to knock Canberra off - its just what happens, Lewis said.And its a great challenge for us. 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