Crawley, Buttler torment Pakistan on day two of third Test, England in dominating position
Aug 22, 2020
Southampton [UK], Aug 23 : Zak Crawley and Jos Buttler piled on the misery on Pakistan on day two of the third and final Test as England registered a score of 583/8 in the first innings.
Crawley and Buttler played knocks of 267 and 152 respectively to put England in a dominating position in the third and final Test.
The hosts declared their first innings after going past the 580-run mark and after which, Pakistan ended day two at 24/3, trailing England by 559 runs. Azhar Ali (4*) is unbeaten for Pakistan and he will resume batting on day three.
James Anderson picked up all three wickets for England as he picked up the scalps of Shan Masood (4), Abid Ali (1), and Babar Azam (11).
Earlier, resuming day two at 332/4, Jos Buttler and Zack Crawley piled on the misery on visitors Pakistan and the duo ensured that England does not lose any wickets in the first session.
The first session saw Buttler going past his century, and he along with Crawley took England's score to 373/4 at the lunch interval. In the first session, only 18 overs were bowled due to rain.
In the second session, Buttler and Crawley started from where they left off and en route, Crawley registered his first double ton in Test cricket.
Both batsmen put on 359 runs for the fifth wicket, which is also England's highest fifth-wicket partnership in Test cricket. The duo's vigil at the crease was finally ended by Asad Shafiq in the 133rd over, as he dismissed Crawley (267), reducing England to 486/5.
Buttler and Chris Woakes ensured that the side does not lose more wickets before the tea break, and England went into the interval at 490/5.
After the interval, Woakes scored some quick runs, while Buttler (152) was sent back to the pavilion by Fawad Alam in the 145th over. Woakes (40) was also dismissed by Alam, reducing England to 547/7.
England finally declared their innings at 583/8 with Dom Bess unbeaten on 27.
