Beware, let her in through the door and her evil colleagues Heart Break and Despair will burst in through the toilet window whilst she has you distracted.”Buttler was cutting, too close... but Ultra Edge has nothing, so that’s a fine decision from Richard Kettleborough.“It’s noticeable,” notes Brian Withington, “that England’s batting has understandably become somewhat more cautious as we lurch from the depths of WinViz improbability towards something approaching favouritism. England & Wales Cricket Board Recommended for you New Southampton Weather Forecast, England vs Pakistan, 2nd Test: Cloudy weather is going to greet England, who will look to seal a historic series win here, and Pakistan, who are eyeing a series equalizer. Tried to break it down into a one-day chase, four an over, and got some good momentum going. After I saw that ball to Popey, bit of a sitting duck, I tried to put the pressure back on Pakistan.”With an edge for four, from Woakes. Abid Ali and Azhar Ali got Pakistan through the tea interval, but little further as Abid Ali was tempted into a big shot by Bess, only to see the ball come off the top edge of his bat and caught in the deep by Woakes for 20. Sibley had passed him, meanwhile, and he and Root worked to add 64 runs to the total before he was tempted into a big shot by Yasir Shah that was edged to the slips with the pair on 36 each. England vs Pakistan (ENG vs PAK) 2nd Test Day 1 Highlights: Pakistan ended the first day of the 2nd Test vs England in Southampton at the a score of 126/5, having slumped from 78/1.. I have to get back.”It’s a great pleasure. “Jos should always be in the side,” Shane Warne adds, “because of what he’s capable of, and the leadership he brings, the calmness about him.”That must feel great, says Ian Ward. Perfect timing. 12.53pm EDT 12:53. Bess survived the remainder of that over, leaving Woakes on strike to face Shaheen Afridi with four runs needed; off the first ball of the over, Woakes edged the ball through the slip cordon to the boundary for the required runs. Yet hate myself for losing the faith. Buttler and Woakes then batted through to the lunch break, but the second over after the interval saw Yasir Shah beat Buttler's bat with a delivery that went on to hit off stump, and the England batsman was out for 38. England's Test series against Pakistan will be just as congested as the West Indies one: Three tests in 21 days, not much time for a breather, keeping the players mentally fresh will be crucial for both sides. England vs Pakistan Live Score, 2nd Test, Day 1: Pressure on Pakistan as England look to seal series TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Aug 13, 2020, 14:11 IST Facebook Twitter Linkedin EMail Woakes himself then removed Babar Azam for 5, caught in the slips by Stokes, and Azhar Ali, trapped lbw for 18. Burns started the brighter of the two openers, scoring 10 runs off the first five overs, but his scoring was throttled back and with the first ball of the 11th over, he was trapped lbw by Abbas without having added to his score. Old Trafford has hosted another cracking Covid-era Test. Oof. For his unbeaten innings of 84 runs, Woakes was named player of the match.While five days of play were scheduled for each Test, the first Test reached a result in four days. England v Pakistan 2020 England v Pakistan: talking points from a thrilling first Test Ben Stokes was sorely missed the last time he was absent but he … Having scored 29 off 25 balls in the first innings, England sent out Broad to join Woakes in the hunt for the remaining 21 runs; he ultimately contributed seven runs to a partnership of 17 as Woakes continued to hold up his end, Broad out lbw to Shah. Stokes struck a few overs later, after a Pakistan review confirmed that his delivery to Rizwan would have gone on to hit the stumps; England then used a review in the next over to consign Shadab Khan to the same fate after umpire In an attempt to set a defendable target for England's batsmen to chase, Pakistan came out with aggressive intent; Yasir Shah hit three fours and a six before edging a ball from Broad behind to Buttler. It was missing off, by about three millimetres. Root was next to go three overs later, as Naseem Shah found his edge to dismiss the England captain for 42. So I went out with my wife. England v Pakistan 2020: First Test: Day Four Highlights. Coverage of the first Test between England and Pakistan. With Broad not out on 29, England closed their innings on 219 runs, trailing by 107. “Absolutely,” Buttler replies. Buttler ultimately reached 75 before he was trapped lbw by Yasir Shah while attempting a reverse sweep, ending the partnership at 139 runs. Buttler and Woakes managed to pick up 50 of the required runs before tea, and the pair each reached half-centuries in the 10th over of the final session of the day, followed by the century partnership a few overs later. Is he feeling OK?“Test cricket eh?” says Sam Walker. Broad was out as I returned to the OBO and radio, with four runs required. Asad Shafiq and Mohammad Rizwan put on 38 for the fifth wicket, but a direct hit of the stumps by Sibley saw Shafiq run out for 29 while attempting a quick single. Ahead of the tour to England, Pakistan were scheduled to play three In late May 2020, a revised schedule was issued, starting with the first Test match at Old Trafford from 5 August 2020.The PCB announced that the touring party would go through three rounds of COVID-19 testing prior to leaving Pakistan, and would be tested every five days once in England.On 12 June 2020, the PCB named a touring squad of 29 players for both the Test and T20I matches.On 27 June 2020, due to the high number of positive tests for COVID-19, On 29 July 2020, England named their squad for the first Test, which was unchanged from the side that had Pope reached his fifty early on the third day, but the scoring rate was slow, and shortly after he and Buttler had reached their fifty-partnership, Pope was caught in the gully for 62 off the bowling of Naseem Shah. The wicket of Stokes (9) another three overs later, also caught behind off Shah, continued England's mini-collapse, and the loss of Pope for 7 left them at 117/5, still 160 runs from victory. England v Pakistan 2020 ... and surely his best Test innings.