Mohammad Abbas pegs back England as improved Pakistan make their mark at Lord’s
Seamer grabs four wickets to leave Test finely balanced Jordan Cox and Jamie Smith hit back with half-centuriesFootage of Brydon Carse kept flashing up on the big screens at Lord’s on Thursday. Not that footage, of course, but rather the headline-grabbing fast bowler enjoying a refreshing can of the fizzy apple juice that is English cricket’s “official drinks break partner”. In fairness, both clips make a decent advert for sticking to the softies.In Carse’s absence – not that he was likely to play in the second Test – the metaphorical clouds hanging over this England team made way for the real thing. After being stuck in on a nibbling slow surface, a Swiss clock-precise seamer like Pakistan’s Mohammad Abbas was only ever going to be a handful. Continue reading…
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