• Second Test, day one: Pakistan 174 all out; England 106-2
• Sam Curran takes wicket on Test debut as ball swings all day
The International Cricket Council is contemplating the virtues of getting rid of the toss in Test cricket. Well, there are two captains, Joe Root and Sarfraz Ahmed, who might welcome being spared the agony of deciding what to do every time they win the toss. They are also becoming unwitting advocates of abandoning this idea.
At Lord’s last week Joe Root, despite a surprisingly green tinge to the playing surface, batted and England subsided to 184 all out on the first day. Here Sarfraz did the obvious thing. The pitch was dry and brown; the sun was trying to creep through hazy cloud, a task it rarely fulfilled; Pakistan batted and were bowled out for 174 and that total was bolstered by a late rally led by the irrepressible Shadab Khan. By the close England sat contentedly at 106 for two. Once again losing the toss had proved to be a wonderful bonus.
Written by Vic Marks at Headingley
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/jun/01/england-seamers-pakistan-sarfraz-ahmed-wins-toss under the title “Stuart Broad and Jimmy Anderson put England on top against Pakistan”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
