We're not a number nine team: Pakistan

Pakistan allrounder Imad Wasim insists his side are determined to show their one-day international credentials after a pair of lacklustre efforts against England.

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Imad and his teammates are currently ninth in the International Cricket Council one-day rankings after defeats in Southampton and at Lord's left them 2-0 down with three to play.

Azhar Ali's side currently sit eight rankings points behind the eighth-placed West Indies and are desperate to gain ground in order to secure automatic qualification for the 2019 World Cup.

Hosts England and the other top seven ranked ODI teams as of September 30 next year will qualify automatically for the tournament.

Imad says the tourists have it in them to battle back in the third match at Trent Bridge on Tuesday night (AEST).

"It's the first time we've ever been number nine in the world," he said.

"But if we stay united – which we are – we're going to show the cricketing world what we're capable of, just like we did in the Test matches.

"We're number one in them, and we're really looking forward to putting our rankings up in the one-dayers.

"With the talent we've got, I don't think it's a number nine team."

Pakistan can move to within four points of the Windies with victories in the final three matches of the series, but will drop to 10 points behind if they lose the series 5-0.

Imad's career-best 63 not out at Lord's helped Pakistan recover from being 2-3 early in their innings, but they were then unable to defend their total of 251 all out.

Imad, who was born in the Welsh city of Swansea before his family returned to Pakistan when he was a child, added he was looking forward to a return to the country of his birth for the final match of the series in Cardiff.

Before then, the tourists will seek to keep the series alive in Nottingham, where the hosts will be boosted by the return to the bowling crease of allrounder Ben Stokes.

Stokes, who played as a batsman only in the first two matches of the series due to a calf injury, will add an extra bowling weapon to captain Eoin Morgan's arsenal, while left-armer David Willey is also in line for a return after recovering from a hand injury.

"He's a great cricketer, a genuine allrounder and one of the best (in the world)," Imad said of Stokes.

"When Ben Stokes is fit to bowl, England are definitely even stronger.

"But if we get ourselves right, we're going to give them a tough time."

Pakistan will be without opener Mohammad Hafeez, who has been ruled out of the remainder of the tour with a calf injury.