England trailed Pakistan by 126 runs with four men down at the close of the day, after Younis’ 218 put Pakistan in the driving seat with 542 runs in response to England’s first innings total of 328.
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Prime Minister Miyaan Mohammad Nawaz Sharif Monday phoned Misbah to congratulate him and the team over famous win at The Oval which saw Pakistan leveling the four-match Test series 2-2.
But Moeen, whose first-innings 108 followed his twin half-centuries in England’s win at Edgbaston last week, rejoined what has been a fruitful alliance with Bairstow of late.
Broad had admitted his offense and accepted the fine proposed by match referee Richie Richardson and there was no need for a formal hearing, the governing body ICC said in a statement.
At Sinhalese Sports Club they were much more assured on an even drier wicket that was expected to be perfectly suited to the hosts’ three spinners.
“It’s frustrating and it’s a big area to keep working on because top-order runs in the first innings are vital”.
After a frenetic month of cricket, stuffed to the gills with four contrasting Tests, the drawn series was ultimately a fair reflection of things, both sides deserving to take something from this fascinating and well-matched contest.
Cook, who had previously spoken about returning to the top of the rankings during his career, will discuss his future with England’s director of cricket Andrew Strauss, as this would be a good high point in his career to step down.
“It probably shows exactly where we are as a side, some good games and some not so good games”.
Bairstow’s third successive half-century took his Test tally for the calendar year ever nearer to 1,000 runs – he was eventually to finish eight short and therefore must wait until Bangladesh in October at the earliest to reach a very notable landmark. “With the spin, Mo has done a fantastic job since coming into the side as a batter who bowled a bit”. Their partnership lasted almost 5-1/2 hours.
Dilruwan Perera was out for 16 when he lofted a Holland delivery to Lyon at long-off.
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Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews won the toss and elected to bat first on the first morning Saturday but his decision threatened to backfire when the top order collapsed.
