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Pakistan on top after England skittled out for 194 nick a catch to wicketkeeper Sarfraz Ahmed. Dawid Malan was also caught by Sarfraz off Hasan for six to leave England struggling at 43 for three. Cook and Jonny Bairstow dug in with a partnership of 57 before Bairstow was bowled for 27 by Faheem Ashraf. Cook, playing in a record-equalling 153rd consecutive Test, was bowled by an excellent delivery from Mohammad Amir to end an innings lasting over three hours.
Mohammed Abbas (4-23) excelled on day one of the Test between Pakistan and England at Lord’s.
By Ed Osmond LONDON, England (Reuters) Pakistan dominated the first day of the opening Test after bowling out England for 184 and battling to 50 for one in overcast conditions at Lord’s yesterday. England captain Joe Root won the toss but apart from a gritty 70 by Alastair Cook, his batsmen failed to show the necessary application as Mohammad Abbas and Hasan Ali took four wickets each with disciplined seam
bowling. England failed to make the positive start they wanted following their heavy Ashes defeat in Australia and a rare series loss in New Zealand. “We’re behind a little bit. Pakistan have had the better day,” Cook said. “We were probably 60 or 70 short on that wicket. But with a five-day Test match you have a chance to come back. “It was a wicket where if you missed your length short or full you got
punished, but three of us got bowled with a bit of movement so there was clearly something in there,” Cook added. Mark Stoneman’s unconvincing international career continued when he was bowled by Abbas for four, beaten as he tried to drive a full-length delivery which clipped the top of his off stump. Root, who could have been run-out before he had scored, played carefully to get to four before driving rashly at a wide ball from Hasan to
STANDING OVATION The experienced lefthander, who hit 14 fours, looked crestfallen after missing out on a 33rd Test century and he trudged slowly back to the pavilion to a standing ovation. Ben Stokes unfurled a few trademark attacking strokes in his 38 but he was trapped lbw by Abbas following a review and England’s last five wickets crumbled for the addition of 16 runs straight after tea. Jos Buttler, on 14, edged Hasan to second slip where Asad Shafiq took a sharp catch. Dom Bess, making his debut, scored five before giving Shafiq another catch off Abbas, Stuart Broad was
ENGLAND 1st innings Alastair Cook b Mohammad Amir 70 Mark Stoneman b Mohammad Abbas 4 Joe Root c Sarfraz Ahmed b Hasan Ali 4 Dawid Malan c Sarfraz Ahmed b Hasan Ali 6 Jonny Bairstow b Faheem Ashraf 27 Ben Stokes lbw Mohammad Abbas 38 Jos Buttler c Asad Shafiq b Hasan Ali 14 Dom Bess c Asad Shafiq b Mohammad Abbas 5 Mark Wood c Mohammad Amir b Hasan Ali 7 Stuart Broad lbw Mohammad Abbas 0 James Anderson not out 0 Extras: (b-1, lb-6, nb-1, w-1) 9 Total: (all out, 58.2 overs) 184 Fall of wickets: 1-12, 2-33, 3-43, 4-100, 5-149, 6-168, 7-168, 8-180, 9-180. Bowling: Mohammad Amir 14-3-41-1, Mohammad Abbas 14-7-23-4, Hasan Ali 15.2- 2-51-4, (w-1, nb-1), Faheem Ashraf 9-2-28-1, Shadab Khan 6-0-34-0. PAKISTAN 1st innings Azhar Ali not out 18 Imam ul-Haq lbw Stuart Broad 4 Haris Sohail not out 21 Extras: (lb-7) 7 Total: (23.0 overs) 50-1 Fall of wickets: 1-12. Bowling: James Anderson 5-2-11-0, Stuart Broad 7-4-10-1, Mark Wood 6-3-9-0, Ben Stokes 4-2-9-0, Dom Bess 1-0-4-0.
lbw to Abbas for nought and Mark Wood was caught by a diving Amir at mid-on for seven. England needed early wickets and Broad snared Pakistan opener Imamul-Haq lbw for four, but the hosts failed to make another breakthrough under the floodlights. Azhar Ali (18 not out) and Haris Sohail (21 not out) were largely untroubled by the England fast bowlers,
although Azhar was dropped in the slips on 16 by Stokes off Wood to complete a poor day for Root’s side at the start of the two-match series. “We had a plan because the pitch was fresh and had moisture so it was to bowl full and straight,” Hasan said. “There was no need for bouncers because we were getting a lot of help from the pitch.”
John, DeNobrega in five-man Kohli to skip Surrey stint after team to represent Guyana in suffering neck injury French Guiana this weekend A FIVE-MAN selection of Jamual John, Paul DeNobrega, Curtis ‘Chappy’ Dey, Paul Chowee-nam and Walter Grant-Stuart departed Guyana via Suriname to compete in this weekend’s Stage Race in French Guiana. The cyclists stopped in Suriname on Wednesday to uplift their travel visas and travelled to French Guiana yesterday. The team is being managed by Marc Sonaram.
The 5-man squad of Jamual John, Paul DeNobrega, Curtis Dey, Paul Cho-wee-nam and Walter Grant-Stuart
(REUTERS) - India cricket captain Virat Kohli has suffered a neck injury during an Indian Premier League (IPL) match and will not play for English county championship side Surrey next month, the country’s cricket board (BCCI) said yesterday. Batsman Kohli had signed a one-month deal to represent Surrey in June to prepare for a Test series against England this year, but injured his neck while fielding for Royal Challengers Bangalore against Sunrisers Hyderabad last week. “Kohli, who was scheduled to play for Surrey in the month of June, has been ruled out from participating,” the
Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said in a statement. “This decision was taken following assessments by the BCCI medical team, subsequent scans and a specialist visit. The Team India captain will now undergo a period of rehabilitation under the supervision of the BCCI medical team.” Kohli is scheduled to undergo a fitness test at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru on June 15 and the BCCI expects him to be fully fit for the tour of England. India begin their tour of England in July with three Twenty20 internationals and three one-day internationals.
Virat Kohli They then take on the hosts in a five-Test series starting in August. Ajinkya Rahane was earlier this month picked to lead India against Afghanistan, who play their maiden Test in Bengaluru in June, keeping in mind Kohli’s county commitments. (nL8N1SF5PP)