“When you’re a batsman and you don’t score runs, there’s always pressure for you to score runs in your next innings”, added Woakes.
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England face a hard run chase against Pakistan after the tourists ended the third day of the first Test with a lead of 281.
Wahab struck as early as in the fifth over and shattered Broad’s stumps after England resumed their first innings from their overnight score of 253 for 7.
But they stayed together for only 19 balls with Rahat splitting their partnership and Cook’s defences with a beauty which the England captain fended outside off stump and edged.
England’s Tom Richardson is third on this list – he took 78 wickets in his first 13 Tests.
“It was a great start to the day, the way Broady set the tone and I followed up with a couple of quick wickets”, Woakes said.
As soon as he had completed his 10th Test century, Misbah dropped to the turf.
“We had a little tricky patch in the middle order there but sometimes that’s what happens”.
The Warwickshire all-rounder started the day hoping to push England closer to Pakistan’s first innings total of 339 all out.
But Woakes returned with two scalps in the final three overs, to complete his maiden 10-wicket haul to leave the match flawless poised but with England already requiring the joint-highest fourth innings total to win a Test at the home of cricket Alastair Cook’s face an uphill battle.
They stayed put until beyond mid-afternoon, Root convincing in his new position at number three until he spoiled the impression – two short of 50 – with an ugly attempt to slog-sweep Yasir off his length, looping a catch to mid-on.
“Obviously the coaches and the captain will decide selection moving forward, but we’ve got quality seamers to come in and Ben Stokes obviously can play just as a batter at times”. We will have to play well to win this series and he will be the biggest threat tomorrow.
“My dad and my brother were in the crowd as well, that was an emotional moment”.
Cook made the most of the two dropped catches in Mohammad Amir’s return Test match before he finally played on to the left-arm fast bowler in the last session after hitting 12 boundaries in his 124-ball knock. Yasir’s haul is the first five-for at Lord’s by a legspinner since Pakistan’s Mushtaq Ahmed took 5 for 57 in 1996.
Alastair Cook’s men missed opportunities to take further wickets when Broad dropped a hard chance to dismiss Yasir Shah and Jonny Bairstow spilled a simpler opening to end Ahmed’s stint at the crease, but spin bowler Ali was satisfied with the team’s overall performance on day three. He’s a very good bowler.
Vince batted aggressively and well in hard circumstances in the last half hour before lunch, making best use of a reprieve when he was dropped at second slip, again off Rahat when he had nine.
Yasir Shah appeared to just about have the ball on a string as he finished the day with figures of 5 for 64 from 25 overs, which were bowled nearly consecutively.
Pakistan bowler Mohammad Amir celebrates after dismissing England batsman Alastair Cook.
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