England vs Pakistan 3rd test day 2

[Ashwani Jindal]

Sohail Khan marked his return to Test cricket after a five-year absence with a maiden five-wicket haul as Pakistan dismissed England for 297 on the first day of the third Test at Edgbaston. After Sohail sparked a top-order collapse, England were indebted to left-handers Gary Ballance (70) and Moeen Ali (63) for taking them to what could yet prove a challenging total. Sohail, a 32-year-old right-arm quick, removed a quartet of top-order batsman on his way to figures of five for 96 in 23 overs. Pakistan knocked down the first of those pillars when Root, playing one of his favourite back-foot forcing shots, edged Sohail and was held by sometimes fallible slip fielder Mohammad Hafeez for just three. Sohail had taken two wickets for eight runs in nine balls and England were 48 for two. Left-handed opener Cook, carrying on from where he left off in Manchester, made 45 in 52 balls, including eight fours before Rahat Ali had him lbw Cook reviewed, more in hope than expectation, but was duly given out to leave England 75 for three. James Vince guided England to 100 for three at lunch.
Ali completed a 99-ball fifty when, up on one leg in the style of former West Indies opener Gordon Greenidge, he pulled Rahat for his fifth four. Mohammad Amir, who appeared to be nursing a calf problem, then struck twice with the new ball, including removing Ali when the batsman’s loose drive saw Ahmed hold his fifth catch of the innings. Sohail, appropriately, ended the day’s play when had No 11 James Anderson lbw for five.

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