England 302-7 opposite Pakistan in 2nd Test

LEEDS: England were 302 for 7 in respond to Pakistan’s first-innings 174, a lead of 128 runs, during a tighten of a second day of a second Test during Headingley on Saturday. Pakistan lead a two-match array 1-0 after a nine-wicket win in a initial Test during Lord’s.

England went in hunt of a first-innings lead as a second Test opposite Pakistan finally resumed after sleet meant there was no play before lunch on Saturday’s second day during Headingley.

With a floodlights switched on to ensure opposite a additional hazard of bad light, a compare eventually got underway during 2:45pm internal time (1345 GMT) — several hours after a scheduled start of 11:00am (1000 GMT).

Earlier, England, seeking to rebound behind from their nine-wicket thrashing in a initial Test during Lord’s and finish a two-match array all block during 1-1, finished Friday’s opening day on 106 runs for dual wickets, usually 68 runs behind Pakistan’s squalid first-innings 174.

Joe Root, a England captain, was 29 not out on his Yorkshire home ground, with nightwatchman Dominic Bess dominant on nought.

Pakistan usually need to equivocate better during Headingley to sign a initial array win in England for 22 years.

Rain delays, reduced a volume of time accessible to England to win a game, were expected to be a boost to a tourists.

Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed won a toss on Friday and motionless to bat on a good representation though wet and cloudy conditions combined an sourroundings that assisted pitch and join bowling.

With England bowling a fuller length than during Lord’s pacemen Stuart Broad, James Anderson and a removed Chris Woakes took 3 wickets apiece. Pakistan were gladdened to teen Shadab Khan’s 56 — a 19-year-old’s third fifty in as many Tests.

England were though Ben Stokes after a all-rounder suffered a hamstring rip that threatens to keep him on a sidelines for during slightest a month.

Keaton Jennings, who transposed a forsaken Mark Stoneman in one of 3 changes to England’s XI, common an opening mount of 53 with Alastair Cook before he was held behind off Faheem Ashraf.

Cook, appearing in a record-breaking 154th uninterrupted Test as he went past a symbol he had formerly common with Australia good Allan Border, done 46.

England’s all-time heading Test run-scorer did not demeanour in any difficulty until he gloved a offshoot off quick bowler Hasan Ali to wicket-keeper Sarfraz, shortly before Friday’s close.

Defeat for England would see them trip to an 18-year low of seventh in a International Cricket Council’s Test rankings.

England have not been so distant down a standings given being ranked seventh in Oct 1999.

They started that year fourth though a group led by Nasser Hussain won usually one of 8 Tests during a subsequent 12 months before a appointment of former Zimbabwe all-rounder Duncan Fletcher as manager led to an upswing in England’s fortunes.

Now England, who have mislaid 6 of their final 8 Tests, are battling to equivocate a third true array detriment following new reverses in Australia and New Zealand.

Defeat in Leeds and a 2-0 array retreat would see England overtaken by Pakistan as good as Sri Lanka in a ICC table.— AFP

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