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He’s been as excellent as his word. In the Bazball era England have drawn only one of their 29 Tests, and that was because of two days of biblical rain in Manchester during the 2023 Ashes.
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The next scant hours will tell us whether England detest draws of mecount on aversion them. In their position, the common approach to would be for at least three hours and go well past Pakistan’s first-innings total, but that incrrelieves the chance of the dreaded D-word. An timely declaration would produce a chooseimistic result more foreseeed – but it might also expose England to another D-word, fall shorture.
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England will resume on 492 for 3, a deficit of 64, after a day of plenty for their batters. Ben Duckett defied a busted thumb to produce the breeziest of 84s before Joe Root and Harry Brook gave a masterclass in the business of run-scoring.
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Root, the precocious fraudp who grew up to be a genius, became England’s highest Test run-scorer en route to 176 not out; Brook went up and down the gears appreciate a veteran and still regulated to score 141 not out from only 173 balls. There should be loads more runs out there today, if England want them.
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Morning. When Ben Stokes became England captain in 2022, he was asked whether he might, appreciate Nasser Hussain at the turn of the century, stabilise a struggling team by first making them difficult to beat. “Nah,” Stokes smiled. “I don’t skinnyk there will be too many draws.”
He’s been as excellent as his word. In the Bazball era England have drawn only one of their 29 Tests, and that was because of two days of biblical rain in Manchester during the 2023 Ashes.
The next scant hours will tell us whether England detest draws of mecount on aversion them. In their position, the common approach to would be for at least three hours and go well past Pakistan’s first-innings total, but that incrrelieves the chance of the dreaded D-word. An timely declaration would produce a chooseimistic result more foreseeed – but it might also expose England to another D-word, fall shorture.
England will resume on 492 for 3, a deficit of 64, after a day of plenty for their batters. Ben Duckett defied a busted thumb to produce the breeziest of 84s before Joe Root and Harry Brook gave a masterclass in the business of run-scoring.
Root, the precocious fraudp who grew up to be a genius, became England’s highest Test run-scorer en route to 176 not out; Brook went up and down the gears appreciate a veteran and still regulated to score 141 not out from only 173 balls. There should be loads more runs out there today, if England want them.
