Manchester: England fast bowler Chris Woakes has expressed that there'll "definitely be belief " that England can win the First Test against Pakistan at Old Trafford.
At stumps on day three, Pakistan were 137-8 in their second innings - already in a strong position with a 244 run lead after earlier bowling England out for 219 in their first innings.
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Did we give ourselves a chance with this bowling performance on Day 3? 🏴🏏
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">Did we give ourselves a chance with this bowling performance on Day 3? 🏴🏏
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) August 8, 2020
Full Highlights: https://t.co/wUidsGYtrn#ENGvPAK pic.twitter.com/RlxC6WZnsaDid we give ourselves a chance with this bowling performance on Day 3? 🏴🏏
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) August 8, 2020
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England's bowlers dragged the hosts back into the game as they reduced Pakistan to 137/8, a lead of 244, at the end of Day Three after giving up a first-innings deficit of 107 on Friday. Woakes returned impressive figures of 2-11.
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This team never gives up 🦁🦁🦁
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">This team never gives up 🦁🦁🦁
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) August 7, 2020
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"It's an exciting Day Four ahead, I suppose. It will be a challenge," he told the media. "We've got to come out and try and knock Pakistan over without them building any sort of partnership. That would be ideal.
"To chase this total down, I think we've got to do it pretty positively. You can't just bat out there for a long time and not expect to have one with your name on it. We don't want them to get too much further ahead of us.
"When you lose the toss on a surface like this, you're always going to be a little bit up against it, especially if there is a first-innings deficit. But, at the same time, we've given ourselves a chance."
Speaking later to reporters, Woakes said: "You always have a belief - it would be stupid if we rock up thinking 'if we lose three quick wickets we're done.
"You hear a lot about records and chases but things like that are there to be broken. We'll definitely look at those other wins, the sort of wins where you're written off around this stage of the game.
"We'll draw on those experiences. Of course, it's a challenge but we've definitely got the ability to win, we've got the players who can do it."
