How we rated England’s gamers after their victory over Pakistan by an innings and 47 runs in Multan…
Zak Crawley – 7 out of 10
England’s opener was that includes in his first Take a look at since fracturing his finger in the summertime and regarded in good contact scoring 78 to arrange a wholesome platform for England’s first-innings complete of 823-7.
The Kent batter scored 13 boundaries and shared a 109-run partnership with Joe Root whereas additionally taking the essential catch that noticed Pakistan’s captain Shan Masood dismissed for simply 10 within the second innings.
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Ben Duckett – 7
When the Nottinghamshire batter dislocated this thumb in the course of the second day, the extent of concern for England demonstrated how important a participant he’s.
Duckett hit an excellent 84, sweeping and scooping the Pakistan bowlers throughout the the bottom, hitting 11 boundaries earlier than he was trapped leg-before by Aamer Jamal.
He was additionally agile within the subject regardless of his damage, taking two catches throughout the match as Pakistan have been bowled out for 556 and 220 within the first and second innings respectively.
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Highlights of day 5 of the primary Take a look at between Pakistan and England
Ollie Pope (c) – 5
The England stand-in captain was dismissed for a duck by Naseem Shah and was the one top-order batter that did not attain double figures after failing to utilize the extraordinarily flat Multan wicket.
Nevertheless, the 26-year-old captained England brilliantly in punishing warmth, guaranteeing the bowlers weren’t overworked in. Within the morning session of the fifth day Pope continued to make use of attacking fields to wrap up victory in an hour and a half.
Joe Root – 10
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Joe Root continued his good batting in England’s first Take a look at in opposition to Pakistan to get his sixth profession double century
On day three, the Yorkshire batter made historical past by changing into England’s main Take a look at match run-scorer, surpassing Sir Alastair Cook dinner.
Root (262) went on to finish the thirty fifth Take a look at century of his profession later within the day and shared an astonishing 454-run partnership with Harry Brook – the very best ever in Take a look at cricket.
He scored a shocking double century earlier than he was trapped lbw by Pakistan’s off-spinner Salman Ali Agha however not earlier than he collected 17 boundaries.
Harry Brook – 10
Brook has usually been described as a ‘pure Bazballer’ and his chic 317 was the embodiment of simply that.
The 25-year-old notched his career-best figures having now scored extra Take a look at runs in Pakistan than in England as he contributed nearly 40 per cent of England’s 823.
It was a unprecedented efficiency as he hit England’s first triple hundred since 1990 – and solely the sixth ever – off 322 balls.
His partnership with fellow Yorkshireman Root surpassed Peter Could and Colin Cowdrey’s document of 411 which had stood since 1957.
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Watch one of the best pictures from Harry Brook’s triple hundred from the primary Take a look at in opposition to Pakistan
Jamie Smith (wk) – 7
The England wicketkeeper-batter made a rating of 31 hitting two boundaries and one six in his conventional attacking fashion earlier than he grew to become Naseem’s second scalp.
Smith’s glovework was slick and he continues to impress the England selectors from behind the stumps.
He took three catches and stumped Naseem (6) off Jack Leach (4-30) to seal victory for England on day 5.
Chris Woakes – 6
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Chris Woakes bowls Abdullah Shafique with the primary ball of Pakistan’s second innings in high-scoring first Take a look at
Regardless of Woakes’ abroad document not being nice, he has been backed by Take a look at captain Ben Stokes and head coach Brendon McCullum.
“Woakes hasn’t played six back-to-back Test matches before. He’s got an amazing record at home. His away record is what it is,” stated McCullum on Sky Sports activities Cricket.
“But with the skills that he has with the new ball we feel like where he is in his career he can play successfully in this part of the world.
“Folks mature at totally different occasions and for what he is bought arising, we see him as an essential participant.”
Because the senior seamer, he was extra used to the gruelling nature of Take a look at cricket, main Brydon Carse and Gus Atkinson by instance.
He completed with figures of 2-110 throughout the primary Take a look at while additionally scoring 17 not out earlier than skipper Pope declared on day 4.
Brydon Carse – 7
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Brydon Carse bought England’s fifth wicket as they proceed to dominate Pakistan
The Durham seamer impressed throughout England’s white ball collection in opposition to Australia final month and earned his maiden Take a look at name up.
His inclusion got here within the wake of the elbow damage that dominated Mark Wooden, England’s quickest bowler, out for the remainder of the yr.
Carse earned two wickets in Pakistan’s first innings eradicating Naseem (33) and trapping Aamer (7) leg-before. He additionally took two wickets within the second innings, together with the large scalp of Pakistan’s Muhammad Rizwan (10).
Gus Atkinson – 7
Ever since Atkinson’s dream debut at Lord’s in opposition to the West Indies this summer season the place he took a seven-wicket haul, the Surrey fast continues to shine.
On a dull Multan wicket that supplied no lateral motion for the primary 4 days and a slither of activate the fifth day, Atkinson completed with 4 wickets to his title.
He bowled a complete of 39 overs, seven of which have been maidens and was England’s most economical bowler within the second innings with a charge of three.28.
Jack Leach – 8
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Jack Leach makes an early affect on his fourth supply to take away Salman Ali Agha for 63
England’s senior spinner took a sensational four-wicket haul within the second innings to steer England to victory and completed the primary Take a look at with seven wickets, greater than every other bowler.
He dismissed Pakistan’s centurion Masood (151) in the course of the first innings with an excellent caught and bowled effort earlier than starring on the ultimate morning and mopping up the hosts’ tail.
Shoaib Bashir – 6
The Somerset spinner who starred in India earlier this yr and hung out at his county studying off Leach discovered little reward on the uninteresting Multan wicket, incomes one scalp within the Take a look at.
He additionally dropped Aamer on eight in the course of the late hours of the fourth day.
As talked about on commentary by Sky Sports activities’ Nasser Hussain. Bashir’s tour is one among expertise greater than anything as McCullum seems to prime him for The Ashes subsequent yr.
First Take a look at: Multan – England gained by an innings and 47 runs
Second Take a look at: Multan – October 15-19
Third Take a look at: Rawalpindi – October 24-28
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