Pakistan vs England today playing XI and overview: England edge closer to Pakistan’s 556-run target as Root and Brook dominate England is on a roll, folks. Harry Brook and Joe Root lit up the field on day four of the first Test against Pakistan in Multan.
Brook’s made his innings look a knock up as he’s bowled out on 141* while Root is still standing with 176* under his belt.The visitors are trailing Pakistan by 64 runs in the first innings, but together they’ve got them. Not bad, huh? Now, here’s the kicker:
Pakistan leg spinner Abrar Ahmad was too sick to make it to the field.It’s a real blow for Pakistan as Abrar hasn’t been able to take a wicket since bowling 35 overs yielding 174 runs. Ouch. Oh, and Babar Azam? Now he’s probably kicking himself because he just dropped a simple catch off Root.
That pull shot on the leg side? Yeah, he should’ve had that. On the bright side, we don’t all make up the stupidest mistakes, right?For Root, he’s been on fire and bettered Alastair Cook’s gargantuan total of 12,472 runs. Brook? He’s having a day too, his century taking 84 overs, eight boundaries and a six.
It is Brook’s sixth Test century, and four of them have been in Test cricket against Pakistan.For sure he’s got their number.Earlier, Zak Crawley, who had looked unassailable, was bowled where he should have been for 78 after a sharp flick off Shaheen Afridi, only for it to go to Aamer Jamal at midwicket.That ended a 109-run second wicket partnership. But slowing down? No, England aren’t about that life.
Playing XI Pakistan: Said Ayub, Babar Azam WC, Mohammad Rizwan (WK), Shan Masood (C), Salman Ali Agha, Abdullah Shafique, Saud Shakeel (VC), Aamir Jamal, Abrar Ahmad, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Afridi.
England: Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jamie Smith, Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson, Brydon Carse, Jack Leach, Shoaib Bashir, Zak Crawley.
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