Manchester: After a below-par batting perfomance by England's top order Pakistan pacers continue their dominance on the third day of the first Test being played at the Old Trafford. England reached 159/5 at Lunch, still trailing by 167 runs.
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A gripping morning of Test cricket.
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What a shot this was from Jos 💪
Live clips: https://t.co/gmKbDjTXMo pic.twitter.com/F1uYRGraF9
">A gripping morning of Test cricket.
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) August 7, 2020
What a shot this was from Jos 💪
Live clips: https://t.co/gmKbDjTXMo pic.twitter.com/F1uYRGraF9A gripping morning of Test cricket.
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) August 7, 2020
What a shot this was from Jos 💪
Live clips: https://t.co/gmKbDjTXMo pic.twitter.com/F1uYRGraF9
Starting from their overnight score of 92/4, Ollie Pope and Jos Buttler displayed cautious cricket initially and kept the bowlers at bay.
Pope soon got over the fifty-run mark and this was his fifth half-century in 11 Tests. Pakistan seamers kept building the pressure and it took England 32 balls to score eight runs and go past the 100-run mark.
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LUNCH 🥪
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Buttler and Woakes have seen England to the break on 159/5 🏴 #ENGvPAK SCORECARD ▶️ https://t.co/4SeqcHHxsQ pic.twitter.com/J0ydnSIC8t
">LUNCH 🥪
— ICC (@ICC) August 7, 2020
Buttler and Woakes have seen England to the break on 159/5 🏴 #ENGvPAK SCORECARD ▶️ https://t.co/4SeqcHHxsQ pic.twitter.com/J0ydnSIC8tLUNCH 🥪
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Buttler and Woakes have seen England to the break on 159/5 🏴 #ENGvPAK SCORECARD ▶️ https://t.co/4SeqcHHxsQ pic.twitter.com/J0ydnSIC8t
Pope's 117-ball vigil finally came to an end as he became fast-bowler Naseem Shah's first scalp of the innings. Short delivery from Naseem produced an edge off Pope's bat and he was caught by Shadab Khan at gully for 62.
All-rounder Chris Woakes then joined Buttler in the middle and the duo started to rebuild the innings. Both batsmen were cautious in their approach but hit boundaries whenever bad deliveries came their way.
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Lunch Break 🥪
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England trail by 167 runs.#ENGvPAK Scorecard: https://t.co/odRUlGha9T pic.twitter.com/tLcZyjXFlv
">Lunch Break 🥪
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) August 7, 2020
England trail by 167 runs.#ENGvPAK Scorecard: https://t.co/odRUlGha9T pic.twitter.com/tLcZyjXFlvLunch Break 🥪
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) August 7, 2020
England trail by 167 runs.#ENGvPAK Scorecard: https://t.co/odRUlGha9T pic.twitter.com/tLcZyjXFlv
At the end of the session, Buttler and Woakes remained unbeaten and had put together a partnership of 32 off 46 deliveries when bails were taken off by the umpires.
Brief scores: England: 169/5 at Lunch (Pope 62, Buttler 38*; Abbas 2/33) Pakistan: 326 all-out (Masood 156, Azam 69; Broad 3/54)