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08/28 10:46 CDT England's seamers rip through Pakistan for 110, taking a
180-run lead at Lord's
England's seamers rip through Pakistan for 110, taking a 180-run lead at Lord's
By FOSTER NIUMATA
Associated Press
LONDON (AP) --- England can anticipate finishing day two against Pakistan in
the Lord's test as it started on Friday --- batting.
England was all out for 290 in the morning and its four seam bowlers then tore
through Pakistan for 110 in 37.2 overs for a first-innings lead of 180.
Ollie Robinson had 4-11 off 13 overs, including six maidens.
Jofra Archer had 3-26 from 11.2, Josh Tongue had two wickets and a luckless Gus
Atkinson none.
Azan Awais was easily the standout for Pakistan. The novice opener, after
scoring 0 and 9 in the first test defeat in Leeds last week, lasted to the 35th
over, digging in against 102 balls to score 46. He was out top-edging a pull to
the boundary.
Awais' innings was remarkable considering the next best runs in Pakistan's
scoreboard was 20 extras.
He was the second-to-last man out at 106-8. Pakistan was effectively nine down
because Awais' opening partner Imam-ul-Haq couldn't bat due to a low grade left
calf tear sustained while fielding on Thursday.
It's questionable how much of a difference a full lineup would have made for
Pakistan.
The bowling was too good.
Pakistan lost its most in-form batter Abdullah Shafique right on lunch, taken
at 16-2 in 14.1 overs.
Captain Babar Azam, coming back from a finger injury that made him miss the
first test, walked out after lunch, hit a couple of boundaries through the
covers then edged Tongue to third slip.
Saud Shakeel was the only batter other than Awais to reach double figures. He
had 16 from 16 balls when he was pinned by Robinson on his back leg.
After a 30-minute rain delay, Mohammad Rizwan was also out lbw to Robinson.
The wickets fell in a hurry from that point.
Ali Usman played Archer onto his stumps, Khurram Shahzad edged Robinson to
second slip and Awais finally fell.
Archer missed claiming Mohammad Ali, who was dropped by Joe Root at leg slip,
but the fast bowler bowled Mohammad Abbas to end the innings.
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