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Rain ruins play at Lord’s
LONDON. June 19 Pakistan were 123 for one when rain forced play to be aban doned before the
scheduled‘close on the second day of the second cricket Test against England at Lord a on Friday, reports Reuter
Scores England 256. Pak Istan 123 for one.
An earlier report said Aamir Sohail spearheaded a powerful Pakistan reply to England's first Innings on the second morning of the second Test.
The left-hander, playing in inly his second Teat, con trlbuted an unbeaten 73 to the tourists lunch score of 123 for anc. which left them only 132 behind
The only wicket to fail in the session came tn the fifth wrr at 43. when Chris Lewis produced a superb delivery which cut back off the pitch and uprooted Ramccz Raja s oil stump after he had made 24
But Asif Mujtaba Joined Sohail. and the two left handers easily weathered the English attack. Mujtaba was 22 not out at hinch.
Sohail reached his 50 off only 67 deliveries, then had a lucky escape on 58 Test new comer Ian Salisbury found the edge of Sohail's bat during his second over but keeper Jack Russell was moving the wrong way and failed to lay a glove On a difficult chance.
Fast bowler Devon Malcolm, recalled to the Test side after a year despite a poor record in English domestic competition, bowled four overs tn the morning session for 21 runs.
On Thursday. Pakistan pace ace Waqar Younis gave n devastating demonstration that he has fully recovered from his back trouble by ripping through the England butting.
The 20-year-old world number one wna back to his best as he claimed four for 17 In 40 bails to send England sliding from 153 for one lo 255 al) out after winning the toss.
Younis finished with five for 91. his eighth five-wickct haul In only his 16th Test, and now has 77 Test wickets at 20 runs apiece
The way England's batsmen shaped up to him on a painfully slow pilch points to plenty more wickets in the flve-match scries.
He had earlier borne the brunt of a thrilling opening stand of 123 between Graham Gooch and Alec Stewart, with his first 12 overs costing 60 runs.
Al lunch England were looking confident on 108 without loss, with Gooch hitting 10 fours in a glorious half-ccntury.
Gooch began the afternoon session by twice pulling Younis to the Tavern ropes, but after including 13 boundaries in his 98-ball 69. England's captain played on lo his stumps, Inside-edging an tnducking delivery from Wasim Akram.
Akram, back himself after
Javed Mlandad at mid-on from high up on the bat
The Zimbabwe born right hander now has Just 273 runs from 14 innings al an average under 20 and as a Test number three he looks out of place.
Stewart. England's In-form player, took his aggregate from his last nine Test innings lo 750 with a highlyresponsible 74 before falling in the last over before tea.
He had faced 173 bulls, hitting 12 fours, when a ball from slow Icft-armer Asif Mujtaba turned enough to Induce a lofted drive.
That exposed England's middle order to Younis.
Only Jack Russell, unbeaten on 22, resisted in the lower order.
Pakistan openers Ramecz Raja and Aamir Sohail then raced to 31 without loss in reply off seven overs, with Devon Malcolm, playing his First Test in a year, coming tn for some heavy punishment.
"I'm very proud to hnvc bowled well." said Younis, who has his heart on taking 10 wickets in a match at the headquarters of cricket.
injury. also .ent beck Robin Smith for nine with the help a superb slip catch from substitute Rashid Latif as the South African bom batsman nibbled at a ball angled across him.
In between Akram's strikes Younts received the boost he so clearly needed when Graeme Hick pulled flat fooled al a short ball and lobbed a catch to Pakistan skipper
It took me a Ml of time to get my yorker going and I vc still got to play a few mon matches before I m up lo full
Pakistan manager Intlkhab Alam revealed that he had given his side a pep talk dur Ing the lunch break after they had failed to take a cricket in the first session
'England were in a wry
good position at lunch." he reasoned. "Wc came back really well in the afternoon and ft was a brilliant performance by
"I would say there's another 20 or 30 per cent In him yet and the more he bowls, the quicker he will get."
"Now we re In a good post tion and wc have to make sure we only bat once In this match, because I think the pilch might take turn and keep tow."
SCOREBOARD
Close of play scorecard on the second day of the second Test between England and Pakistan at Lord's here today :
ENGLAND : First innings 255 (A J Stewart 74. G A Gooch 69. Waqar Younis 5-91). PAKISTAN : First inning* Aamir Sohail not out 73
Rameez Raja b Lewis 24
Asif Mujtaba not out 22
Extras 4
Total (1 wkt) 123
Fall of wicket : 1-43.
Bowling: O M R W
DeFreitas 10 3 36 0
Malcolm 7 0 41 0
Ixwis 11 5 29 1
Salisbury 5 0 16 0