22/07Result
2nd Investec Test, Pakistan tour of England and Ireland at Manchester, Jul 22-25 2016
England won by 330 runs
Player of the Match
Joe Root
Joe RootEngland
22/07Result
2nd Investec Test, Pakistan tour of England and Ireland at Manchester, Jul 22-25 2016
England won by 330 runs
Player of the Match
Joe Root
Joe RootEngland

4.28pm So, that was productive. Barely half an hour's batting for 56 extra runs. Who knows how useful those may prove to be by day five. If we get that far. For a thoroughly baked Pakistan team has now to get its head around the task of batting. Back in five!

Muhammad Ali: "Im curious could some one tell me about the adelaide test !!!" It's a bit like that scene in Asterix and the Chieftain's Shield, when Vitalstatistix protests that no-one's ever heard of Alesia, the scene of the Gauls' infamous rout at the hands of Caesar's troops ... but I digress. For now ... until Yasir Shah inveigles his way into England's brains on the fifth morning of what by then will seem to be a nailed-on draw. Argh, the memories ... make the bad men go away!

152.2
W
Wahab Riaz to Bairstow, OUT, another offcutter, swiped high in the air, a simple catch to long-off, and that will be the declaration!

JM Bairstow c Misbah-ul-Haq b Wahab Riaz 58 (91m 81b 7x4 0x6) SR: 71.60

152.1
0
Wahab Riaz to Bairstow, no run, a baseball slog across the line, but bottom-edged into the turf

END OF OVER:
152 | 9 Runs | ENG: 589/7

  • Jonny Bairstow58 (79b)
  • Moeen Ali2 (3b)
  • Yasir Shah54-6-213-1
  • Wahab Riaz26-1-106-2
151.6
1
Yasir Shah to Bairstow, 1 run, early into position for a gentle dabbed sweep to fine leg
151.5
0
Yasir Shah to Bairstow, no run, no contact this time
151.4
4
Yasir Shah to Bairstow, FOUR, stretches into position for a massive hoick across the line, left leg way out of trouble and freeing the arms. Well biffed over midwicket
151.3
2
Yasir Shah to Bairstow, 2 runs, sharp running again as Bairstow pats through the leg-side

Jamil: "Yasir's 200 and Root's 250 came at same ball. Interesting, innit?" How triffic!

151.2
1
Yasir Shah to Ali, 1 run, flicked pleasingly into the gap at long-on

PAK tour of ENG 2016 News

Huge win for England

330

Runs England won this Test by - their second biggest win against Pakistan by margin of runs. Their biggest win came at Trent Bridge in 2010, by 354 runs.

Woakes' special knack

8

Number of times Chris Woakes has struck in the first over of his spells in his Test career. He has done so four times already in this series.

Younis' lean patch

6

No. of consecutive Test inns in which Younis Khan has been dismissed without scoring at least 50 runs - equals his worst streak. His first such streak since 2003.

Jimmy at home

290

Wickets taken by James Anderson in England - the most by a fast bowler in home Tests beating Glenn McGrath's tally of 289 wickets.

Missing opening act, again

18.50

Runs Pakistan's first wicket has averaged in this series. In their last series in England Pakistan had averaged 11.62 for their fist wicket in four Tests.

Tall order

565

Target set by England - the second-highest ever Pakistan have been set to chase in Tests.

Cook's quickest

55

Balls taken by Alastair Cook for his fifty in England's second innings; this is his fastest fifty in Tests. Previous fastest came off 56 balls, v India in Mohali, 2007-08

Tall order for Pakistan

402

Highest 4th-inngs total in Tests at Old Trafford, by Australia in 1981. In terms of overs faced, the best is 145.1, by India in 1959

Where's the follow-on?

2

Instances of England not enforcing the follow-on despite a lead higher than 391; in 1930 v WI (lead 563), and v Aus in 1928 (lead 399)

Huge lead

391

England's 1st-innings lead, their 2nd-highest in a Test v Pakistan. Their highest is 401, at Trent Bridge in 1954

Misbah's hot streak

7

Fifty-plus scores for Misbah in his last 10 Test innings - two hundreds and five fifties.

Iffy top order

23

Instances, in 51 Tests in England, when Pakistan have been seven down for less than 120