Cricket: Cook And Root Keep Pakistan At Bay
Rukhshan Mir (@rukhshanmir) Published July 22, 2016 | 10:04 PM
MANCHESTER, United Kingdom, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 22th july, 2016) - Alastair Cook and Joe Root overcame the early loss of Alex Hales to leave England well-placed on 95 for one at lunch on the first day of the second Test against Pakistan at Old Trafford on Friday. Cook, who marked his 50th Test as England captain by winning the toss, was 40 not out and Root unbeaten on 41, with the hosts looking to bounce back from losing last week's first Test at Lord's. England's second-wicket partnership was so far worth 70 runs after Hales was bowled by a superb Mohammad Amir delivery for 10.
Predictably, there were a few jeers as Amir prepared to bowl the first ball of the match. There were also some shouts of "No-ball!", a reference to the 2010 spot-fixing controversy at Lord's which saw Amir given a five-year ban for deliberately over-stepping as part of a newspaper betting sting.
Amir, who took the last wicket in Pakistan's win in the first of this four-Test series, saw his first and second deliveries edged through gully for four by Cook. Cook also seized on a short and wide Rahat Ali delivery which he cut for four. Amir, one of three left-arm quicks in Pakistan's attack with Rahat and Wahab Riaz, had Hales dropped in the gully on six by Asad Shafiq, the ball speeding away to third man for four. But three balls later, having repeatedly moved the ball away from Hales, Amir skilfully swung the ball back into the right-handed opener. The delivery also cut off the seam a touch and knocked over Hales's middle and off stumps. England were now 25 for one after seven overs. Root got off the mark with a straight driven four off Rahat.
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