Tag: frustrate

ReportThe pair was positive on the second morning, carrying Australia into a position of control on a slow Lahore pitchLunch Australia 320 for 5 (Carey 60*, Green 56*, Naseem 2-45, Shaheen 2-56) vs PakistanAlex Carey and Cameron Green produced a rousing partnership under pressure and batted through the first ...

ReportHis seventh Test half-century led Pakistan's efforts on the fourth morningLunch Pakistan 272 and 217 for 8 (Rizwan 73*, Nauman 9*) lead South Africa 201 by 288 runs Mohammad Rizwan's seventh Test half-century led Pakistan's efforts on the fourth morning in Rawalpindi, where they pushed the lead towards 300. ...

James Anderson was left just one shy of becoming only the fourth bowler to take 600 Test wickets as a combination of poor catching, bad weather and some determined Pakistan batting conspired against the England paceman at Southampton on Monday. Anderson, denied an early breakthrough when Jos Buttler dropped ...

Second Test, Ageas Bowl, Southampton (day two of five)Pakistan 223-9: Abid 60, Rizwan 60*, Anderson 3-48, Broad 3-56England: Yet to batScorecardEngland were frustrated by gritty Pakistan batting and more bad weather on day two of the second Test at the Ageas Bowl.Rain and bad light meant only 40.2 overs ...

So much creative, lateral thinking has been required to put on the two Test series in England this summer. Everyone has had to be unusually flexible; regulations have been bent so that the necessity of “neutral” umpires has been abandoned; Chris Broad has been refereeing a match in which ...

It is probably a bit naff to say cricket without fans is nothing. But there is no doubt that English Test cricket without fans lacks soul. But as the umpires took the players off at 4.50pm in light that seemed no worse than earlier, however, perhaps it was a ...