Pakistan vs England: Shan Masood and Abdullah Shafique score centuries in Multan Test

Tempo bowling was key to England’s success right here two years in the past, so a fresh-looking assault got here below the highlight within the run-up to this match. Woakes has a horrible report abroad, Atkinson had not performed away earlier than, Carse not anyplace for England earlier than.

England lacked expertise and help. The ball barely swung or turned, providing subsequent to nothing for bowlers of all types.

Woakes began effectively earlier than his effectiveness waned. Carse was full of life, requested to bowl bouncers as early because the fifteenth over of the day, a plan that England overdid. Bashir was costly, usually missing management.

England have been led by Atkinson and Leach. The ball Atkinson bowled to get Ayub was in all probability his worst of the day and, later, he tirelessly executed the plan to tug Shafique right into a unfastened drive.

Left-armer Leach was ignored within the house summer time, although he’s the one one in every of England’s frontline bowlers to have performed in Pakistan earlier than. He was by far England’s most economical bowler and comfortably out-performed Bashir.

As the sunshine light, Woakes was given the second new ball. The thud into Babar’s entrance pad gave him only a seventh Check wicket in Asia and first since 2016.