2ND TEST Headingley, June 1-3PAKISTAN (won toss) R B / R B /
Azhar Ali lbw b Broad 2290 b Anderson 11 142
Imam-ul-Haq c Root b Broad 06 0 lbw b Bess 3464 5
Haris Sohail c Malan b Woakes 2857 4 c Bess b Anderson 8 12 1
Asad Shafiq c Cook b Woakes 2748 5 c Bairstow b Broad 5 5 1
Usman Salahuddinlbw b Broad 4180 c Root b Bess 331022
Sarfraz Ahmed*† b Anderson 1413 2 lbw b Woakes 8 13 1
Shadab Khan c Jennings b Curran 56 52 10 c Cook b Curran 4 70
Faheem Ashraf lbw b Anderson 0 50 c Malan b Bess 3 190
Mohammad Amir c Bairstow b Anderson 1332 2 not out 720 1
Hasan Ali c&b Woakes 2416 5 c Cook b Broad 9 11 0/1
Mohammad Abbasnot out 113 0 c Root b Broad 1 100
Extras lb5 5 b5 lb5 nb1 11
Total 48.1 overs 174 46 overs 134
Fall of wickets 0 17 49 62 78 78 79 113 156 20 30 42 84 97 102 111 115 124
Bowling (1st) Anderson 15-6-43-3, Broad 15-6-38-3, Woakes 11-1-55-3,
Curran 7.1-0-33-1
(2nd) Anderson 10-2-35-2, Broad 12-2-28-3, Curran 7-2-10-1,
Woakes 6-0-18-1, Bess 11-1-33-3ENGLAND R B /
AN Cook c Sarfraz b Hasan 46 106 7
KK Jennings c Sarfraz b Faheem 29 57 5
JE Root* c Sarfraz b Amir 45 72 6
DM Bess c Shafiq b Shadab 49 95 7
DJ Malan c Sohail b Amir 28 71 5
JM Bairstow† c Sarfraz b Faheem 21 48 4
JC Buttler not out 80 101 11/2
CR Woakes c Sarfraz b Abbas 17 31 3
SM Curran c Shafiq b Abbas 20 38 4
SCJ Broad c Abbas b Faheem 2 15 0
JM Anderson c Sohail b Hasan 5 4 1
Extras b8 lb13 21
Total 106.2 overs 363
Fall of wickets 53 104 138 200 212 260 285 319 344
Bowling (1st) Mohammad Amir 23-5-72-2, Mohammad Abbas 26-8-78-2,
Hasan Ali 20.2-4-82-2, Faheem Ashraf 20-4-60-3,
Shadab Khan 17-2-50-1
Man of the match JC Buttler
Man of the series Mohammad Abbas
Umpires RJ Tucker (A), BNJ Oxenford (A); PR Reiffel (A)
Match Referee JJ Crowe (NZ)
ENGLAND WON BY AN INNINGS AND RUNSMarks out of 10
England
9 Buttler Model innings for a
Test No.7. A great call by new
head selector Ed Smith.
8 Bess Up for it. Excellent
hand as nightwatchman;
bowling was encouraging but
Pakistan were pliant. Could
be a useful tool against left-
handers in future.
Broad Perfect riposte to
Michael Vaughan’s criticism.
7 Anderson Bowled a better
length than at Lord’s.
Cook Batted well in the fi rst
innings. Some evidence that
his trigger movement at fi rst
slip is causing problems for
Bairstow and Malan, though.
Woakes Proves again his
usefulness in English conditions.
Root Handy innings but
no biggie, and less erratic
captaincy with England
in control of the game.
6 Jennings Looked assertive
and in superb form, and
appears to have addressed histechnical issues.
Malan Fought hard with the
bat, but needs a big score
against India.
5 Bairstow Solid keeping,
but ought to show more
permanence at the crease.
Curran Has the temperament;
requires either more pace or
late swing. Batting might yet
become his main strength.Pakistan
6 Amir, Faheem,
Hasan, Shadab
5 Abbas, Imam, Salahuddin,
Sarfraz, Shafi q, Sohail
3 Azharwas always a ball around the corner
with their name on it. Everyone
got into double fi gures – including
Curran who, for fans of statistical
trivia, became just the second Test
player to be out for his age (20) on his
actual birthday – but no one kicked
on. England, after an afternoon start
on the second day due to morning
rain, were in danger again of being
dismissed for well under 300.
Jos Buttler was still there though
(having been crucially dropped
at midwicket by Hasan Ali on 12)
and it was when Broad arrived
at the wicket that he cut loose. In
fi ve overs he did exactly what he
had been picked to do, creaming
the ball effortlessly through the
offside, pulling it emphatically
behind square and once memorably
launching Faheem Ashraf over the
new stand on to the rugby ground.
In this vein of form his bat
resounds to a different beat than
anybody else in the England team.
There was a sigh of disappointment
when Broad and Anderson departed
in quick succession, leaving Buttler
stranded on 80, England’s only half-
century of the innings. Still he had
secured a crushing lead of 189.
Pakistan’s second innings was a
procession, beginning when Azhar
Ali drove all round a straight half-
volley from Anderson and lost his
middle stump. Haris Sohail was
spectacularly caught one-handed
by Bess, who later snared Imam-
ul-Haq lbw on review for his fi rst
Test victim. The inexperience of
Pakistan’s batting was at last
ruthlessly exposed. They were all
out on the stroke of tea on the third
day to give England a comfortable
innings victory.
Buttler’s 80 not out won him the
man-of-the-match award, and was
the highest individual score by
either team in the two matches. Not
since 1890 has there been a lower
top score (WG Grace’s 75 not out v
Australia at Lord’s) in a home Test
series. Which just underlines that
it is too early in the summer to be
playing Tests, and that a two-Test
series at this time of year proves
very little about anything.
England’s fi rst victory in eight
at least bought Joe Root and the
slightly beleaguered head coach
Trevor Bayliss breathing space, as
there were no more Test matches
until the India series starts on
August 1. England’s Test record since
Bayliss took over three years ago –
W16 L20 – is far inferior to the team’s
one-day performances – W41 L18.
That is as much to do with the
personnel England have available in
the different formats. The ODI side is
littered with gun batsmen who would
get into any side in the world. Four
were involved in the IPL. The Test side
is more a mix of ageing warriors and
youthful wannabes. You could argue
that only two – Jonny Bairstow and
Joe Root – are really at the peak of
their powers, although Stokes would
make a third if he was fully fi t.
A sturdy opening pair would
help enormously. Jennings, Cook’s
12th partner since Andrew Strauss
retired, will no doubt be given the
rest of the summer, but the jury is
still out on him. And, despite his
raw talent and enthusiasm, Bess is
not yet the answer to England’s spin
problems either. Without these two
vital pillars in the team, England’s
Test structure will continue to
remain rickety for some time.SOARING
Dom Bess pounces
on Haris Sohail’s
loose driveBess takes his
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