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Wednesday, Jun 18, 2025
England's decision to go with James Anderson, Jofra Archer and Mark Wood for the first match, which the West Indies won by four wickets, snapped the 34-year-old Broad's run of 51 consecutive home Tests.
Having resumed on 126/5 overnight, Pakistan, batting first, reached 223/9 when bad light forced the second day's play to finish early.
The Pakistan PM also made it clear that Indo-Pak series was a bigger contest than even the Ashes.
England ended the opening day on 332/4 against Pakistan at Southampton in the third and final Test.
Anderson claimed three wickets with the new ball as Pakistan crumbled to 24/3 in reply to England's first innings total of 583/8 declared at close on day two.
Only 134.3 overs were possible in the entire match, which included a 38-over spell late on the fifth afternoon as the sun finally came out.
England were teetering at 92/4, 234 runs behind Pakistan’s competitive first innings total of 326, at close on day two.
The England fast bowler has been fined 15 per cent of his match earnings by match referee Chris Broad for using "inappropriate language" after dismissing Pakistan spinner Yasir Shah in the first Test at Manchester.
Pakistan closed a rain-shorted opening day of the first Test against England on 139/2 at a gloomy and wet Old Trafford.
Anderson reached the 600-wicket milestone as the rain-affected third Test ended in a tame draw. England won the series 1-0.
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