England Pakistan Daily, 2nd Test, Lord’s Day 1: Leaden skies, rain delays, ‘keeper up and a bit of swing and seam on offer gave Day 1 at the Lord’s Test a familiar county cricket feel, and England struggled to deal with the Championship’s best performer in recent times, Mohammad Abbas. Jamie Smith, with murmurs about his place in the team, was England’s pick alongside his challenger Jordan Cox. But it was Pakistan’s day, as they roared life back into a series that threatened to flatline. Yas Rana joins Geoff Lemon.
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