The decision to abandon play an hour before scheduled at the end of the third day of England’s second Test against Pakistan was called “a joke” by Nasser Hussain. On a Saturday badly affected by persistent showers at Lord’s, players left the field at 17:08 BST. At that point, prospects of conditions improving sufficiently for
Lawrence, 29, was recalled after an international absence of almost two years, having averaged 26.84 across 14 previous Tests including a stint as a makeshift opener. By picking him, England prioritised having four pace bowling options over a frontline spinner, with Lawrence backed to provided the overs of slow bowling if needed. He has only
Second Rothesay Test, Lord’s (day three of five) England 290 (Smith 61, Cox 55; Abbas 4-73) & 177-7 (Lawrence 50*; Abbas 3-48) Pakistan 110 (Awais 46; Robinson 4-11, Archer 3-26) England lead by 357 runs Scorecard Dan Lawrence impressed in devilishly difficult batting conditions to advance England’s push for a series win over Pakistan on
Second Rothesay Test, Lord’s (day two of five) England 290 (Smith 61, Cox 55; Abbas 4-73) & 81-3 (Gay 30*) Pakistan 110 (Awais 46; Robinson 4-11, Archer 3-26) England lead by 261 runs Scorecard England’s quartet of seamers once again overwhelmed Pakistan to put the home side on the verge of a series win on
After the first-Test win at Headingley, captain Joe Root said his pace bowlers “do not know how good they can be” and praised the variety they offer. Root suggested this group is ahead of bowling stocks from his previous stint as captain, when he often called upon right-arm seamers James Anderson, Stuart Broad, Chris Woakes
Durham coach Ryan Campbell says he is comfortable with continuing to select England bowler Brydon Carse, and says the club will continue to do so unless they are told otherwise. Carse, 31, was briefly arrested on suspicion of being drunk and disorderly after Durham’s win over Derbyshire on Saturday, with images on social media showing
