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Azhar’s failed hunch sums up Pakistan’s day
- Updated: August 30, 2016
The tone This was Pakistan’s last chance to stay in the series. The decision at the toss was taken out of Azhar Ali’s hands, but his team could prove they were focused on the challenge with a high-energy start in the field. Nice idea. What actually happened was Jason Roy got a thick inside edge through square leg which Mohammad Nawaz made a mess of chasing down, and allowed the ball to run into the rope. Pakistan’s day did not get any better.
The reprieve It took until the fourth innings of the series – England’s chase at Lord’s – for the TV umpire to call a no-ball under the current trial system. He was kept quite busy when Pakistan were in the field today. The first time he pressed the buzzer was hugely significant, too, because Alex Hales, on 72, had just pulled Wahab Riaz to deep square leg. Hales went on to add another 99.
The captain’s choice Azhar bravely/foolishly* (delete as appropriate) brought himself on in the 23rd over in a bid to break the stand between Hales and Joe Root that was setting England up …
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