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Alastair Cook’s magnificent century took England to their first victory of the series. This is also the first century for England on this tour. 137 he scored is his highest ODI score. Ravi Bopara was the only other person to score above 20. The match was sealed with Steven Finn’s early burst that jolted Pakistan heavily. After winning [...]

Pakistan 1st innings 99 England 1st innings 141 Pakistan 2nd innings 365 England 2nd innings 252 Pakistan won by 71 runs.  England came in as a Number 1 team but went back whitewashed. Their hope of being a consistent team at the top took a beating. England’s inability in playing spin was exposed by the [...]

Pakistan 1st innings 99 England 1st innings 141 Pakistan 2nd innings 365 England 36/0 at the end of Day Three. England need another 288 runs to win. England have crossed 300 only once in this series. Bowled out below 200 thrice and once below 100. It gives us an assessment of what lies ahead for England. They [...]

Pakistan 1st innings 99 England 1st innings 142 Pakistan 2nd innings 222 Pakistan lead by180 runs Pakistan continued their supremacy over England with another strong performance. England started the day with a slender lead of five runs. Pakistan hoped to get the remaining four wickets very quickly. The last four wickets added 37 runs. After that Pakistan [...]

Pakistan 1st innings 257 England 1st innings 327 Pakistan 2nd innings 214 England 2nd innings 72 Pakistan won by 72 runs. Pakistan came back amazingly to win an incredible test match. Azhar Ali and Asad Shafiq rescued Pakistan with a gritty 88 run stand. The new ball did the damage for Pakistan after Monty Panesar [...]

Pakistan 1st innings 257 all out England 1st innings 327 all out Pakistan 2nd innings 125 /4 Pakistan lead by 55 runs at the end of Day Three England won the crucial third day to fancy their chances of leveling the series.  The lower order gave them a lead of 70. More than handy on a weary [...]

Pakistan 1st innings 257 all out England 1st innings 207/5 trail by 50 runs at the end of Day One. A classic see-saw day of test cricket. England were first to take the opportunity when they allowed Pakistan to add only one run to the overnight score. Alastair Cook and Jonathan Trott threatened to take full control [...]

With Tremlett unfit for the remaining matches, England chose to go with two spinners. Junaid Khan came in for Aizaz Cheema.  Pakistan opted to bat first to make use of the conditions to their advantage. The pitch was flat but started to take turn very early.  Pakistan openers started sedately looking to provide a solid platform. After [...]

England 1st innings 192 Pakistan 1st innings 338 England 2nd innings 160 Pakistan 2nd innings 15/0 Pakistan won by ten wickets.  England were always behind the race in this test. They restricted Pakistan’s lead below 150. They needed to bat well to have any chance in the test. But collapsed again inside 200. The situation called for a better performance [...]

England 1st innings 192 Pakistan 1st innings 288/7 Lead England by 96 runs at the end of Day two Pakistan have a lead of 96 by the close of play. England will be happy with the two late wickets. The day started with openers starting off well for Pakistan. The pitch remained flat and England’s bowlers failed to [...]